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Hey man, look, I'm also a 4e fan. I miss the shaman, I miss the warden, I miss the avenger, I miss the battlemind, and gawd do I miss the swordmage. I just don't think making a big issue out of very iffy claims of cultural misappropriation is the way we're going to get these amazing 4e things back.

Thanks! :)

I've already expressed (in a recent thread) my desire for a "less is more " approach to base class features, to allow subclasses to do more of the heavy lifting. I find this to be especially true for full spellcasting classes: having a full caster progression in your class features is very...

Well, shaman used to be a class both in 3e and in 4e, so there is a history in the game. It's not a class or a subclass in 5e yet, but that could change in the future.

"Haha! Excellent then!" Liutbrand roared, briefly forgetting where he was and who he was talking to "Excuse me" he said with a smile and a proper bow, leaving the sergeant puzzled. "A vial of acid, yes, you never need it until suddenly you do, and if you don't have any, you're screwed!" "Please...

Sure, could be. Although, I also never really checked the NPC gladiator's Int stat, either (just checked, it's 10 :) ).

I, for one, never even noticed that tribal warriors had less than average Int. Am I against raising their Int to 10? Nah, go ahead. It's not like anyone is ever going to waste a 2nd level slots to cast Phantasmal Force on these chumps!

Probably. In the 20 years he remained in power, he went after the local cultures that were perceived as "non-italian" pretty hard. Given enough time, he might've tried to wipe out other regional cultures, as well.

Caesar Salad isn’t really a thing in Italy. If you go to Italy and you find it in the menu, you are probably in a tourist trap restaurant (or the owner is just savvy about american culture). Italian salad can vary tremendously in ingredients, but the only condiments used (usually) are olive oil...

Well, they could be going along with it just for PR reasons. I’m not saying this is what’s happening here, but I can’t discount the possibility.

Well, as I said before, I was aware of the "kingdoms" divide in the UK. I was not aware of the existence of a strong londoner identity, but given you're an actual londoner, I'll obviously trust you on this matter. And yes, no one alive today in Italy has experienced first hand the several...

Indeed, although this is usually the moment that Monty Python sketch gets linked and/or referenced!

Well, at least you get d12 hit dice :p

That was a decent general description. I'll give you another important aspect of modern roman culture: mockery is a fundamental aspect of our lives. In D&D terms, we're all taught the vicious mockery cantrip at an early age, and that is also why romans are stereotyped as rude. Here's a funny (if...

If that stops the barbarians from putting pineapple on pizza, then by all means!

Then there could be a (relatively) new londoner culture, distinct enough from "generic" english culture to be considered its own thing. A difference I spot between londoner culture and, say, venetian culture: londoner is a culture born from within the kingdom of England. It originated from...

Maybe? I honestly don't know enough about english regional cultures, beside the divide between england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, so you tell me. Anyway, when we talk about italian regional cultures, we have to keep in mind that most of them have a really venerable history. Just...

No it's not really about ethnicity. There are plenty of dark skinned people, for instance, that are just as roman as I am. The ancient roman themselves were very ethnically mixed. Italy's geographical position in the middle of the mediterranean sea is very important to consider. We had people...

Oh, hey, that's me! I mean, kind of. I cannot claim to be an ancient roman, but I certainly am a modern roman, and as such I absolutely claim all of roman culture, including ancient roman culture, as part of my cultural heritage.

If the casting time can be waived like with a wish, then casting simulacrum on the demon lord might not be a bad idea.