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Umbran, I agree. Context is very important. And I also agree with your earlier post that we can't expect a D&D society to be any better at countermeasures than we are. However, it's interesting to explore the possible outcomes. One area will react differently than another based on the same...

The one thing I don't understand is the idea that people are forced to react positively because its D&D. Society doesn't necessarily work that way... and society wouldn't evolve to simply appease these powerful beings. Countermeasures would be devised over time. Customs would evolve to account...

You're right... in the fiction of the D&D universe this is true. Or at least that's how we typically play it at the table. But I'm not talking about how it gets played at the table. Most people in your typical D&D town don't have giant battle axes strapped to their backs. So when someone...

In another thread I mentioned that the existence of adventurers would probably change how towns and villages interact with them. I mean... would you want people that could literally kill everyone you know without a lot of effort roaming around your town square? Probably not. Maybe over time...

Please re-read what I was responding to... and my further replies. A merchant carrying a few samples doesn't need six bodyguards. A merchant with a wagonload of fish, does need them. There is a difference that you're for some reason ignoring. I am obviously not making myself clear...

And that's not what I said (probably misconstrued by you because I was less than clear). If the merchant comes into town with wagonloads of goods, sure. Of course he'll have some guards. However, if a guy comes into town claiming he's a merchant because he has a couple of swatches of silk and...

Crothian, apologies, didn't realize my riff would cause a derailment of your thread. KarinsDad happy to discuss this offline or in another thread if you like.

Us, I agree. What about all those retired adventurers? Are they as uncommon as working adventurers? How many go on adventures just once in their lifetime and then settle to live the rest of their life in peace (Bilbo)?

This isn't about what's good for the game at your table. It's about what's good for the town. If I'm a town elder... I don't let merchants with "bodyguards" come into my town. Do you think I'm going to for fall for the banana in the tailpipe trick yet again? Nope... not me. If the merchant...

Once you accept the idea that magic exists in the world and that people can either express that magic naturally (wild mage sorcerer) or via circumstance of birth (draconic lineage sorcerer). It's not a stretch to accept the idea that people may have varying degrees of power. You might have...

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You have it wrong. It's specific people with agendas that derail every freaking thread with their my way is the right way pronouncements. And then the other people can't help themselves but to feed the pigeons... even though the sign clearly says... "DON'T FEED THE AGENDA-OBSESSED PIGEONS!"

Vecna on a pogo stick! Why is it that the same cast of characters has to derail every freaking thread with 4e vs 3e vs 5e vs 1e vs BECMI claptrap. I can't be the only one that grows tired of these threads. Seriously, people... whatever it is that makes you click the post reply button; kill it...

This guy opened the Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook. You'll never believe what happened next...

This is what I'm hoping for too.

0 to 1 seems about right to me. One big $50 book per year that has some new interesting variants, modules and whatnot seems good to me. I barely have enough time to read the core books... much less an onslaught of splats. That said, I'm certain I would buy a campaign setting that is mostly...

this thread is pretty disappointing so far. I was hoping for more brokenness. So far all we have is bupkis.

Technically speaking... isn't the DMG the first splat book?

30 Helens agree...

For my first character I'll probably be creating something that is mechanically sub-optimal but still pretty fun to play. At first I had the idea of playing a shady Cleric with a criminal past. As I was looking through the deity list, I saw Leira in the FR pantheon. That led to more...