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It's solid. I'd definitely play it. There's one big consideration I'd have as WotC, though. How prepared are we for accusations of exploiting suffering for gain? There's this trope where fiction shows people suffering the kinds of violence that minority communities suffer - things like SA or...

Well, not really necessary for this thought experiment. It's Nirvana-esque, but not literally the same thing. The real world that Buddhism developed to address is not a fantasy world of provably true Muscular Neutrality - it's definitely NOT the same thing. Nothing falls apart if there's not a...

I didn't think it was necessary to reprint the quote. Also, it still doesn't look like what you're seeing there. There's no "zero tolerance." Just an admission that it's tough to be true to the source material and also meet ethical and inclusion standards. That's not censorship. It's not the...

1 - Animals and plants are part of samsara, too. They're as capable of nirvana as anything else. A transient existence isn't just transient for humans. 2 - Good in our scenario doesn't force, either. Can't force bliss, after all. It influences, it advises, it helps this process along. It says...

What difference do you see between everyone leaving the world behind permanently and the end of all life? Because I'm not sure I see much of a true difference. If the premise is that gym bro neutrals are valid, that it is true and right and honest and an understanding of how this fantasy...

One of the things that doesn't seem to be stated clearly here is that Good (in a multiverse where Muscular Neutrality is Actually True) needn't be invested in the continuation of life in order to respect and value it. It's Nirvana. It's the Rapture. It's the end of the world as we know it, and...

Having ethical and inclusion standards that make it difficult to publish previous content isn't censorship. It's voluntary change. "The company isn't who I want them to be anymore" isn't the same as "The company isn't allowed to make what it wants to anymore."

One possible direction to take it is that there is no better universe, and that the only way to prevent suffering is to destroy all creatures who feel it. Not without their consent. Not by force. But, as the creature feels suffering, you give them the option: to not be, anymore. A choice they...

Heck, I think one of the excellent things about the game design of the PS factions is that each one is both a potential ally and a potential enemy for the PC's, in much the same way as Snarf likes the Greyhawk NPC's, but in a way that's more organizational and (IMO) believable. Like, yes, of...

In D&D, the cosmos is determined by the beliefs of those within it, so all positions justify themselves (if enough people adopt them). In a cosmos that operated on the ideology of "muscular neutrality," there'd be an existential crisis if there was too much good or too much evil, so the true...

Battle Master is so smooth, and at my age, I am so happy with a smooth BM.

I feel like "it depends on luck and choices!" is kind of a cop-out of an answer. Like, yes, of course, but luck is just statistics, so how many nat 1's or < 5's or < 10's need to happen to yeet a character from this mortal coil? And choices are just a question of genre - should the party be able...

It's still kind of wild to me that if your mount uses Disengage, neither you or it provoke OA's by RAW. Just, action-less (for the rider) OA-free movement, that's faster than most races at base. It's a huge mobility enhancement (and with Jump it gets even better).

I'm doing some close looking at mounted combat for a fighter build I'm working on, and I'm noticing some interesting rules interactions. I'm not sure how many of these are intended vs. just overlooked vs. maybe not intended but basically OK. I'd be interested in your take on how these might work...

Heck, an large and profitable subset of American media is basically just propaganda, conspiracy theories, and self-delusion. We live in a world where people are intensely susceptible to misinformation, and it takes active guard duty for an individual to sort it out (and even then nobody's 100%...

Not that this is the most important part of the conversation, but it's also possibly worth mentioning that sexism like this does cut a bit both ways. Women are depicted as basically human, but men? Men can be monstrous. Inherently evil. Bad guys. Since these creatures are all antagonists...

Why do you think there's some insincere protection going on here? I'm not protecting anyone, really, just bringing up the apparently-taboo concept of real-world context in light of it not being considered in the question I was responding to. Why don't you want to engage with that in good faith...

Heavily depends on the level. Getting 2nd level spells is not as powerful as getting 3rd level spells, for instance. And getting 5th level spells is another power jump. Feats are generally pegged to be relatively minor power bumps. A +2 to an ability score is great, but translates into a +1...

Of course they would be treated differently. It's a fundamentally different action. How could it be the same? These actions don't exist in some context-free vacuum. The current world isn't a gender-neutral place. It's a male-dominated place, and a woman's naked body isn't currently a neutral...

It would involve more word count dedicated to something, but I wish they would've used examples of what a tiefling could be. A tiefling could be an heir to a fallen empire where diabolical pacts and fiendish magic were common practice. A tiefling could be reviled for their fiendish heritage by...