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Thing is, I don't think anyone is disputing this. DL goblins may have different clothes and do a little body modification on themselves, but they're still variations on the base form. Dark Sun dwarves aren't even totally distinct from FR dwarves, they're just what happens to your base dwarf...

Makes some sense to me. On twitter there seems to be some concern about having to look back and forth to the character sheet to remember DCs and how annoying and problematic that can be for newer players to keep track of, BUT I find that newer players (and me) tend to look at spell descriptions...

I guess the sweet spot to design for, spell wise would be to have an estimated amount of spells that a caster is going to throw out as damage spells. Usually, low level, a lot of people might tend to pick the damage spells more than utility. Say a 3rd level mage has 4 spells slots total and...

I like the spell DCs scaling by the slot it's cast in if there's a way to still make those lower level slots useful. Sure you can cast sleep at a higher slot, but then you've still wasted that slot and you still have all those low level slots sitting there unused. There's two solutions I see...

What I keep seeing is two sides eloquently stating their position and why they have it, and then becoming disgruntled when the other side has reasons for its [sometimes completely different] position that don't match up with their own. This whole argument of what "roleplaying" means is a...

I got the sense that they were trying to have their cake and eat it too by saying all settings will be supported and there will be no default, BUT the Forgotten Realms will be the only setting supported with new products at launch and the "default" creatures and art style will all be in line...

Actually though KM's argument does make sense to me in some regards enough that it almost makes sense to me to just say FR is the "default" setting since it's really the only one supported with new product at launch, and foreseeably the entries in the MM won't contradict anything in current FR...

agreed. If WotC decides later that Dark Sun is suddenly going to support orcs because "D&D Branding requires Orcs™" then I will rise up in revolt. But if they can provide Dark Sun style elves and dwarves in a DS supplement that exist alongside regular style FR elves and humans, what's the...

So if the GSL or equivalent for this edition didn't shoehorn you into the strict MM version of an orc, what's to keep your game from playing another version when you want to? Especially if it's specifically stated that you can do so? What's wrong with the DM who doesn't want to build his...

The variety of "generic fantasy orc" I think is pretty broad to the layman. Sure, a Warhammer orc might be a pretty specific thing, but you put it next to a Warcraft orc, FR, or a Dragonlance orc and most people will still look at it and say "look an orc." It's only us nerds who are going...

What are your thoughts on the idea of having a certain baseline for the D&D "elf," "orc," etc for brand identity outside of the TTRPG? Steeldragons kinda brings up the same question above. It seems that it's a bigger question of just what works for us at our tables, but how WotC can...

I actually like this solution. Very simple to implement, and rarely is someone going to choose a spell just to cause disadvantage, but it does provide a useful effect. You'll always go in with the hope that a spell succeeds, but without primarily banking on 1/2 damage or something. It doesn't...

Use a rule system entirely different than the ability score system of D&D; play a different game. Pretty simple answer. Otherwise you're creating a very specific rule for this one aspect of "reality" while completely ignoring so many more that break simulationism so much more. And when you...

It's going out of their way to court controversy and have people complain about a rule that penalizes a gender over another, whether or not a some find it valid. Or you add wisdom bonuses or something to balance it out and you still get the sexism label thrown at you, possibly from the other...

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You're subtracting from his already established base stat, so I wouldn't see the problem. Before it get's brought up, let me say hard coding into the rules that a belt of gender swap affects strength is not an idea worth addressing. The degree it would alter a woman's ability to, say, climb a...

How about: A barbarian with 17 strength should have str 17 A rogue with 14 dexterity should have dex 14 A bard with 12 charisma should have cha 12 etc, etc. You get to make up just how old, fat, or blind your character is. It's not highly accurate applied physics. It's a game.

I'm hoping that since it's just the "basic" rules, that'll leave plenty of leeway for them to keep releasing playtest materials exploring the "standard" and "advanced" modules. I share the same worries you do.

Gender based ability penalties just don't make any sense. You don't say all male barbarians have to be equal in strength; they can have any ability range they roll, or pick from a standard array, etc. and then justify why (age, genetics, etc) as they wish. Why penalize someone who wants to...

Equality may or may not be a myth, but it's not exactly a harmful one (you're opinion may vary). If you want to make such inequality a part of your fantasy realm's campaign I'm not going to tell you you can't, nor would I be against playing in one (A campaign that promoted discrimination I'd be...