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Well we did get the 3.5 iconic sorcerer who was a leather-obsessed twink . . . You could argue that if the game does choose to depict sexuality in world building context, there needs to be some representation of all sexuality. And if you are going for quality world-building then the sexuality of...

Well yes, I see a difference between a spell and an effect. It is different to say that you manipulate the element of fire and can thus create fire effects than that you know a spell to create a fireball. One is open ended and treats fire manipulation as a skill. The other is a specific piece of...

I just have to say that considering how sexuality is evolving in the western world, I expect that what we are going to see in the near future is not so much "less cheesecake females" as "more cheesecake men".

I have an issue with consolidating many spells in one on a mass level. It would dilute the concept of spells. If there is one cure spell that heals people depending on how high a slot you use, it is no longer a spell, it is a cure effect. Spell slots could just as well be replaced with spell...

It feels like they had a brainstorming session, thought the three pillars would be cool, and then immediately came to us with them. Are we playtesting this system or are we expected to actually design it?

We have pterafolk for that:) (ALso I think some saurials could fly? but those are FR only)

I've tried to DM for my nephew and his friends once. It was awful. All they wanted to do was kill things and loot them. They were also pretty graphic about the killing part.

The thing is the achaierai is highly intelligent and one of the few things normally tied to Acheron (Acheron has achaierai and bladelings, that's pretty much it with high profile critters).

The Achaierai are evil avians from Acheron who enjoy torture.

In a related story, I don't think I've seen a female aarakocra depicted. Does it have massive jugs like every other D&D female?

I had the aarakocra in a campaign in FR. There the Aarakocra are the direct descendants of the Aerae, a creator race whose empire fell to the dragons after the Tearfall. By lore the Aerae of Aerae Kocra turned to Pazuzu, however they had moved to the western reaches of their empire and so went...

If you count the player's option splats; that would make it quite rule heavy indeed.

Moreover barbarian prestige classes in 3rd were simply better barbarians (and in 4th they were manga barbarians. . .) The subclass can allow for different rages (destructive rage; increases damage done and maybe better sunder weapons, whirling rage; gives extra attack and extra speed). Meanwhile...

Barbarian should be a background, beserker should be a fighter subclass

Day long buffs can still be dispelled so against casters I don't find it unbalanced.

The point of heal in past edition was always not only that it healed hit point damage but that it blanket removed numerous conditions. I think that should stay. I'm against priests having any spell above lvl 7 so no comment on mass heal.

Well in my campaigns a lvl 20 wizard will at best know 2-3 9th level spells and maybe 3-4 of each level from 6th up. I just think that the WBL guidelines for additional spells are far too generous; a scroll should not be enough to learn a new spell from and learning a spell from a looted...

While I find the baku ridiculous, I could say the same for half the entries in any oriental monster compendium (how was that giraffe-lion-elephant thing called? Shirokinokatsukami? And I thought Hesiod was on crack . . .) so I am reserving judgement on what is and what is not ludicrous. I agree...

PS lore and 4E lore are incompatible if your interest is perfect continuity. You can certainly mix and match them if that is your intention but if you describe things in one way, then you are breaking continuity with the other. So if what you say stands the issue is, which group are you more...

So much agreed. 4E was a different beast in the timeline of D&D. I expect to see more people switching to D&DN from 3.5 and past campaigns or PF than from 4E.