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They are not saying poor people are stupid. In fact, as a street urchin you can be in the top 10% of the population regarding intelligence. That's quite extraordinary considering intelligence, according to the D&D definition, is mostly gained from your environment. What they are saying is...

I have. I DMed quite a bit of 4e. I just feel that some of the creatures in the 5e MM had some distinct flair. Perhaps, not enough for most people's liking. Either way, all the more reason to check out the 2024 MM. :)

And that's a fair take. Heck, I spent quite a bit of time arguing for species to have distinct ASIs, because for me and my gaming experience, it allows the world building to be a bit more consistent. But I get the other side. Building what you want and equality of characters promotes fun too.

It can be both. If you use the investigation skill to determine which criminal gangs are active, why wouldn't the person that comes from a noble background know this? In fact, their intel should be just as good as the urchin. Now, piece together they understand the big picture: supply and...

I understand. A large part of me agrees with you. I was simply pointing out why backgrounds are less inflammatory than race. That's all. I was just presenting a side so Micah Sweet understood why I thought background ASIs were safer for WotC than racial ASIs.

And again, one is not innate. The other is. The one that is innate has been considered inflammatory for a very long time. The other one, not so much. That is until people try to make it about something that is inflammatory. But when presented with: PC One grew up around scholars, laboratories...

Got it. So you want the griffon to have a specific griffon attack, like grab and drop or bloody beak or something like that. An attack that does something specific. Like bloody beak might yank a piece of armor off, thus lowering the AC of the player by 1 or 2 for each successful attack. Maybe...

And I agreed with him on that point. A lot of players will complain when they don't get to start with a 16. He is correct. My claim was that for many players, it won't matter. And equally, the mindset needs to be taught that a 15 vs a 16 is not as big as what it seems in our heads. With all the...

I distinctly said it wasn't innate, but exposure. So there was nothing innate about backgrounds; therefore, choosing ASI for backgrounds is less inflammatory. Remember, the multiple threads, debates, arguments, and all-out attacks in the past revolved around the racist idea that one race was...

Oh, I agree with you that class is the most common because it determines much of your play. I just think that the framing of "What do you want to play?" that actually determines how players approach the game. All takes are fine, but the framing is important. Here is why: The framing can also...

Yeah, I get it. But, I can say this: If this PHB is anything like the last one, once you learn the rules, it doesn't matter what order you go in. Your brain automatically adjusts for many things, no matter the sequence of steps used.

Ahh... I get it. Thank you. Also, hope you all have fun in your next session. :)

Could you expand on this. As of right now, the MM has many creatures with interesting and unique abilities. So, I am unsure what you mean by this statement. Could you give an example or two please? Thank you.

Hi MerricB. Would you mind expanding on this part. I don't know if it's just early or my brain is being dense, but I am having a difficult time understanding this sentiment. Whenever you get a chance and thank you.

I would think many people picture the person (character) first. I have heard many people state: "I want to be an orphan that lost their parents to a _______ attack," or "I want to be a kid that grew up in the jungle and was raised by the creatures there," or "I want to have this anime's...

I would just make 15 the max. No one can go above 15, regardless of a species' or background's ASI. This way, at level four, when a player took a half feat, they could have their sixteen, or if you opted against the feat and went full blown +2, then you would have two 16s. But, for some reason...

But it's known that it really wasn't about the innate or genetic side of things in the first place. It was about a limitation, that some seemed as making the game unbalanced or limiting one's optimization.

Conan was rarely upstaged. Through strength of will (maybe a bunch of different ways to help saving throws), brute force (think extra damage bonuses), and cleverness (think of abilities that allow you to use the environment), Conan was always a match for a wizard or sorcerer. Heck, give the...

Yeah, I get it. There are really two sides: - One that does not mind limitations built into character design based on choices. or - One that believes that no limitations should exist in character design based on choices. One is willing to have lower abilities in return for something more...

To me, these are the oddest outlier names for what the druid in D&D has actually become.