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Hey, don't argue with me. I'm just going by the criteria set out in the OP. 🤷 But, even taking your point under consideration, how in the world would you do a low magic, low fantasy, human centric game using the 2024 rules? You'd have to toss out so much of the game that there's nothing left.

Would love to see how you could do a low magic, low fantasy game using 5e D&D. Given the idea that a setting has to use 5e as a base, I'm not sure how you could do anything else but a high magic, high fantasy setting. Might not be epic fantasy - cast of thousands and all that - but it's...

Dude. I'm sorry. I hope your cat feels better. Didn't mean to pick a fight.

By your own words, no it doesn't. I said that coming to the table with a "fully formed character" doesn't work. You point to the Phase Trio which specifically tells you not to have a fully formed character before you start. Thus, no, there's no rejection. Hey, fair enough. You want to come...

Can you point me to an example of this from WotC's adventures? I get what you're saying, but, I'm really struggling to think of a single example here. Or, are you simply saying that D&D leans into the idea that the adventurers are actually good people? I mean, that's been pretty basic to D&D...

One thing that I liked about Primeval Thule was their backgrounds actually had serious tangible benefits that increased as you leveled up. It was a very solid system. Ghosts of Saltmarsh, for the Soldier background, gave you a house (as an option) in Saltmarsh. But, to be fair, no, I...

Well, that's not quite what I was talking about. One way that I've tried to get things going is a really cool (well, to me at least) chargen mini-game using Magic the Gathering Cards. You spread out about ten cards per player (or more, the exact number isn't really important other than LOTS)...

Not @Minigiant, but, I'd take a stab at that. Major population centers should at least have one Dragonborn "community" of some sort. It could be an enclave, it could be a mercenary group, it could be something else. But, something. Anything. Heck, make it an embassy of Tylamanther, if you...

Not quite. What I am stuck on is that there is zero actual lore to draw on. A "spread throughout the Realms" isn't really lore is it? It's pretty thin and requires you, as the DM or player, to create, pretty much whole cloth any dragonborn communities anywhere in the Realms other than...

Again, not talking about what "might" be true. I'm talking about ACTUAL canon. There canonically no dragonborn mercenaries in Baldur's Gate. The are not mentioned. Even Decent into Avernus, where we actually HAVE Flaming Fist Mercenaries outlined, does not have a single Dragonborn. IIRC...

totally agree. Except that none of the specific places, people or events that he lists actually exist in the setting. It's all 100% made up on the spot. Which is fine, that's certainly what everyone does. Again, not arguing that it can't be done. I know it can be done. I do it, you do it...

Well, to be honest, you'll get no real argument from me. I've long argued for Halflings and gnomes to be ousted from the PHB in favor of more popular options that are actually going to be used in settings. 🤷 Saying that it's okay for the most popular options in the PHB to be given the same...

Foul! You have added non-canon material. You have zero idea where his homeland is. Strike 2 and 3. He has no connection to any mercenaries whatsoever. And, what dragonborn mercenaries near Baldur's Gate? There are zero Dragonborn in Baldur's Gate who are mercenaries. Thus my point. You...

It what way did it not? Both gnomes and halflings are called out as living in all sorts of regions. And, we're not living in 1982 anymore. Greyhawk has expanded considerably since then.

The head of Candlekeep is Janusi - a human. There is a dragonborn First Reader, that's true. Doesn't actually ever appear in any of the adventures, but, sure, he's there. So, sure, you can ignore canon. But... here's a question. Where does Bookwyrm come from? What is his history? Does he...

Let's be honest here. Dragonborn and Tieflings were noted as "rare" in the 5.0 PHB because they had 4e cooties. It had ZERO to do with world building. It was the whole "We're bringing the game back to its roots" push. And as far as "They already have a place", umm, that was done, what...

And yet, every D&D setting makes PHB species choices common. Funny that.

What makes you think a PHB race is rare? But... hang on... I'm confused. Dragonborn are rare, but have towns where ever I feel the need to plonk a town down? They're rare but have communities everywhere? They're rare, but, it's never a problem just parachuting them into every location...

For me? I would say that the PHB races are the bare minimum. I wouldn't worry too much about all those other races - there has to be a cut off somewhere. But, telling a new players whose just started playing D&D, "Oh, you want to play that from the PHB? Ok, now, without any real knowledge of...

How many of those countries list a Dragonborn or Tiefling or Goliath population?