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I mean, all solo RPGing is "low on roleplay" isn't it?

then why is Wisdom the chief Cleric stat? ;)

For me personally (again, I am not poo-pooing writing focused solo rpgs in general) the less I have to make up, the more fun the game is. So give me concrete random tables and oracles, and good tactical options for enemies (something like the way monsters work in Dragonbane could be useful)...

I don't disagree, but here we are.

Then you have the issue of how the other uses of the stats can muddle things. I want to play a super creepy Warlock who stinks of brimstone and gives the evil eye to children -- but I also have a 20 charisma! What?

Upon catching up to A Knight of Seven kingdom with Episode 5, I am angry at myself for not waiting until all the episodes were out. This show is definitely better as a binge. it feels like a long movie, rather than a series. This got me wondering what shows people felt were better binged versus...

Those books are going to need new printings eventually. I think WotC will taker the opportunity to update at least some of them.

No. they acknowledge that Int modifies certain die rolls, so those aspects must be relfected. But that isn't the only thing these examples do. None of the D&D stats are simple or one dimensional. They are by their natures very broad and abstract. That means we have lots of room to interpret...

That a 3.xism: combatants were flat footed until their initiative came up.

Ways to have a low Int without being dumb: The character has a learning disability. The character is from a faraway place, maybe even a different Prime altogether. The character is disconnected from the source of wizardly magic. The character is impulsive and distracted. The character suffered...

Sorry, I was not clear. I meant the question of whether certain people at the table were bothered by that sort of "breaking character" was a different issue than whether it was appropriate for a GM to veto an action. As to whether the GM vetoing an action because of such a reason qualifies as...

Lots of 3.5 and Pathfinder rules creep into my brain when playing 5E. The Opportunity Attack stuff is especially middled at this point. Also, are stairs difficult terrain? That is something i say sometimes while running but I don't actually remember where it came from.

Since 5E (the rules) is silent on the subject, we should come up with a list of things that PCs can't think of if their Int is lower than a certain threshold. Like: Minimum Int 6 required to stop pushing the pull door. That sort of thing.

I would be interested to know if there was a specific printing of the BBB that was bad, since I never had the issue nor knew anyone who did.

Does anyone remember or know when they announced the slate for 2025?

I think this discussion is actually about immersion for some folks -- the dumb PC coming up with smart ideas by way of the player breaks that immersion. I get that. Folks should definitely play with people that support their personal preferred playstyles, including immersion. That is different...

That's a great, fun idea -- unless jeff says "not really" and then the GM decides to punish them telling them they couldn't then. If a player has a PC with a low dex and no proficiency grab a bow and try and hit an enemy, we don't ask the player to justify it. We just have them roll with the...

Why? I don't think Hero was any more adamant about forcing players to make choices that the GM arbitrarily deems correct for a given intelligence score. Stats have mechanical effects. Those are what they do. If they inform the player in how to role play, that's great! Role playing is fun. But...

Do you want to show me in the rule books where it says that the GM can deny you your action because you are playing your attributes wrong?

From the perspective of mental attributes, a character is only what the player decides to play them as. Most of the time, a PC is exactly as smart as the player, for obvious reasons. On some occassions, they are dumber than the player. They cannot, by definition, be smarter than the player...