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you disagreed that it was a story about solving a mystery and said it is actually solving a mystery instead Yet there is no actual mystery that has a predetermined solution at its core. There are only clues, theories the investigators come up with, and a die roll that decides whether their...

good to know, but then I am confused why they misrepresent the mechanics they acquire clues, they come up with their theory, that much represents the investigation part, sure. But then a die roll decides whether their theory is correct and the DM never really set up a predetermined puzzle with...

not sure why a weird and unfitting race cannot also be one that has been around a while, the two have nothing to do with each other. Also, the turtle was an example and the DM is hypothetical, no one is arguing for an inclusion in anyone’s specific game no, it is not. Inoffensive is a personal...

maybe you should have as they write towards the bottom “We want to be upfront about how we use (and do not use) AI. Any AI tools are used strictly for early, placeholder visuals during the funding stage so we can show tone and vibe on a limited budget. As the project funds, those images are...

I really do not care how old a race is, as I mentioned before the tortle is just an example. that is basically you repeating what I responded to, so you might as well revisit my initial response to this since you did not move the discussion forward ;)

we never got much into the specifics of a compromise, in part because there never was an answer to what about the turtle was the part that made you want to play one, but they definitely were suggested. If you consider ‘having to’ play something the DM is ok with an ultimatum, then that speaks...

it works fine as a mystery solving story, and people may be fine with that, but there never actually is a predetermined mystery that is being solved by the players, the rules make that pretty clear. I’d say the actual rules qualify as a fact rather than an opinion

BB definitely is the latter, there is no predetermined mystery that gets solved. The players come up with a theory and the dice decide whether that theory is correct. That explicitly is the latter case

and one of those players is the DM, they do not just exist as a servant to the ones having characters in the campaign. If adding something to the world negatively affects / ruins the enjoyment for the DM, then adding that thing would be detrimental to the game overall. If I do not enjoy...

goblins and hobgoblins exist elsewhere as well, draconians filled the orc niche. That also isn’t the only difference

Not wanting one sauce hardly is banning all sauces, and you are forcing the others to eat your weird sauce too, so no, you are misrepresenting your analogy this isn’t about tortles, they were a random example. As to everyone being fine with them, chances are they are being used so rarely that...

that analogy is flawed, it would be more accurate if you said you are demanding the DM to prepare that meal and also eat it rather than claiming you just want to eat it at the same table they are sitting at

yeah, that does sound unreasonably restrictive to me

only if you consider any compromise a win for the DM and only the player getting exactly what they want a win for the player. I do not

your fun is not worth more than theirs and vice versa, so if you cannot find a compromise where you both can have fun, then your tortle is not part of the campaign

I doubt there is any table / DM that would shoot all five options down. If you find one that does, let me know, until then this feels pretty moot

no, there is no moral difference to me, but the DM is the one putting in more work (usually by a lot), so they get more of a say than a player. They are all still free to agree, compromise or walk away if no compromise can be found. No one is being forced into anything, but to me the DM has...

not so much retroactive, but I can see it being about anticipation / expectation. Probably more about available budget for the product, I would expect C7, KP or other publishers to sell quite a bit better than some no-name homebrewer who published something for $1.99 on DTRP, and I am going to...

they are not second guessing, they are trying to find a compromise that works for both sides

yeah, that is part of their stats (as mentioned), and I doubt that was more accurate than CR is