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What would you consider an example of a game with a strong intended playstyle that is not opinionated?

I am not sure if we are talking past each other or what. I was saying that with the default advancement rate that there was not enough time for those low level experiences to matter much, because after 2 fights with goblins those normal joe PCs are on their way to Seal Teamism. And then I...

I forgot about Frenchie, but my guess is he is not long for this world. he is the perfect sacrificial character given his past.

I get what you are saying. In 5E in particular, though, it falls flat for me because of how brief that "normal person| period is. 5E PCs literally go from first to 2nd level overnight. That is, after one bad day. Two days later and they are "Navy Seals" as you say, having hit 3rd level. I am not...

Emphasis mine. The only way to know which is more profitable is to know how much (if at all) the publisher increases the print product cost over the actual cost of printing, storing and shipping to the customer.

Printing costs money, but 90% of the work prior to printing is the same. You still have to write it, illustrate it, lay it out, edit it and put it through quality control.

I don't think it is particularly inconsistent. They had a threshold for where they decided the price should and could increase, and the things with lower page counts than that were exempt.

I think D&D 3.5/Pathfinder is a better starting point than 5E for this, since 3.x era D&D gives the players more control in how they develop skills, there are more non combat abilities to pick from, and there are TONS of subsystems in both 3.5 and Pathfinder for things like running businesses...

I think from a prose-craft perspective, Howard is one of the best among his era of pulp writers. But Conan is clearly the person Howard wishes he was and is not a very useful character for trying to figure out what fantasy TTRPG heroes should actual play like -- not least because of the ensemble...

Hey, you are the one that said Which is a pretty aggressive way to present your perspective.

I am not sure why you are so adamant about what kind of adventures must happen at what levels,as if it were some some sort of rule. It isn't. It is just a narrow view in a genre that is supposed to provide infinite possibilities. You absolutely should play the way you want, but don't tell...

Again, only if you think punching people is a solution to corruption. It generally isn't and just exacerbates the problems.

You told another poster you can only do certain kinds of adventures at certain levels. I countered.

I think it is a mistake to think that the "help your uncle gather ingredients" is somehow locked to low level. What if your uncle is an archmage and the ingredients are in the feywild? And a 1st level character can get conscripted and have to march across the country in order to fight under...

It seems to me that you can start 0 level 5 characters with just their species and background, with 5 hp and their proficiency bonus. Then when they hit 1st, they get their class and whatever HP that brings.

Terms have meaning in their context. That you refuse to acknowledge that meaning in order to argue with the term instead of discuss the subject is on you.

Opinionated is NOT a term of judgment. It just means "has an opinion." Thinking it is negative says more about the reader than the system.

EN World is absolutely on point compared to a Facebook group, let me tell you.

I wish you luck?