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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 5306583" data-attributes="member: 51942">I think you're overstating your case.&nbsp; For example with the grabbed swarms and tripped oozes, AFAIK everyone acknowledges that these things don't make sense straightforwardly and require some new fluff to make it work (and for swarms, lots of different, inconsistent fluff has been suggested).We're all human.&nbsp; What's believable or not does not differ as dramatically from person to person as you claim; although some don't mind as much.&nbsp; And I'm not asking for perfect believability - I'm asking for it to remain on the agenda at all.&nbsp; For example, swarms generally take half damage from ranged and melee attacks.&nbsp; That particularly protection strikes me as a little arbitrary and probably a little weak.&nbsp; But it doesn't matter - what matters is that the resistance makes sense and is in the right general direction.&nbsp; I think the basic approach as evidenced in the game design and the FAQ answer is unhealthy because it teaches that the fluff is irrelevant.We play D&amp;D primarily because of the flavor and the fluff.&nbsp; Things that undermine that really do undermine the game at a fundamental level for me and certainly a few others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 5306583, member: 51942"] I think you're overstating your case. For example with the grabbed swarms and tripped oozes, AFAIK everyone acknowledges that these things don't make sense straightforwardly and require some new fluff to make it work (and for swarms, lots of different, inconsistent fluff has been suggested). We're all human. What's believable or not does not differ as dramatically from person to person as you claim; although some don't mind as much. And I'm not asking for [I]perfect[/I] believability - I'm asking for it to [I]remain on the agenda at all[/I]. For example, swarms generally take half damage from ranged and melee attacks. That particularly protection strikes me as a little arbitrary and probably a little weak. But it doesn't matter - what matters is that the resistance [I]makes sense[/I] and is in the right general direction. I think the basic approach as evidenced in the game design and the FAQ answer is unhealthy because it teaches that the fluff is irrelevant. We play D&D primarily because of the flavor and the fluff. Things that undermine that really do undermine the game at a fundamental level for me and certainly a few others. [/QUOTE]

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