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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4041467" data-attributes="member: 2067">You betcha. Practically speaking, it didn't really come up, but it was definately known that color that doesn't affect the rules (frex, limiting things to a particular race or alignment) was completely subject to being scoured and replaced. Heck, I go through campaign settings fast, not every one of those even HAD elves or dwarves or drow, but most of the time I had an "all rules are open" policy. Still, I tended to like the suggested flavor, and so did my players, so it didn't come up that often. I think one of my short-lived campaigns had an orcish bladedancer who described his powers as coming from an elf that the tribe had captured, and that he had tortured the secrets of the training out of the elf. Good times. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Repeating this doesn't make it any more true. Or do you not quite understand what I mean by there being a continuum from "anyone can do it" to "only magic can do it", and then going on to describe such non-magical effects as attacking quickly or ripping someone's brain from their skull with your tentacles?If you failed to understand, I can give you another, oh, let's say 6, another 6 examples of things of a similar nature. I could do more than that, but I do get bored of repeating myself eventually. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Gosh, I dunno, right now I could probably grab someone's toddler and use them as a human shield. Or maybe a little old lady. Or even just some guy who I think won't struggle much. I mean, I don't really think I have all the training of a Bugbear Strangler, but it certainly sounds like I can make use of a human shield mechanic. And I'm not even a villain in 90% of corny terrorist-bad-guy action movies! You haven't been paying attention to my posts, have you, Mourn? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Shortly put, it's not entirely needless for everyone. It's one of them continuums again, y'know?</blockquote>

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