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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 1069628" data-attributes="member: 957">I am trying to avoid a point by point dissection of AU.As I have stated over and over, it is the sum total of elements that made me decide I did not like the product.There was no point in reading the book that I went, "This sucks" and put the book away.  I read the book and had mutliple times throughout when I thought, "hmmm, I don't care for the way that would work" or "I don't want to bother with that in my D&D game."  Then I tried working on some characters and stuff and only enhanced my perception.  Up until that point I actually was still trying to find what it was I was missing.  Then  I went back to Monte's boards to try to find answers, still hoping someone would show me.  Instead I found AU defender's changing their tune and making excuses.  So it is an accumulation of things.  I have no intention of going point by point, particularly when quite a few of the topics have been covered in detail already.If you don't agree, fine.  I am mildly amused that so many people are offended that I dare have an opinion that does not match theirs.I am HIGHLY amused that a few people think making my personal judgements based on MY PERSONAL preferences is bad.  Apparently I am supposed to take a poll to find out what the majority like and then agree with that.Just for completeness, I'll point out that your re-phrase of my quote dramatically changes its point.  I did not hold up the WIS bonus as an example.  I held up that a Council of Magisters guys held up this mechanic as a means of nudging the race towards a particular role in the game as an example of racial realtions reflected in mechanics.  That is vastly different than just saying, "Hey, they have a WIS bonus, that is bad."  So, yes, I think that a strongly implied understanding that the various standard player character races interact socially with each other in a stereo-typical manner is, to some finite extent, more significant than a combat perk against a group of mook class non-player races.</blockquote>

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