D&D (2024) Bonus languages in One D&D backgrounds goes contrary to their other goals

[Remathilis]

Humans learn fast

So you're saying a human with a three intelligence learns faster than a dwarf, elf, halfling, or orc with an 18 intelligence? That they are genetically more capable of learning than any other race?

And you don't find that problematic?

 

[Charlaquin]

So you're saying a human with a three intelligence learns faster than a dwarf, elf, halfling, or orc with an 18 intelligence?

The Intelligence stat represents a character’s memory and deductive reasoning ability.

That they are genetically more capable of learning than any other race?

And you don't find that problematic?

They’re not more capable of learning than any other race. They’re fast learners. Necessarily so due to their short lifespans relative to the other races.

 

[Cadence]

They’re not more capable of learning than any other race. They’re fast learners. Necessarily so due to their short lifespans relative to the other races.

Are they that different in lifespan from Halfling, Orc, and Dragonborn? In(Granted Dragonborn mature faster iirc).

 

[Remathilis]

The Intelligence stat represents a character’s memory and deductive reasoning ability.

They’re not more capable of learning than any other race. They’re fast learners. Necessarily so due to their short lifespans relative to the other races.

Memory and deductive reasoning are both components of learning, unless my pedagogy teacher was lying to me.

Orcs, tieflings and dragonborn have lifespans equal to humans yet are not as fast as learning. Perhaps they are unmotivated or incapable of learning at the speed humans are?

You cannot justify humans having an extra skill in any way that doesn't border on phrenology. It is easily as problematic if not more so than dwarves with tools or giffs with guns.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Memory and deductive reasoning are both components of learning, unless my pedagogy teacher was lying to me.

Orcs, tieflings and dragonborn have lifespans equal to humans yet are not as fast as learning. Perhaps they are unmotivated or incapable of learning at the speed humans are?

You cannot justify humans having an extra skill in any way that doesn't border on phrenology. It is easily as problematic if not more so than dwarves with tools or giffs with guns.

The human ability doesn't claim that it came from the gods. I think that's the crux of the issue here.

 

[Remathilis]

The human ability doesn't claim that it came from the gods. I think that's the crux of the issue here.

No, apparently it's biological superiority. Which is a different and worse can of worms.

 

[Cadence]

The human ability doesn't claim that it came from the gods. I think that's the crux of the issue here.

"And Moradin, Yondalla, Garl, Corellon, Io and the others looked down at the poor, what was it the foundlings called themselves - humans? , and gave them a gift."

 

[Remathilis]

"And Moradin, Yondalla, Garl, Corellon, Io and the others looked down at the poor, what was it the foundlings called themselves - humans? , and gave them a gift."

"and Asmodeus sat there, chuckling to himself..."

 

[Charlaquin]

Are they that different in lifespan from Halfling, Orc, and Dragonborn? In(Granted Dragonborn mature faster iirc).

Not much, but those races have other features.

 

[Charlaquin]

Memory and deductive reasoning are both components of learning, unless my pedagogy teacher was lying to me.

Orcs, tieflings and dragonborn have lifespans equal to humans yet are not as fast as learning. Perhaps they are unmotivated or incapable of learning at the speed humans are?

You cannot justify humans having an extra skill in any way that doesn't border on phrenology. It is easily as problematic if not more so than dwarves with tools or giffs with guns.

Ok, then don’t give humans an extra skill. I don’t particularly care.