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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 9352304" data-attributes="member: 2303">I'll come with one of those depressing "this is a bad idea" posts. I'll just make my case, no need to discuss it unless you really want to.I have Type 2 diabetes IRL - tough it is not in an acute stage yet. The last thing I want is to play a diabetic in DnD or any other RPG.Then again, I did enjoy the Oracle in Pathfinder 1 and loved writing inventive curses for that class to wrestle with. For those who don't know, the Pathfinder 1 (a version of 3.5) oracle class had a curse feature, that initially gave you a significant penalty, often a physical handicap. As you advance in level, this curse slowly changed into an advantage, often with an interesting twist on the initial penalty. But even at maximum level, there was still some negative aspect to the curse.I guess that if someone wrote an interesting oracle curse on the theme of diabetes, that could be a good idea after all.I also guess that people with other types of handicaps would feel the same I do about having their handicap represented in the game. But others might feel proud and even empowered by being a hero despite their in-game handicap. Escapism means different things to different people.And now I feel like I am derailing this thread rather than just raining on its parade. Aw well...</blockquote>