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<blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 3007762" data-attributes="member: 1106">Not denying that.&nbsp; It fits my argument to a tee.&nbsp; These are curiosities, and departures from the norm of the Greyhawk (and Blackmoor) settings.&nbsp; The very thing that makes them somewhat interesting is their novelty.&nbsp; In fact, I'd suggest that you've scuttled your own argument by even citing these as an example.Again, irrelevant.&nbsp; A golem NPC has limited &quot;screen time&quot;, whereas a tin man PC has constant &quot;screen time&quot;, such that it alters the tone of the game in a way that a single NPC (or even a race of them) is unlikely to.It appears that you're making assumptions about my argument because either you don't understand it or don't want to entertain it.&nbsp; I'm not saying these things don't belong to fantasy, just that they need to be handled with care before going &quot;prime time&quot; with them, because they bring flavour implications which you are seemingly blind to.&nbsp; Maybe you wouldn't think twice before adding laser rifles to the PHB equipment list, but surely you can see reason that some folks would?&nbsp; Not even Blackmoor has that.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because they're there as a cross-genre novelty, of course, and don't fit Blackmoor except as alien artifacts.&nbsp; Eberron's tin men would look just the part toting them, though, which says it all, really.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rounser, post: 3007762, member: 1106"] Not denying that. It fits my argument to a tee. These are curiosities, and departures from the norm of the Greyhawk (and Blackmoor) settings. The very thing that makes them somewhat interesting is their novelty. In fact, I'd suggest that you've scuttled your own argument by even citing these as an example. Again, irrelevant. A golem NPC has limited "screen time", whereas a tin man PC has constant "screen time", such that it alters the tone of the game in a way that a single NPC (or even a race of them) is unlikely to. It appears that you're making assumptions about my argument because either you don't understand it or don't want to entertain it. I'm not saying these things don't belong to fantasy, just that they need to be handled with care before going "prime time" with them, because they bring flavour implications which you are seemingly blind to. Maybe you wouldn't think twice before adding laser rifles to the PHB equipment list, but surely you can see reason that some folks would? Not even Blackmoor has that. Why? Because they're there as a cross-genre novelty, of course, and don't fit Blackmoor except as alien artifacts. Eberron's tin men would look just the part toting them, though, which says it all, really. [/QUOTE]

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