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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 2932599" data-attributes="member: 957">First, disliking THIS new thing does not make one opposed to new things.  I don't find tinman/Lt Cmdr Data/C-3PO to be particularly new or innovative.That doesn't make it bad.  But it doesn't really give any big credit either.The things I dislike are:  The extremely clear android concept associated with them is quite grating unless you want a strong magi-tech theme.  Which I do not.The idea of a "living construct" seems a really tortured method for getting to a LA0 race.  Make them be living or make them be constructs.  It is like they were constrained with serving the rules and failed to really capture what these war machines logically should be in deference to making them meta-game available at L1.  IMOI also have issues with the balance.  I can allow for sake of argument that the pluses and minues cancel out.  But even with that I find it problematic.  The nature of what those pluses and minuses are is sufficently extreme to be disruptive within a party of otherwise "normal" races.I'd agree that a player can certainly immerse themself into being in character.  But, I don't agree that the same player could not do so just as well with an elf or dwarf.  Or if you want something "new", use a Faen or Mojh, or any of a vast number of other races out there that don't come with the meta-game compromise baggage.To me the story positives outlined in the OP do not off-set these detractions.</blockquote>

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