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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8148788" data-attributes="member: 6987520">Yes, there is a lot to digest in this thread and many points of view, so I have no problem explaining my position:PCs can be expressed through role-playing. For me this isn't just about race, but also all the numerous subclasses, etc. that I feel are bloat to a game that should be lean, allowing the player's imagination do be more engaged and work with the DM. 5E is all about rulings and not so much rules, so in that light why do I need a subclass to say my PC is a swashbuckler when I can just choose to role-play him that way and have him do things I think a swashbuckler should do?In the same way, if I want to play a smart dwarf, I can simply put my highest score in INT and now I am a smart dwarf. Pretty simple. I can still be strong and hearty (say a mountain dwarf) and still be smart. I don't need to be able to move the racial ASIs around. I am old-school, so I like the idea Elves are dexterous, Half-Orcs are strong, etc. If you want to deviate in a way, you can put your lowest score wherever your +2 is. So, my dwarf might have an STR 10 (8+2), DEX 10, CON 14 (12+2), INT 15, WIS 13, CHA 14. Sure, I have a +2 for my wizard stuff instead of a +3, but for me that is hardly the end of the world and I don't need custom-freeform rules to make me "happy" with my PC.Anyway, the other issue I take with Custom Lineage is darkvision for everyone! Hoo-rah!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> Too many races already have darkvision and being too common makes it less special and makes darkness less impactful in the game. Darkness is supposed to be scary for PCs, who are wandering around in a little zone of light and have no idea of what horrors lurk in the darkness ahead.So, who is going to take a single skill over darkvision??? I am sure there are some, but IMO most people will choose darkvision without hesitation.All these adjustments to race are poor design IMO, but from WotC I am hardly surprised at this point.</blockquote>

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