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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6870537" data-attributes="member: 23751">Yes, but a high degree of realism still exists in D&amp;D as written.&nbsp; I'm not asking for it to be a real life simulator, but neither is it the complete anti-simulator you want it to be.......at least not by RAW.&nbsp; That isn't how the game works, though.&nbsp; 5e D&amp;D uses a high strength as a high strength, not a low one.&nbsp; It uses a low strength as a low strength, not a high one.&nbsp; You wan't to mix up the mechanics by having a high strength = a low one just because you hurt your arm and the game doesn't back that up.&nbsp; Even if your character doesn't choose to drag the max he could with his 18 strength, he is still capable of doing so.&nbsp; RAW doesn't let you lower his strength to 7 without also reducing that capability and everything else associated with a high strength.&nbsp; Removing all of those mechanical abilities and still describing the PC as burly and strong is absurd.&nbsp; The description doesn't match the mechanics, and descriptions matching the mechanics is extremely important.&nbsp; The first time a description doesn't match the mechanic without a different mechanic explaining it, nothing can be trusted in the game.&nbsp; I can't trust a tree to be wood.&nbsp; I can't trust a sword to cut.&nbsp; I can't trust the ground to be dirt and rock.&nbsp; Anything could literally be anything else.False Dichotomy friend.&nbsp; I'm not going to let you play it in MY game, but I'm all for you having fun with it in yours.&nbsp; Your style would be disruptive in my game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 6870537, member: 23751"] Yes, but a high degree of realism still exists in D&D as written. I'm not asking for it to be a real life simulator, but neither is it the complete anti-simulator you want it to be.......at least not by RAW. That isn't how the game works, though. 5e D&D uses a high strength as a high strength, not a low one. It uses a low strength as a low strength, not a high one. You wan't to mix up the mechanics by having a high strength = a low one just because you hurt your arm and the game doesn't back that up. Even if your character doesn't choose to drag the max he could with his 18 strength, he is still capable of doing so. RAW doesn't let you lower his strength to 7 without also reducing that capability and everything else associated with a high strength. Removing all of those mechanical abilities and still describing the PC as burly and strong is absurd. The description doesn't match the mechanics, and descriptions matching the mechanics is extremely important. The first time a description doesn't match the mechanic without a different mechanic explaining it, nothing can be trusted in the game. I can't trust a tree to be wood. I can't trust a sword to cut. I can't trust the ground to be dirt and rock. Anything could literally be anything else. False Dichotomy friend. I'm not going to let you play it in MY game, but I'm all for you having fun with it in yours. Your style would be disruptive in my game. [/QUOTE]

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