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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 8455748" data-attributes="member: 71699">Magical powers, certainly - those are like access to more powerful languages or technologies - but not basic stats necessarily. And I am not arguing for removing magical powers from races.Frightened has nothing to do with it. I would say one must be more courageous to avoid stereotypes and organic racism, than less.I suppose when it comes to balance, my concerns are driven by my desire for immersion, where I see narrative as importantly emergent from - driven by - mechanics. I am with those who favour players having access to mechanically-defined fiats over the narrative. That's how and why D&amp;D is a game, and not only shared story-telling. Therefore I value balance, and not for the reasons that concern you.RQ is a great game - I ran it for years using Griffin Mountain, Trollpak, Pavis, The Big Rubble, both cults books - and loved it. But then, I've changed. Things I overlooked back then because they didn't affect me, I might not overlook now. So I honestly don't know how I would feel about RQ were I to return to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 8455748, member: 71699"] Magical powers, certainly - those are like access to more powerful languages or technologies - but not basic stats necessarily. And I am not arguing for removing magical powers from races. Frightened has nothing to do with it. I would say one must be more courageous to avoid stereotypes and organic racism, than less. I suppose when it comes to balance, my concerns are driven by my desire for immersion, where I see narrative as importantly emergent from - driven by - mechanics. I am with those who favour players having access to mechanically-defined fiats over the narrative. That's how and why D&D is a game, and not only shared story-telling. Therefore I value balance, and not for the reasons that concern you. RQ is a great game - I ran it for years using Griffin Mountain, Trollpak, Pavis, The Big Rubble, both cults books - and loved it. But then, I've changed. Things I overlooked back then because they didn't affect me, I might not overlook now. So I honestly don't know how I would feel about RQ were I to return to it. [/QUOTE]

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