Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Soul Stigma" data-source="post: 7172086" data-attributes="member: 6887393">I always assume the characters are much better at what they do than I am.&nbsp; It's a fantasy world, after all.&nbsp; The sorcerer in my campaign took the Outlander background, which stipulates she can find enough food and water for the party each day in the wilderness, no Ranger required.&nbsp; Further, she has a strong sense of direction and memory of paths taken from the same background.&nbsp; So, even she, in my mind, could make fire in the rain or build a shelter for the group.I use that example because it's easy to gloss over the perks of a background and think too much about what a class can do.&nbsp; I know your point wasn't that a party lacking a Ranger is always lost, but I thought I'd add to the point of characters doing things beyond or in spite of my experience.&nbsp; To the main point, then, I feel like real life doesn't need to inform the game.&nbsp; Climbing being strength based is fine by me.&nbsp; I try not to let personal knowledge or experience impact rulings simply because it's a fantasy game where lots of things that don't make sense in the real world are right at home.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Soul Stigma, post: 7172086, member: 6887393"] I always assume the characters are much better at what they do than I am. It's a fantasy world, after all. The sorcerer in my campaign took the Outlander background, which stipulates she can find enough food and water for the party each day in the wilderness, no Ranger required. Further, she has a strong sense of direction and memory of paths taken from the same background. So, even she, in my mind, could make fire in the rain or build a shelter for the group. I use that example because it's easy to gloss over the perks of a background and think too much about what a class can do. I know your point wasn't that a party lacking a Ranger is always lost, but I thought I'd add to the point of characters doing things beyond or in spite of my experience. To the main point, then, I feel like real life doesn't need to inform the game. Climbing being strength based is fine by me. I try not to let personal knowledge or experience impact rulings simply because it's a fantasy game where lots of things that don't make sense in the real world are right at home. [/QUOTE]

Verification