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<blockquote data-quote="Turtlejay" data-source="post: 5033114" data-attributes="member: 70267">Finally, something on this thread I want to comment about!&nbsp; Jeez!&nbsp;That kind of reskinning I don't like.&nbsp; You want to use a fullblade's stats, but carry a dagger?&nbsp; Part of the Fullblade is its size and weight.&nbsp; You can't just handwave that.&nbsp; I love the idea of the Assassin, but hate that they are geared towards high [w] powers, and those bit [w]'s are attatched to big weapons.&nbsp; Hardly the assassin I picture, sneaking up to the magistrate with an 8 foot sword on his back.&nbsp; I actually built up one that used a spiked chain, because I felt it was the highest [w] one could get and still have it concealed.&nbsp;Allowing willy-nilly reskinning pretty much invalidates that kind of thinking.&nbsp; You want to play a Gnome Barbarian?&nbsp; Then do it.&nbsp; Don't play one but sub some other race for the mechanics. . .that kind of reskinning is the *cowards* way out.&nbsp;I do approve of some kinds of reskinning.&nbsp; I remember a recent post here where someone asked about the impact of their Dwarven Swordmage using hammers instead of swords.&nbsp; One suggestion was to just use sword stats, and call it a hammer.&nbsp; Since this has little impact on balance, is not abusing any rules, and is actually injecting *more flavor* into the game, I approve.&nbsp; If it had gone the other way, where he wanted to use a hammer as a dwarf to benefit from Dwarven Weapon Training and make it look like a sword, then it becomes cheese and I hate it.&nbsp;Jay</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turtlejay, post: 5033114, member: 70267"] Finally, something on this thread I want to comment about! Jeez! That kind of reskinning I don't like. You want to use a fullblade's stats, but carry a dagger? Part of the Fullblade is its size and weight. You can't just handwave that. I love the idea of the Assassin, but hate that they are geared towards high [w] powers, and those bit [w]'s are attatched to big weapons. Hardly the assassin I picture, sneaking up to the magistrate with an 8 foot sword on his back. I actually built up one that used a spiked chain, because I felt it was the highest [w] one could get and still have it concealed. Allowing willy-nilly reskinning pretty much invalidates that kind of thinking. You want to play a Gnome Barbarian? Then do it. Don't play one but sub some other race for the mechanics. . .that kind of reskinning is the *cowards* way out. I do approve of some kinds of reskinning. I remember a recent post here where someone asked about the impact of their Dwarven Swordmage using hammers instead of swords. One suggestion was to just use sword stats, and call it a hammer. Since this has little impact on balance, is not abusing any rules, and is actually injecting *more flavor* into the game, I approve. If it had gone the other way, where he wanted to use a hammer as a dwarf to benefit from Dwarven Weapon Training and make it look like a sword, then it becomes cheese and I hate it. Jay [/QUOTE]

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