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<blockquote data-quote="spinozajack" data-source="post: 6626788" data-attributes="member: 6794198"><p>I would personally really like to understand the thought process behind giving both elves and half-elves access to darkvision.</p><p></p><p>Like, what game or story or balance reason is there for making that continuity break with every single past edition of D&D? Just to be different?</p><p></p><p>With elves having both a +2 to dex and darkvision, I am besides myself trying to think of how halflings can even compete as rogues, mechanically speaking.</p><p></p><p>I guess what's done is done, but I don't remember there being a single survey asking people if they were okay with this change. There was an interview some time back with RA Salvatore about his books and FR, where he was talking about the rules changes requiring lore changes back in 2nd edition, with the god of assassins being dead so there was no more assassin. It's this kind of continuity break that annoys me, especially since elves and half-elves have plenty going for them and no one was complaining about them not being able to see in the dark without magic, ever. </p><p></p><p>I do appreciate my dwarf having it, but it doesn't feel so special with half the group being able to. I would much rather no PC races have it than make it as common as it is now.</p><p></p><p>Makes me wonder if @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=3594" target="_blank">RodneyThompson</a></u></strong></em> knows the answer. Probably under NDA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spinozajack, post: 6626788, member: 6794198"] I would personally really like to understand the thought process behind giving both elves and half-elves access to darkvision. Like, what game or story or balance reason is there for making that continuity break with every single past edition of D&D? Just to be different? With elves having both a +2 to dex and darkvision, I am besides myself trying to think of how halflings can even compete as rogues, mechanically speaking. I guess what's done is done, but I don't remember there being a single survey asking people if they were okay with this change. There was an interview some time back with RA Salvatore about his books and FR, where he was talking about the rules changes requiring lore changes back in 2nd edition, with the god of assassins being dead so there was no more assassin. It's this kind of continuity break that annoys me, especially since elves and half-elves have plenty going for them and no one was complaining about them not being able to see in the dark without magic, ever. I do appreciate my dwarf having it, but it doesn't feel so special with half the group being able to. I would much rather no PC races have it than make it as common as it is now. Makes me wonder if @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=3594"]RodneyThompson[/URL][/U][/B][/I] knows the answer. Probably under NDA. [/QUOTE]
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