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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesonCourage" data-source="post: 5757418" data-attributes="member: 6668292">Well, I assume that for that to matter to anyone, they'd need to know who Hercules is. Knowing that, I could see how they could accept him being a Fighter, but I don't see the logical leap to "all Fighters are therefore like Hercules!"That is, it follows that Hercules is a Fighter (they said so). That does not mean that all Fighters are Hercules (obviously). What makes Hercules unique? Well, how he was raised, his heritage, his training, his feats (not in the WotC sense), etc. A cursory glance at Hercules reveals that yes, he is indeed a Fighter, but he is also the son of the most powerful god.I think being one does not preclude the other, nor necessarily imply it. Vecna is a wizard; that does not mean that all wizards get to be Vecna. As always, play what you like <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />This is a very good point.I find this to be pretty inaccurate. As a GM, I definitely do interpret the flavors or powers, or their interaction with the game world. However, if a group approaches a game where the players know exactly how their powers interact with the game world, then the GM still has incredibly important functions to fulfill. To imply that the GM's function is totally dismissed is rather... limited, in my opinion. As always, play what you like <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I have to personally disagree with this statement on the plain absurdity of it. I can change who I talk to at will, so family/friends/significant others don't matter. I can walk to any part of the house right now (or anywhere outside that I can reasonably reach), so where I'm at doesn't matter.This line of thinking just does not follow logically. Maybe you missed qualifying your statement? "If you can change flavor mechanics at will, they are not important"? If, however, you truly believe this is true in a general sense, it's no surprise that people disagree with you. As always, play what you like <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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