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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 8081888" data-attributes="member: 5889">I read through Dragonborn and Dwarfs, and have skimmed over the other ones so far. My initial reactions:1) Flavorful: There is some good flavorful stuff in here. I especially like Momento's, I think that's a simple and nice touch.2) Wordy, I feel like the document explained what a Heritage is like 2-3 times.3) Power Creep: If the options goes through as is, there is definite power creep in level up (I don't necessarily mind that but that was stated in early post to be against the plan...more options but not more power). Some of these options are very very good. My first reaction is that the document way overvalues skills compared to combat abilities. Now expertise is a different matter, that is special and often worth it compared to combat abilities, but regular skills are very rarely worth is, especially considering I can often pick up what I want with backgrounds.4) Too much Metallic vs Chromatic vs Gem etc divergence. I felt like this is both giving too many options and is also flavor restricting at the same time. Maybe my metallic dragon wanted to teach me the fear spell because he knew the area we lived in had a lot of harsh monsters. Maybe my chromatic sire gave me a bonus to charisma checks because he wanted me super manipulative.So I feel that making this distinction embedded in the options is too much. Let me just choose my options, and then I'll adjust the flavor based on what dragon type I chose.Edit:5) Wow, if that one background is actually where Kender come from....well, I've never wanted to play a Kender more in my life, that may be the &quot;coolest&quot; culture in the docket.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 8081888, member: 5889"] I read through Dragonborn and Dwarfs, and have skimmed over the other ones so far. My initial reactions: 1) Flavorful: There is some good flavorful stuff in here. I especially like Momento's, I think that's a simple and nice touch. 2) Wordy, I feel like the document explained what a Heritage is like 2-3 times. 3) Power Creep: If the options goes through as is, there is definite power creep in level up (I don't necessarily mind that but that was stated in early post to be against the plan...more options but not more power). Some of these options are very very good. My first reaction is that the document way overvalues skills compared to combat abilities. Now expertise is a different matter, that is special and often worth it compared to combat abilities, but regular skills are very rarely worth is, especially considering I can often pick up what I want with backgrounds. 4) Too much Metallic vs Chromatic vs Gem etc divergence. I felt like this is both giving too many options and is also flavor restricting at the same time. Maybe my metallic dragon wanted to teach me the fear spell because he knew the area we lived in had a lot of harsh monsters. Maybe my chromatic sire gave me a bonus to charisma checks because he wanted me super manipulative. So I feel that making this distinction embedded in the options is too much. Let me just choose my options, and then I'll adjust the flavor based on what dragon type I chose. Edit: 5) Wow, if that one background is actually where Kender come from....well, I've never wanted to play a Kender more in my life, that may be the "coolest" culture in the docket. [/QUOTE]

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