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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TSL" data-source="post: 326032" data-attributes="member: 2528">WFRP dwarves rune magic is pretty cool, isn't it? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> You bring up a good point though - it is the 'feel' of 3e that is bothering you?  Maybe a little too unrestrictive?I'm totally in your court Flex - I'm a big advocate of directed characters and exclusivity, they help give a game world its "feel".So what do I mean by that-  Let's take polymorph.  Everybody knows what polymorph is, all kind of wizards/sorcerers cast it, various creatures pack it in their repetoire, etc.Take it away from all of them- no polymorph, no shapeshift, etc.Now you give shapeshifting and polymorphing effects to only one group in your game world - The Zen'lish'tah - Masters of the Changing Rune.  Suddenly, polymorphing becomes a rare, and therefore, desirable thing.  A PC spellcaster has to endenture with a Zen'lish'tah master for a year to be taught 'the Changing Rune'.A game world's feel is dictated by the choices that designer's make at its inception - but more importantly - by the choices each individual GM makes in how he/she presents their world.You don't like dwarven wizards?  Establish that they don't exist - then explain why.  Maybe one of the PCs sets out to be the first dwarven wizard ever.  Instant adventure.</blockquote>

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