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<blockquote data-quote="Savage Wombat" data-source="post: 6389388" data-attributes="member: 1932">I find it interesting that so many people seem to find the idea that WotC might have chosen to make a monster not a sentient infant so threatening to their liberties.Yes, if WotC decided to leave demons out of 5e there would have been outcry.If WotC had left fire snakes out of 5e, or made them something other than larval salamanders - you and your fellow debaters would never, ever have noticed.WotC, I've heard, deliberately removed hatchling dragons from 4e because some people complained about making sentient infant creatures legitimate targets.&nbsp; Were you arguing about this at that time?Why do you feel personally threatened by the suggestion that some people find killing infants objectionable?&nbsp; Are you taking it as a criticism of your personal gaming style?And it's never just a game, or just a book, or just a TV show, or just a movie.&nbsp; Everything you read, watch, talk about with your friends, and do shapes who you are and what you believe.&nbsp; Once again, to reiterate ad nauseum - since WotC has established by previous behavior that they want their game to have a positive influence (while remaining true to the nature of the game), I find it odd that this particular element slipped past them.If you think this particular creature is such a minor issue as to pass unnoticed - you have no case to defend it so strongly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Savage Wombat, post: 6389388, member: 1932"] I find it interesting that so many people seem to find the idea that WotC might have chosen to make a monster [B]not [/B]a sentient infant so threatening to their liberties. Yes, if WotC decided to leave demons out of 5e there would have been outcry. If WotC had left fire snakes out of 5e, or made them something other than larval salamanders - you and your fellow debaters would never, ever have noticed. WotC, I've heard, deliberately removed hatchling dragons from 4e because some people complained about making sentient infant creatures legitimate targets. Were you arguing about this at that time? Why do you feel personally threatened by the suggestion that some people find killing infants objectionable? Are you taking it as a criticism of your personal gaming style? And it's never just a game, or just a book, or just a TV show, or just a movie. Everything you read, watch, talk about with your friends, and do shapes who you are and what you believe. Once again, to reiterate[I] ad nauseum [/I]- since WotC has established by previous behavior that they want their game to have a positive influence (while remaining true to the nature of the game), I find it odd that this particular element slipped past them. If you think this particular creature is such a minor issue as to pass unnoticed - you have no case to defend it so strongly. [/QUOTE]

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