I still have a layer of consideration due to ASI restrictions? No, thats false.
You know what, I'm just going to say it: I honestly don't even know what you mean by a "layer of consideration" here. Especially since you said that by having ASI restrictions, you
had another layer, which you wanted to have--but now you're saying that you don't.
I'm not bullying you. The math of the game does not require a 16 at level 1. You simply desire to not be restricted, so you can put that +2 wherever you want.
Yes, you really are. "Just admit this is what you want." When I've already told you what I want. But you think you know me better than I do, so you're demanding that I admit what you believe to be true. That's bullying.
Again, the game does not require a 16 in Charisma, to play a Warlock.
The game doesn't require anything; it's not sentient. And nobody
needs to play D&D. Stop pretending that
anything here is about "needs." You
want races to have fixed ASIs. You
want there to be racial stat penalties.
You don't need to have
any racial traits in order for the races to be different; you just need to
roleplay them as different.
Many races didnt get a +2 in Str...now all can. That is not diversity.
And again, you don't know what diversity means.
"All halflings have +2 Dex" is
not diversity. Neither is "All halflings have +2 Dex; all orcs have +2 Strength." It's homogeneity. It's cliche tropes. And at worst, it's also stereotypes that can carry a tinge of real-world bigotry.
"Some halflings have +2 Dex; some halflings have +2 Strength; some halflings have +2 Con; some halflings have +2 Int; some halflings have +2 Wis; some halflings have +2 Cha"
is diversity. Diversity is showing how
individuals can be different.
I am not playing the halfling race, or the orc race, or even the human race. I am playing an individual. To me, choosing where that +2 goes is as important as choosing my character's name, gender, appearance, sexuality, and personality.
I am basing every assumption I have made on what
you and the others have written.
They have decided that
anyone who chooses to have a 16 is a powergamer and have refused to accept anything I have said to the contrary.
Oh and that power gamer label, BTW, includes you. Because you've repeatedly talked about how much optimization is important to you. You even mentioned all those videos and websites about it!
I've never gone to one of those sites in order to build a character. Crimson should also be considered a power gamer, since I believe he called it a "puzzle" to find out the best combos.
So if you have no problem with other people calling
me a power gamer, then I guess you should have no problem with me pointing out how you are one as well.
(And here, I'm sure the denials will roll on in.)