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No More "Humans in Funny Hats": Racial Mechanics Should Determine Racial Cultures
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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8450510" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>How many characters have you seen?</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to everyone I've ever played with in the last 30 years, rolling is more fun because of the randomness, not because of the high stats. Even my bff who prefers GURPS--a game all about assigning your points, where everyone gets the same number of points--says he likes the randomness. Even the people I've gamed with who have rerolled stats that were too <em>high </em>have said this. So, was everyone I've ever played with <em>lying?</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>DING DING DING! No amount of "balance" can ever take these things into consideration. Which means that it's totally useless to try to put the blame on rolled vs. assigned stats.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Do they? Source please.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So playing a stereotype is not powergaming. Gotcha.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I asked if it were powergaming for an orc to put the +2 in Int. Please answer that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I didn't ask if there was a <em>need </em>for it. I asked if it were powergaming. Please answer that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I didn't ask if it were "measly." I also didn't say it had anything to do with the role and story. I asked if it were powergaming. Please answer that.</p><p></p><p>Judging by how you've dodged the question <em>three times in a row</em>, I have no choice but to assume that it's <em>not </em>powergaming. You just don't want to admit that so you fall back on "you don't need it." (Fun fact! Neither of us <em>need </em>to play D&D. We <em>want </em>to play D&D. Everything that comes after comes from our <em>wants</em>, not our <em>needs.)</em></p><p></p><p>So I'm going to ask another question that I'm sure you will dodge: if I have a good <em>story reason </em>for it, is it powergaming for a halfling fighter (their <em>role</em>) to put +2 into Strength?</p><p></p><p>(At this point, though, I'm pretty sure that you'll never accept any story reason as good enough for you, because your actual answer is "if it fits what I consider the acceptable stereotype, then it's OK.")</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8450510, member: 6915329"] How many characters have you seen? According to everyone I've ever played with in the last 30 years, rolling is more fun because of the randomness, not because of the high stats. Even my bff who prefers GURPS--a game all about assigning your points, where everyone gets the same number of points--says he likes the randomness. Even the people I've gamed with who have rerolled stats that were too [I]high [/I]have said this. So, was everyone I've ever played with [I]lying?[/I] DING DING DING! No amount of "balance" can ever take these things into consideration. Which means that it's totally useless to try to put the blame on rolled vs. assigned stats. Do they? Source please. So playing a stereotype is not powergaming. Gotcha. I asked if it were powergaming for an orc to put the +2 in Int. Please answer that. I didn't ask if there was a [I]need [/I]for it. I asked if it were powergaming. Please answer that. I didn't ask if it were "measly." I also didn't say it had anything to do with the role and story. I asked if it were powergaming. Please answer that. Judging by how you've dodged the question [I]three times in a row[/I], I have no choice but to assume that it's [I]not [/I]powergaming. You just don't want to admit that so you fall back on "you don't need it." (Fun fact! Neither of us [I]need [/I]to play D&D. We [I]want [/I]to play D&D. Everything that comes after comes from our [I]wants[/I], not our [I]needs.)[/I] So I'm going to ask another question that I'm sure you will dodge: if I have a good [I]story reason [/I]for it, is it powergaming for a halfling fighter (their [I]role[/I]) to put +2 into Strength? (At this point, though, I'm pretty sure that you'll never accept any story reason as good enough for you, because your actual answer is "if it fits what I consider the acceptable stereotype, then it's OK.") [/QUOTE]
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