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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8450970" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>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 <em>had</em> another layer, which you wanted to have--but now you're saying that you don't.</p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The game doesn't require anything; it's not sentient. And nobody <em>needs </em>to play D&D. Stop pretending that <em>anything </em>here is about "needs." You <em>want </em>races to have fixed ASIs. You <em>want </em>there to be racial stat penalties. </p><p></p><p>You don't need to have <em>any </em>racial traits in order for the races to be different; you just need to <em>roleplay </em>them as different.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And again, you don't know what diversity means. </p><p></p><p>"All halflings have +2 Dex" is <strong>not </strong>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.</p><p></p><p>"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" <strong>is </strong>diversity. Diversity is showing how <em>individuals </em>can be different.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am basing every assumption I have made on what <em>you and the others </em>have written. <em>They </em>have decided that <em>anyone </em>who chooses to have a 16 is a powergamer and have refused to accept anything I have said to the contrary.</p><p></p><p>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! <em>I've </em>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.</p><p></p><p>So if you have no problem with other people calling <em>me </em>a power gamer, then I guess you should have no problem with me pointing out how you are one as well. </p><p></p><p>(And here, I'm sure the denials will roll on in.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8450970, member: 6915329"] 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 [I]had[/I] another layer, which you wanted to have--but now you're saying that you don't. 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. The game doesn't require anything; it's not sentient. And nobody [I]needs [/I]to play D&D. Stop pretending that [I]anything [/I]here is about "needs." You [I]want [/I]races to have fixed ASIs. You [I]want [/I]there to be racial stat penalties. You don't need to have [I]any [/I]racial traits in order for the races to be different; you just need to [I]roleplay [/I]them as different. And again, you don't know what diversity means. "All halflings have +2 Dex" is [B]not [/B]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" [B]is [/B]diversity. Diversity is showing how [I]individuals [/I]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 [I]you and the others [/I]have written. [I]They [/I]have decided that [I]anyone [/I]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]I've [/I]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 [I]me [/I]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.) [/QUOTE]
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