R&C Spotlight Interview with Michelle Carter

[Scholar & Brutalman]

Is here

One tidbit:

Oh, and the paragraph about half-elves that was supposed to be in Races and Classes? Dropped for space, not any other nefarious reason. They’re still around.

 

[Voss]

Shoot.



Some odd bits floating about here and there

half orcs dropped because of the issue with the implied origins isn't 'solved' which is funny, given the most famous D&D half-elf.

elven paladin didn't have to worry about being slowed down by heavy armor as much. Why?

tiefling fighter intentionally built subpar. Hmm.

 

[catsclaw227]

There's a few interesting tidbits:

1. Dwarves have slow movement.
2. She mentions a star-pact warlock and a fey-pact warlock.
3. Paladin powers: "Radiant Smite" and "Holy Strike"

 

[Stilvan]

half orcs dropped because of the issue with the implied origins isn't 'solved' which is funny, given the most famous D&D half elf

The issue is the implied.. 'violence'.. of the implied origins - something not implied by half elves.

 

[Gloombunny]

half orcs dropped because of the issue with the implied origins isn't 'solved' which is funny, given the most famous D&D half-elf.

Rape is a possible origin for any character. It's just that with half-orcs it can be difficult to come up with any other.

elven paladin didn't have to worry about being slowed down by heavy armor as much. Why?

Maybe elves have a higher base movement rate, so being slowed down by armor just puts them on par with everyone else? I hope elves don't get a special not-slowed-by-armor power like 3e dwarves have; that wouldn't make any sense for them.

tiefling fighter intentionally built subpar. Hmm.

For a moment I was worried that she was saying tiefling fighter is an underpowered combination. But then I noticed she said underpowered class/race/power combination, and I recalled the bit from the Confessions column where tieflings get an attack bonus after being hit. That would seem to work a lot better for a greatsword fighter than one with a shield, I mean why take a race that benefits from being hit and then do your best to avoid being hit? Perhaps that's what she was doing.

 

[ZombieRoboNinja]

The issue is the implied.. 'violence'.. of the implied origins - something not implied by half elves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanis_Half-Elven

 

[Green Knight]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanis_Half-Elven

That tends to be the exception with Half-Elves, whereas it tends to be the norm with Half-Orcs. That's the problem, apparently.

 

[Voss]

The issue is the implied.. 'violence'.. of the implied origins - something not implied by half elves.

Yeah, I got the rape reference. It was just ridiculous when you think about the most well known D&D half-elf, who was also a product of rape.

Its also easily fixed in D&D terms if you look at Owlbears.
A wizard did it.
Done.

Unless you want to worry about the implied origins of the owlbear....

 

[Sitara]

lol. Owlbears. I'm sad they are back, but oh well.

Anyhow, Rangers, from what we hear wont have mandatory spellcasting. So if you want to play a magic less ranger, thats entirely possible to do without leaving the baseclass.

Radiant Smite: I bet this causes blindness in foes, and damage to undead. Gah...to shiny a power for me.

 

[Wik]

I like the bit about the halflings having one of the most fun abilities in the game. That makes me happy inside.