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<blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 5024496" data-attributes="member: 23977">I'm part of the- make the game work first, and if I (as the player of the game) want to change things I'll change them. When WoTC keeps things &quot;standardized&quot; it lets me know what the numbers mean more easily, and a better idea of what will happen when I change them.I've never REALLY seen a compelling argument to why something like this is a problem. So a PC kobold doesn't have darkvision... What's the real issue? The &quot;genetics&quot; answer is lame- my wife has a better sense of smell then I do, I have a friend who is color blind- do we not exist as members of the human race? Are we some weird new sub species of human? The color blinded smellless??As for story, I'd say my imagination is sparked MORE by the Kobold lacking darkvision... Maybe that's why he was always ostrasized, and decided to leave his clan- No one wants to hang out with Torch Carry'n Yarpy!Almost ALWAYS these arguments boil down to, OHHH X Ability would give me a leg up, so I need to find a way to get it!!! Cleverly disguised as an offense to someone's precious verisimilitude. Can't see in the dark? Carry a torch.The few times someone has managed to give me a somewhat compelling story reason they needed X ability, I've let them have it, but kept tabs on what they did with it. Almost always the real truth came out quickly enough.Really the idea that every member of the race should be cookie cutter with the exact same abilities is the REAL offense to MY verisimilitude.&nbsp; Real life is full of suprises, uniqueness, and it's THOSE differences that make it interesting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scribble, post: 5024496, member: 23977"] I'm part of the- make the game work first, and if I (as the player of the game) want to change things I'll change them. When WoTC keeps things "standardized" it lets me know what the numbers mean more easily, and a better idea of what will happen when I change them. I've never REALLY seen a compelling argument to why something like this is a problem. So a PC kobold doesn't have darkvision... What's the real issue? The "genetics" answer is lame- my wife has a better sense of smell then I do, I have a friend who is color blind- do we not exist as members of the human race? Are we some weird new sub species of human? The color blinded smellless?? As for story, I'd say my imagination is sparked MORE by the Kobold lacking darkvision... Maybe that's why he was always ostrasized, and decided to leave his clan- No one wants to hang out with Torch Carry'n Yarpy! Almost ALWAYS these arguments boil down to, OHHH X Ability would give me a leg up, so I need to find a way to get it!!! Cleverly disguised as an offense to someone's precious verisimilitude. Can't see in the dark? Carry a torch. The few times someone has managed to give me a somewhat compelling story reason they needed X ability, I've let them have it, but kept tabs on what they did with it. Almost always the real truth came out quickly enough. Really the idea that every member of the race should be cookie cutter with the exact same abilities is the REAL offense to MY verisimilitude. Real life is full of suprises, uniqueness, and it's THOSE differences that make it interesting. [/QUOTE]

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