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Shoe Horning the Races by Class?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7636373" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>You know what they say about assuming... I've been playing since the late 80s, early 90s, having done every edition except OD&D (which I didn't find out existed until I came here) and only dabbled in Pathfinder (because had serious issues with the core 3E mechanics). </p><p></p><p>This is very true, and if you reread my comment you quoted, I never said anything to the contrary. I said there were mechanical benefits for playing to type, which several earlier editions didn't quite do very well (the 3x elf made for a terrible wizard, for example). Because of this, about 2/3 of all characters I've seen generally play to type, but that means that 1/3 DON'T play to type, which for any edition of D&D is an amazing number. The OP commented on the fact that you can probably guess the class of the character based on race, and this is technically correct (67% chance). I pointed out why this is, and why there are exceptions to it.</p><p></p><p>You then proceeded to attack me with the earlier assumption, and the following tirade. Please re-read my original post that you quoted, and tell me if you really think I said ANYTHING that even vaguely fits the nonsense you threw at me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7636373, member: 6775477"] You know what they say about assuming... I've been playing since the late 80s, early 90s, having done every edition except OD&D (which I didn't find out existed until I came here) and only dabbled in Pathfinder (because had serious issues with the core 3E mechanics). This is very true, and if you reread my comment you quoted, I never said anything to the contrary. I said there were mechanical benefits for playing to type, which several earlier editions didn't quite do very well (the 3x elf made for a terrible wizard, for example). Because of this, about 2/3 of all characters I've seen generally play to type, but that means that 1/3 DON'T play to type, which for any edition of D&D is an amazing number. The OP commented on the fact that you can probably guess the class of the character based on race, and this is technically correct (67% chance). I pointed out why this is, and why there are exceptions to it. You then proceeded to attack me with the earlier assumption, and the following tirade. Please re-read my original post that you quoted, and tell me if you really think I said ANYTHING that even vaguely fits the nonsense you threw at me. [/QUOTE]
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