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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5804136" data-attributes="member: 463">Actually this reminds me of a female player in a sci-fi PBEM I ran, it was a strategic wargame with a roleplay element, each PC commanded a system's interstellar forces.&nbsp; This player, a friend of mine ([MENTION=6679831]AlphaSheWolf[/MENTION]), had the fantasy of playing a PC who was a good military commander, but had no interest in or ability to make actual military decisions. The game as designed by me required that ability, so she did not do well.I don't think her desire was illegitimate, there was just a clash between her desire and my desire &amp; intent as the game designer.&nbsp; Likewise if you have a fantasy of playing a PC who is a good communicator, but no interest in trying to be a good communicator yourself, that is a perfectly legitimate preference, it's just not one I share.As to how D&amp;D should be designed &amp; run - I prefer my preference, you prefer yours. Neither of us are wrong.&nbsp; Luckily for you, Monte and the other 5e designers seem to share your preference.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5804136, member: 463"] Actually this reminds me of a female player in a sci-fi PBEM I ran, it was a strategic wargame with a roleplay element, each PC commanded a system's interstellar forces. This player, a friend of mine ([MENTION=6679831]AlphaSheWolf[/MENTION]), had the fantasy of playing a PC who was a good military commander, but had no interest in or ability to make actual military decisions. The game as designed by me required that ability, so she did not do well. I don't think her desire was illegitimate, there was just a clash between her desire and my desire & intent as the game designer. Likewise if you have a fantasy of playing a PC who is a good communicator, but no interest in trying to be a good communicator yourself, that is a perfectly legitimate preference, it's just not one I share. As to how D&D should be designed & run - I prefer my preference, you prefer yours. Neither of us are wrong. Luckily for you, Monte and the other 5e designers seem to share your preference. :) [/QUOTE]

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