D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf

[Valetudo]

Half orcs sucked power wise in 1st edition. But they where they only class that could multiclass with(either thief or assasin) with a cleric in that edition, and that made them kool as a character to play.

 

[Clint_L]

and they could've even done the half-elf story with 3 dwarf mechanics or no mechanics at all, doesn't mean they should've.

Yes, they should've. Because it's a great story, and the mechanics had nothing to do with it. That's the point.

There is nothing preventing you from making a character with mixed ancestry in 5e; to the contrary, several of my current players have done so, and it is an important part of their story. Having specialized mechanics for two chosen examples of mixed ancestry has nothing to do with that.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Half orcs sucked power wise in 1st edition. But they where they only class that could multiclass with(either thief or assasin) with a cleric in that edition, and that made them kool as a character to play.

Everything was done to discourage players from playing half orcs in 1st edition, even though they were the only “big guy” trope option. The art was seriously ugly, they were stupid and almost always evil. And assassins were “NPC only” (even though everyone ignored that rule). Gygax included them as a sop but clearly didn’t want anyone playing one.

Of course it was Warhammer that completely changed orcs and made them sexy.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Dude your missing the point.

No, you are. A tiefling can have human parents. Or they can have elf parents. Different story, different culture. They do not need different stat blocks to tell it.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Nope because there’s a part that just works. Their world like ours isn’t an ideal world. Tanis in Dragonlance doesn’t work as an elf. Tons of examples like that

No, Tanis is a human with pointed ears who NPCs react differently to.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Dude your missing the point.

You're missing the point, the 2024 PHB is making the point that the Fiendish ancestor or influence is more important than any mortal ancestry a Tiefling might have.

 

[FreeTheSlaves]

Solasta should just implement half-elves RAW according to PHB 24. Whatever that means. They implemented 2014 as faithfully as reasonable back in CotM, stay consistent.

It'll be interesting how customers like it. I for one will not purchase on release this time.

 

[CreamCloud0]

Yes, they should've. Because it's a great story, and the mechanics had nothing to do with it. That's the point.

There is nothing preventing you from making a character with mixed ancestry in 5e; to the contrary, several of my current players have done so, and it is an important part of their story. Having specialized mechanics for two chosen examples of mixed ancestry has nothing to do with that.

for a non-insignificant amount of people having those specialized mechanics is what allows them to play a mixed ancestry character without it feeling like a barefaced lie.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

for a non-insignificant amount of people having those specialized mechanics is what allows them to play a mixed ancestry character without it feeling like a barefaced lie.

Pretending to be someone you are not is bare faced lying. Although we often euphemistically call it "role playing" or "acting".

Whatever you call it, getting an extra skill proficiency does not make it any less of a lie.

 

[CreamCloud0]

Pretending to be someone you are not is bare faced lying. Although we often euphemistically call it "role playing" or "acting".

Whatever you call it, getting an extra skill proficiency does not make it any less of a lie.

i wasn't referring to the act of roleplaying being a lie, i was referring to the truth of the nature of the character, claiming your character is something that the truth of the mechanics don't align with.

for some people, that extra proficiency does matter and does make it less of a lie because it means the mechanics match the fiction.