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No Races in OneDND Have any Disadvantages

Started by RPGPundit, July 30, 2024, 07:37:17 PM

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yosemitemike

#30
August 05, 2024, 05:03:38 AM
I'm not boycotting it.  I just have no need for it and no interest in it so I am not going to buy it.  It's not a political statement.  It's just a product I don't need or want.
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Omega

#31
August 05, 2024, 07:40:08 AM
Also why buy a new edition that they will just replace in 5 years as theres no way wotc will wait as long as they did with 5e again.

Omega

#32
August 05, 2024, 07:46:35 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on August 05, 2024, 04:12:44 AMYes, that's exactly what I say in the video!

Yes and you did not "uh" as much in this one as some others.

RPGPundit

#33
August 06, 2024, 06:43:59 AM
Quote from: Omega on August 05, 2024, 07:46:35 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on August 05, 2024, 04:12:44 AMYes, that's exactly what I say in the video!

Yes and you did not "uh" as much in this one as some others.

My "uh" rate varies.
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#34
August 09, 2024, 12:41:00 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on August 06, 2024, 06:43:59 AM
Quote from: Omega on August 05, 2024, 07:46:35 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on August 05, 2024, 04:12:44 AMYes, that's exactly what I say in the video!

Yes and you did not "uh" as much in this one as some others.

My "uh" rate varies.

As I've noted before. In your vids once you get worked up and into a subject the "uh"ing vanishes. Its when you lose steam or are just working up to something that you uh more. Sometimes lots more.

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#35
August 09, 2024, 09:54:08 AM
True.
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jeff37923

#36
August 09, 2024, 10:35:41 AM
Is it considered a boycott if you just don't want to spend money on something that won't have any value to you?
"Meh."

deadDMwalking

#37
August 09, 2024, 02:41:21 PM
We got rid of racial penalties a long time ago.  Mathematically it's pretty easy to make everything a bonus. 
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HappyDaze

#38
August 09, 2024, 04:13:20 PM
Quote from: jeff37923 on August 09, 2024, 10:35:41 AMIs it considered a boycott if you just don't want to spend money on something that won't have any value to you?
No. That's just a personal choice. It only becomes a boycott when it becomes organized, or promoted through an organized effort.

Omega

#39
August 09, 2024, 09:31:13 PM
Quote from: jeff37923 on August 09, 2024, 10:35:41 AMIs it considered a boycott if you just don't want to spend money on something that won't have any value to you?

Saw a thread on Reddit where some moron was trying to claim that not wanting to mov to Fake edition was a DM "Banning material!" and that this was the sign of a bad DM!

Omega

#40
August 09, 2024, 09:32:46 PM
Quote from: deadDMwalking on August 09, 2024, 02:41:21 PMWe got rid of racial penalties a long time ago.  Mathematically it's pretty easy to make everything a bonus. 

OD&D and the B line of D&D did not have any race stat bonuses or penalties.

jeff37923

#41
August 09, 2024, 10:51:51 PM
Quote from: Omega on August 09, 2024, 09:31:13 PM
Quote from: jeff37923 on August 09, 2024, 10:35:41 AMIs it considered a boycott if you just don't want to spend money on something that won't have any value to you?

Saw a thread on Reddit where some moron was trying to claim that not wanting to mov to Fake edition was a DM "Banning material!" and that this was the sign of a bad DM!

Of all the things that I dislike about Hasbro's influence on D&D, the tacit encouragement of D&D game play as becoming a member of some kind of cult is the biggest offender. It started with their Organized Play program and has spread like a cancer along with wokeness.
"Meh."

jeff37923

#42
August 09, 2024, 10:53:36 PM
Quote from: Omega on August 09, 2024, 09:32:46 PM
Quote from: deadDMwalking on August 09, 2024, 02:41:21 PMWe got rid of racial penalties a long time ago.  Mathematically it's pretty easy to make everything a bonus. 

OD&D and the B line of D&D did not have any race stat bonuses or penalties.

Ah, but race as class is wacist.....
"Meh."

RPGPundit

#43
August 10, 2024, 01:19:51 AM
Quote from: Omega on August 09, 2024, 09:32:46 PM
Quote from: deadDMwalking on August 09, 2024, 02:41:21 PMWe got rid of racial penalties a long time ago.  Mathematically it's pretty easy to make everything a bonus. 

OD&D and the B line of D&D did not have any race stat bonuses or penalties.

In the case of the basic/expert rules that was because it had race-as-class.
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JohnDiggity

#44
August 12, 2024, 10:56:03 PM
I understand why people dislike this; me, personally, I like the idea that I'm not being "sub-optimal" by wanting to play an Orc that's a Wizard. As far as stats go, It helps that they're not tied to race so you can have more customization options to viably create whatever concept you have in your head (not like 5e needs help being easier)

That said, race/ancestry has to mean SOMETHING so, I'd hope that they do offer some type of different bonuses/penalties/unique abilities/options to help them stand-out.
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