Recent content by Hussar

Warhammer Fantasy would like a word...

We'll have to wait and see. 5e has never really embraced anything new school, at least not very much. Endless recycling or re imagining adventures, recycling classes and whatnot. Recycling settings. WotC has not exactly embraced anything new, and understandably so. We are getting the D&D...

That's a point too. Peter Parker, despite the death of Uncle Ben at the beginning, has a very loving home. That's pretty much why he fights. Ms. Marvel is another good example. The Fantastic Four all have very healthy relationships. Superman. Depending on which Green Lantern you want to...

Dude, I have enough trouble remembering what I had for breakfast. Trying to remember who said what to me on this forum two years ago is just not going to happen. :D But, I think I can pretty honestly say that if halflings were the most popular PC race in your group, you experience in D&D is...

That would warm the cockles of my heart. But, the realistic side of me thinks that there just isn't a whole lot of meat on that bone anymore. Forgotten Realms has picked that carcass pretty clean. And, I get the sense that there is some resistance among Greyhawk fans to adding newer material...

I mean, yeah. Look, I know that I have apparently earned a reputation for hating halflings, despite actually playing them, but, I gotta say, there's some serious revisionist history going on here. It's the first time I've ever seen anyone try to claim that halfling PC's are popular. As far...

Again, you are making very strong statements here that are not supported by any actual information. Halflngs, by every single piece of evidence we have, are the bottom choice in the PHB. And they always have been. It's not a mistake that every race in 2e got a full Complete Guide, except...

I don't know why you can so confidently say that. Dragonborn are, by all accounts, a very, very popular choice for tabletop. Yes, the HeHe races get top billing as always, but, considering Dragonborn and Tieflings are such late comers to the table, it's impressive that they get played as much...

Another bit of information, although, again, nothing remotely conclusive, is the choice of species in Baldur's Gate 3. I found this chart: which again, puts the hehe's in the lead three positions, but, this time the spread is FAR closer. I mean, Dragonborn and Tiefling aren't that far...

Rakasta would like a word. :D

Oh. I totally agree. It's not like Broken Hero is a bad background. It certainly isn't. It can be really compelling. No argument from me. But, like the video I posted at the beginning of this, it does tend to start sounding like the Four Yorkshiremen when EVERY character comes from these...

Oh, I get it. I do. It's just kinda weird that it becomes the default for PC's. I mean, the meme of parents being horrified that their baby was born an adventurer exists for a reason. :D Like I said, I like to swim against the stream and make PC's that are not broken heroes. They are there...

Oh, wow. What's that like?

🤷 All I can do is report my experience. I mean, you talk about a background being "due" a week before the campaign starts. Are they creating those backgrounds in collaboration with any of the players or only you? Are they creating those backgrounds in collaboration with you or are they...