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The problem would be making sure such a character is strong enough to pull his weight. I mean, the sidekick classes are about as dead simple as you can be, but they don't exactly punch at the weight limit of the 2014 champion. Then again, if you are willing to accept simple = weak, then you have...

There are plenty of tales you can tell about not-first generation half-elves coming from creole societies. The most obvious one being Khoravar in Eberron

That's really all I'm asking.

Apparently if I roll high enough on my persuasion check, you'll have to.

I want the ability to decide if my character believes his eyes or not, rather than the the dice telling me what my character believes. I want the option to be wrong even in the face of overwhelming evidence. If I can't decide that "while I can't prove it, there is something shady about that...

It makes sense if half-elves breeding with humans would produce other half-elves, but Gary's breakdown means most half-elf communities would either inbreed or dilute to humans "with a hint of elf blood" within a generation or two.

There is no "overriding the fiction". The potions are real or water based on what the DM says. But if my character is forced to believe they are real because the dice say i believe they are real, then I'm NOT actually playing my character. No more so than when the Life deck said I bought a...

If I (the player) can see though the ruse, I am allowed to act based on the knowledge I possess. If I can't, I'm not roleplaying. I might as well roll randomly to determine everything my character does. OS Players talk a lot about "challenging the player" when it comes to the game. The classic...

But it does beg the question that if a characters thoughts and actions are both controlled by mechanics, what is the point of "roleplay"? For example, if the DM says "you believe the merchant is honest" because they rolled high on their deception, that still doesn't mean I will buy the colored...

What I'm getting from this debate is apparently casting any sort of spell (helpful or harmful) could be viewed as PVP, regardless if it's the cleric healing the atheist or the wizard hasting the fighter.

Yes. And its a decision I agree with 110%. We're going to just disagree on this.

Just pointing out why the target being willing is an integral part of the warlord's abilities to work.

All which would be fine if Dark Sun was a separate game with its own PHB, DMG, and MM. But since its part of the larger D&D game, some refluffing is necessary to incorporate elements of the current rules into the setting without three 300 page tomes to catalogue every difference.

Depends on the edition. In AD&D, they get several benefits a human doesn't (infravision, slight resistance to sleep/charm) and have a wider selection of classes and multiclasses (ranger, druid, bard, cleric). Assuming you weren't expecting to play post 12th level, half-elf is strictly better...

Paladin: Your forces are beaten, Eye of Gruumsh. Surrender and I will spare you miserable life. Eye of Gruumsh: I surrender. ::Falls to his knees in front of paladins:: Warlord: He's too dangerous to leave alive. I use my commander's strike to make the paladin strike the Orc. Paladin...

Let it affect skills, saves, languagues known, and other "not as important to my day job" elements.

In 3.5, sure. In 5.5 they are much more complicated thanks to meta magic and sorcery points being a second resource to track.

When it comes to ability scores, BECMI had it right. Every score gives you a boost, but none directly affects your class except to boost your xp gain by 5%/10%. AD&D messed that up by making scores affect core competency in your class (Int affected wizard spells known and chance to learn, wisdom...

Ugh. No. I want ability scores to matter less, not more. As it stands, 5e actively makes you want to max your primary ability score to 20 ASAP for maximum effectiveness. While making attunement tied to con and or cha sounds like you are forcing hard choices, all you are doing is rewarding...

Consider this. My D&D game prior to Covid was a take on Savage Tides in Eberron. We got half way though one of the story beats when lockdown happened. We didn't get back to playing until over a year later and when we did, we started a new game. Does the Eberron game not count as a story because...