I did read the Oriental Adventures sourcebook back in the 80s but I can't remember if it used Kara-Tur or its own setting. "Unearthed Arcana" has a 5e Kensai as a monk subclass, a Samurai f… (View Post)

Up until the 19th century around 60-70% of the population where illiterate. I'm sure many of them where highly intelligent. Literacy requires access to education, not intelligence. Literacy rates in … (View Post)

There is more on the Faywild in the 4th edition sourcebooks I believe. One of the things that occurred to me is a Moonshae setting could cover Arthurian, Faerie, and Vikings... (View Post)

"Intelligence" is really an oversimplification, it has many different dimensions. But broadly: Intelligence represents your ability to assimilate education. Someone of lower intelligence wi… (View Post)

The discussion is not "different P&P versions" - Starfinder is not a version of D&D for a start. Its "killing time until we actually have some information". Case in point,… (View Post)