Yeah even a somewhat cartoony artstyle is a turnoff for me, let alone outright anime style. That's why I've been unhappy with the artstyle of BG3, a result of the 5e aesthetic having moved to that mo… (View Post)

I agree with a lot of what you surmise, @RedRodent. But therein are two of my big problems. One, Lae'zel and Shadowheart are precisely the two companions I would feel I *need* in my party to have a p… (View Post)

Well, bringing all of this back to BG3, it would then mean that we should be able to expect some serious *negative* consequences to having that tadpole inside us and not just some cool powers to use … (View Post)

But that's exactly it. I agree with this description. The difference is that whereas you want to label this as complexity, for me this is exactly the opposite of complexity. Having restrictions and c… (View Post)

I already said that 2e left a lot to be desired in terms of character building. But the OS games' "complexity" was illusory and superficial. Yes you got to do some allocating of stat points… (View Post)