@Mivsan - your post on the thread you linked to is definitely not off-topic. It discusses exactly the kind of things I've thought about since the first time I played BG1 all those years ago. And YAY … (View Post)

@demented Oh I think it's great fun to explore these ideas. Sadly I've seen many people who take the attributes in a very literal manner - for example arguing that people who are Good will never do e… (View Post)

I've always thought that evil PCs and NPCs shouldn't get upset when their reputation is high. After all many people in our history who were heartless, ruthless, and totally lacking in empathy deliber… (View Post)

I think the discussion is entirely moot. The attributes and ability stats in D&D aren’t actually describing real things. The words used as names for the various abilities in D&D are not used … (View Post)

Very, very useful. When I am doing a metagaming run through this sort of information really helps me decide what kit to keep, and what skills/proficiencies to give the members of my party. (View Post)