Actually, despite being in college, I don't have a license either, Theo. All us youngins. Oh, well, I'll have one soon. Tell you what - we finish the stone age stuff, get it all together, and then we'll celebrate by going over there and doing the first session together! Dude, that'd be so cool. And I know both Wroe and Lorthyne, so we could all totally get together. So, we'll have to plan that. Might be a while, though...
Wow, those are some very good points. I agree with all of them, though I'm not sure I understood 2, except 4. This is actually something that has a story behind it. One of my friends back when I first got into D&D really liked kobolds, so I heard about them...constantly. Same with Drazz't (snigger). Anyway, knowing that they loved sorcerers, and knowing that I loved sorcerers, I thought I had found a kindred spirit, so I went to look them up sometime to see if I wanted to play one. What the heck!? There is nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, in their stats that reflects this sorcerous propensity. You'd think they'd get a Cha bonus, or something, at least one thing, that says, "We like sorcerers!" But you don't. It doesn't make any sense. What I'm saying is there is no reason why monstrous races should have less magic users other than stereotypes. Why the heck can't orcs have druids and clerics? They take no hit to Wisdom. Even with low Int and Cha, they should still have a few wizards and sorcerers. So, I have to say, that while the amount of spellcaster types varies by montrous race, they have generally the same amount percentage wise over the board.
On that note, why the heck do elves like wizards? Again, there is nothing that says we like wizards, other than flavor text. However, they get great stuff with longswords and bows. You'd think they all like swashbucklers, or fighters, or even rogues. Heck, they are chaotic. But, I don't really care for elves so I could go on forever on that.
Oh, and I still see no reason why dwarves should get a hit to Cha, particularly when it's tied to spellcasting. Why would being ugly affect your ability to drop fireballs? Doesn't that seem a little shallow. The Dex idea with dwarves really fits, though.
Actually, despite being in college, I don't have a license either, Theo. All us youngins. Oh, well, I'll have one soon. Tell you what - we finish the stone age stuff, get it all together, and then we'll celebrate by going over there and doing the first session together! Dude, that'd be so cool. And I know both Wroe and Lorthyne, so we could all totally get together. So, we'll have to plan that. Might be a while, though...
Wow, those are some very good points. I agree with all of them, though I'm not sure I understood 2, except 4. This is actually something that has a story behind it. One of my friends back when I first got into D&D really liked kobolds, so I heard about them...constantly. Same with Drazz't (snigger). Anyway, knowing that they loved sorcerers, and knowing that I loved sorcerers, I thought I had found a kindred spirit, so I went to look them up sometime to see if I wanted to play one. What the heck!? There is nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, in their stats that reflects this sorcerous propensity. You'd think they'd get a Cha bonus, or something, at least one thing, that says, "We like sorcerers!" But you don't. It doesn't make any sense. What I'm saying is there is no reason why monstrous races should have less magic users other than stereotypes. Why the heck can't orcs have druids and clerics? They take no hit to Wisdom. Even with low Int and Cha, they should still have a few wizards and sorcerers. So, I have to say, that while the amount of spellcaster types varies by montrous race, they have generally the same amount percentage wise over the board.
On that note, why the heck do elves like wizards? Again, there is nothing that says we like wizards, other than flavor text. However, they get great stuff with longswords and bows. You'd think they all like swashbucklers, or fighters, or even rogues. Heck, they are chaotic. But, I don't really care for elves so I could go on forever on that.
Oh, and I still see no reason why dwarves should get a hit to Cha, particularly when it's tied to spellcasting. Why would being ugly affect your ability to drop fireballs? Doesn't that seem a little shallow. The Dex idea with dwarves really fits, though.