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      Brapnor voted in the poll, "In earlier editions, dinosaurs were just called “dinosaurs.” In 4th Edition, dinosaurs were called “behemoths.” Which do you prefer in your game?".

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      Mechanics Supporting Story
      Dwarves favor axes, while elves like bows. Halflings are excellent climbers....
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      Kayal
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      The mechanics and the story/flavor should be deeply connected. To say, for example, that "Dwarves are excellent craftsman, especially when working with stone or metal" can only be true if they are actually good at it.
      If humans, elves, and even orcs are every bit as good at crafting (mechanically) as a Dwarf is, then it would be false to say that Dwarves are better at it. If, on the other hand, Dwarves are supposed to be better at it, then make them actually better at it.
      I mean,...

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      Righel
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      I am on board with the idea of a neutral option. I think that having flavor represented in the rules - like the dwarven Stonecunning racial trait - is a cool feature. As for weapon-favoring and favored enemies, I'd be okay with having tohe option of bypassing these. What if my gnome was orphaned and raised in a monastery far from the ongoing mutual disdain between his kin and kobold. What it my dwarf was raised in a city and joined the city guard, favoring a broadsword? If he runs across his...

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      Brapnor voted in the poll, "Does game flavor need to be directly supported by game mechanics?".

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