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Old 05-06-2019, 06:04 AM   #4
Edman
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Norrköping, Sweden, Europe, Earth
Default Re: What could a D&D like setting realistically look like?

Since RAW in the setting is that the only way to gain power is to survive traps and kill monsters, you get some very unrealistic problems. A high-level Wizard with a high INT will be more skilled at pottery than the greatest master in the town (assuming an INT of 14, Favoured Class Bonus and 1-3 ranks), despite never having touched unmagical mud one day in his life. The same goes for being able to survive falls and the like. The setting is flawed at its heart, is what I'm trying to get at.

GURPS, on the other hand...
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