As a "Gifted" person on thing that I always had problems with is the lack of support for these kind of Children.
What this really means is that the school system needs to be in touch with all children's needs. Commonly public schools only support Special Needs kids at this level. While in reality almost all kids are special needs, how many times have you seen kids that are motivated self starters that love to sit learn.
If we had a system that tested all kids for their strengths, weaknesses, and best mode of learning we would have a system that works for everyone.
Kids don't need to be all in the same age (grade level) class to learn something, they need to be with like minded people.
The problem with this is you will end up with much more cost for evaluators and fragmented school curriculum.
As a veteran gamer and more often DM, I always chuckle when people quip at gamers about not having a life. The game is all about social interaction and without a group there is no game, only a dream.
One of the many drawbacks of D&D is that it trivializes day to day activities and only focuses on the "fun" stuff. Fun here is a relative term and left to the definition of the players and DM of any game. Because of this one of the most common complaints by players is a lack of realism. If this book can help me/them establish realism for players who want realism while maintaining the fantasy element for the escapists in all gamers then I'm all for it.
Many of WotC recent books have been virtually useless to me and many gamers I know, simply because the deluge of material is not anything I will be able to incorporate into my worlds soon. But at least it is there for those who want it.
Consider the moral dilemma that cloning a Neanderthal would bring.
Do they get rights and are they protected?
1. A test bed for medicinal experiments. 2. Are their organs compatible with ours? Could we have them living in pens only to be slaughtered when we need a new heart? 3. How about cross breeding? Is it possible, do the children have rights? 4. Cheap labor force aka slavery? Or would it be more like a beast of burden?
Since we don't respect the Chimpanzee why would we respect a Neanderthal? What if it can learn to talk and recognize itself does it get rights then?
The only species that we humans seem to value is homo sapiens.
I am not a member of PETA, just some thoughts on my mind.
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As a "Gifted" person on thing that I always had problems with is the lack of support for these kind of Children.
What this really means is that the school system needs to be in touch with all children's needs. Commonly public schools only support Special Needs kids at this level. While in reality almost all kids are special needs, how many times have you seen kids that are motivated self starters that love to sit learn.
If we had a system that tested all kids for their strengths, weaknesses, and best mode of learning we would have a system that works for everyone.
Kids don't need to be all in the same age (grade level) class to learn something, they need to be with like minded people.
The problem with this is you will end up with much more cost for evaluators and fragmented school curriculum.
Yes but the online SRD (free rules online) has differences from the material in the book. For instance the skill a ranger gets at second level.
For the most part the SRD is useful but you'll find some differences here and there but not enough to cause major problems with casual play.
As a veteran gamer and more often DM, I always chuckle when people quip at gamers about not having a life. The game is all about social interaction and without a group there is no game, only a dream.
One of the many drawbacks of D&D is that it trivializes day to day activities and only focuses on the "fun" stuff. Fun here is a relative term and left to the definition of the players and DM of any game. Because of this one of the most common complaints by players is a lack of realism. If this book can help me/them establish realism for players who want realism while maintaining the fantasy element for the escapists in all gamers then I'm all for it.
Many of WotC recent books have been virtually useless to me and many gamers I know, simply because the deluge of material is not anything I will be able to incorporate into my worlds soon. But at least it is there for those who want it.
D&D was the first MMORG (oops MMRG).
Consider the moral dilemma that cloning a Neanderthal would bring.
Do they get rights and are they protected?
1. A test bed for medicinal experiments.
2. Are their organs compatible with ours? Could we have them living in pens only to be slaughtered when we need a new heart?
3. How about cross breeding? Is it possible, do the children have rights?
4. Cheap labor force aka slavery? Or would it be more like a beast of burden?
Since we don't respect the Chimpanzee why would we respect a Neanderthal? What if it can learn to talk and recognize itself does it get rights then?
The only species that we humans seem to value is homo sapiens.
I am not a member of PETA, just some thoughts on my mind.