Its not about making meaningful choices, it's about making though choices. You are not supposed to get an advantage you are supposed to trade something useful agianst a flavour you want. You want to be halfling barbarian? Sure go ahead, but it will be an upphill battle.
I think I finally see what you mean. Correct me if I'm wrong - in your opinion, "strategic" choices and "flavour" choices should always be placed on the same scales. Having to sacrifice power for flavour should be normal. I don't disagree with this entirely, I certainly think some ridiculous concepts should require a significant sacrifice. But I'm definitely more on the 'isolate flavour picks from power picks' side of the scale, because imo that way creativity is punished less. I hope we can shake hands and agree to disagree on that
Originally Posted by Edvin Black
So even @Llengrath can change his human monk to look like his favorite hill dwarf monk.
