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Those aren't mutually exclusive.

"Not if I cast shield"

-My level 20 warforged armour dipped wizard, in a game where the DM was quite generous with magic items

The only way to write a perfect metaphor is to not write a metaphor.

The flameboyants.

Straight to the soul blender.

IMO the way to avoid this (as well as making it less cliched) is rather than having the likes of Chinaland, Vikingland and Egyptland, to instead blend disparate civilisations together into something that isn't just copy of a single real culture.

I'm not sure what this has to do with RPG memes.

"Isn't that the class that just casts spirit guardians?"

Veteran player: "It can do other things?"

That’s like an entire region’s supply of 5th-level characters.

And they're paladins, so they have to be 9th level redemption paladins.

Someone played a halfling as a kender.

But consider,

Ravin'

The real meta option is wereraven.

Regeneration is arguably better than BPS immunity, they get a fly speed, and no alignment restriction.