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I just think whether or not each and every player here has an outrageously high stat and what those stats are is a bit of an unnecessary hassle to add to the already long list of things the GM needs to keep track of.

The problem with this argument is that first off, the GM can't know your character sheet front-to-back because they're not playing your character, so they probably don't know if even a 1 will pass the DC they've set.

1/20 is much less regular than 5/20 or even 19/20

It's still far more common than is reasonable.

"Even" Animals don't deserve it? Why is "even" in that sentence? Are you assuming we would be more willing to hurt animals than we would be to defend ourselves from fascists?

Tolerance of intolerance is the death of tolerance.

That implies animals are lesser than fascists.

I just ctrl F'd "Undead Unluck" and didn't find it so there's that one. In fact, it even makes sure to establish the importance of healthy relationships! AND that beauty isn't always in youth!

The flash game The Blind Swordsman does something like this.