That’s still not arbitrary on the DM’s side- they’re just saying “don’t use anything from this campaign setting” or “only use stuff from X,Y & Z”. I wouldn’t expect for a given DM to know and thus distinguish between things in every setting that’s generic vs hyper specific. Hell- I’m somewhat...
I wouldn’t necessarily call excluding something written for another setting an “arbitrary” line.
But then again, I’ve played at tables with DMs who disallowed core classes & races because they don’t like them and don’t want to deal with them in their game.🤷🏾♂️
FWIW, the WORST chaotic evil thing I’ve seen someone do with a shopping basket occurred earlier this year. Several of us were walking out about the same time. One person decided to grab his two bags out of his basket and carry them to his car. Normally, that’s not a real issue.
But this...
Mom uses a mobility cart when we get groceries while I use a standard basket. But after loading up the car, both need to be returned.
Instead of nesting the basket in a parking lot corral and returning the cart, or making 2 trips, I get on the cart and use my right hand to pull the basket...
Puzzles are OK, but not really my thing. I knew one person who was a nut for them though. Unfortunately, he passed a decade or so ago. Otherwise, I know of a few I’d buy for him.
Children of the Sun
Children of the Grave
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Fat Bottomed Gnolls
Mötley Grüe
Katy Peryton
Gelatin Ice Cube
Jackylwere
Emimimic
Minus the Owlbear
Rush Monster
Dr Dre-knight
Jethro Trolls
The Black Scro
Bulette Boys
Well, some NPCs are monsters…especially powerful ones.
Some more:
Blue Meanies
Spirits in the material world
Spiders From Mars
Taniwah (from Split Enz “Dirty Creature”)
The Spider Man (from The Cure’s “Lullaby”)
The Children
Late to the discussion, but if I may:
I do tend to play outré characters, partly because I’m somewhat of an outsider, but also partly because I’ve been in the hobby since 1977- I’ve played most of the stereotypes more than once.*
Thing is…I’m not trying to overwrite someone’s campaign setting...