Recent content by Oofta

I've repeatedly stated that other ways of playing are fine and that I'm talking about my personal preferences. Yes, I have a strong opinion about what I want in my game. I have never told anyone that if they don't play my way that they're playing wrong, that people are a railroading...

They will likely know things other people don't, get information or advantage on checks. For example they my know that certain navies use press gangs to supplement their crew, or knowledge about knots and types of goods moat likely to be in a shipment. Just depends on what's relevant.

I think a lot of background features are dumb once your PC leaves their home region. It's why I grant other benefits. If the person even cares about their official background. I try to have their backstory that we worked on before the first session matter. But background? Most people pick them...

You have not "proven" anything. You're just dismissive of anyone not playing your one true way. Neither a sailor nor a criminal have contacts around the world in my games. If that doesn't work for you find a different DM.

If I don't allow any feature or background, it won't be for a "random" reason. You may not agree with what I restrict or why, but calling it "random" is pretty inflammatory.

If you think sailor background doesn't offer any benefits at all you haven't been reading responses.

Also ignores basic logic of "either A or B" statements.

Followed by an or. You know someone or you sailed on the ship before.

Hard to have a good relationship with someone you've never met. Feature: Ship’s Passage When you need to, you can secure free passage on a sailing ship for yourself and your adventuring companions. You might sail on the ship you served on, or another ship you have good relations with (perhaps...

All of those things have happened in games I've run or played. But it also doesn't make sense that a sailor knows someone in every port in the world.

If a player wants to add to the world we discuss it offline. I'm OK with a lot, but I want editorial control and i can helpfill in blanks. Every once in a while I'll ask for details on something that's just been established in play. That's rare though because making things up on the spot makes...

I have basically had this conversation with a player on a different topic. Admittedly there was a bit more discussion but it doesn't really change the gist. I simply wasn't providing the game they wanted to play so we parted ways amicably.

I can pretty much sum it all up as two sides. Those that agree with you because it would be illogical for it to work and those that disagree because the text is all that matters.

I'm simply discussing the standard guidance of how D&D works and how I run my game. In D&D the player is responsible for their PC and the DM is responsible for everything else. As always, run your game however it makes sense to you. No amount of typing on your part is going to change my...

Who said anything about how the adventure is going to go? As a DM I've made some decisions about how the world works, it's completely different. But this sounds an awful lot like "If you don't agree with me you're doing it wrong." Have fun with that.