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Like I said, alignment discussion aside, you find it to be unacceptable for orcs to non-playable races. It doesn't matter what year we're in. You find it unacceptable. But for someone to say, "No, they're evil," has nothing to do with the era we're in, yet has everything to do with the way the...

Not to @TwoSix . You see, at his table, world building is of lesser importance. He just can't understand (or refuses to acknowledge) that at some tables, it is actually of greater importance, because it is the glue that holds the story together. To each their own. You will never convince him...

100% they could. They could also erase the ten pages they have on demons and devils. They can erase the hundred pages they have on the world's cultures, civilizations, regions, and races. They could do all that - to allow one player to play a PC they were asked not to. You see, you come off as...

Wrong, I have lore because my players like the internal consistency of my world. They have liked exploring my world. Learning about my world. And gaining an understanding of why things are the way they are. My dungeons have lore, and that lore is integrated into the lore that exists elsewhere in...

Congrats, you play in the cantina and that is your jam. That is how I run my D&D games as well; multiverse, FR, Eberron, astral planes, Feywild and Shadowfell, everyone from everywhere, with nary an eyebrow raised. It is a fun way to run. Very free. But sometimes there is story in constraint...

Let me fix that for you - "The setting simply isn't that important for my games." The fact you can't reciprocate and say, "Settings are very important for other people's games, players and DM's alike" speaks volumes.

See the bold. That is your answer, and it is a good one. There is no other reason to have lore other than that right there. That is the reason gamemasters create lore - to have an impact on the player. And if the player respects that - then they won't insist on going against the lore. Your...

So you can't understand a different setting? Or are you just saying you prefer a setting that you are used to, i.e.. Warcraft? I get the alignment thing, and I don't want to go down that hole. But to be taken aback by a setting not matching the one you grew up with. That seems acceptable. To...

I realize you are speaking in general terms, which is why I can sarcastically reply back in the same general terminology. Your quote: You can see the argument you're making here, right? That players don't care about the DMs hard work regarding lore. That a DM who limits things based on their...

This is the most limited take I have ever seen. So you speak for all players? None of them care? As a player, I care. I care a lot. Every group I have ever played with has had players care a lot about the setting. Just because you don't, doesn't mean that is true of others.

Congratulations. Then you have found your niche. Much like the people who want only Sword and Sorcery, or only low magic campaigns, or only campaigns where sexuality is encouraged or restricted, or only cogwheel and steampunk exist, or only a campaign where everyone is a little Godzilla or other...

Those are all great reasons to want to play a tortle. And you are correct, if that is the only DM you play with, and they don't allow tortles, then you will not get a chance to play one. And you are correct, some DMs never switch up their world. So, you're stuck. But, you are not stuck with...

Then what is your reason? State it simply and clearly. What is your reason for playing a tortle in a game where tortles don't exist?

☝️ This.

I'm not part of this, but this can be answered easily. They give you the ability you are after. You are clearly after an ability because @AlViking clearly stated they would grant you the racial trait. It's right there in the DM's Guide (2014). It literally gives examples of how you can trade...

Everyone, and I mean everyone, has limits as a DM and player. It's just where the line is drawn. That's it. That is the only difference.

I second this and here is why. Most players know the settings. They have read the books, especially if they are older players, which I assume they are because you are running 1st edition. This is like a classic setting, but one they may not know much about. That said, if you are running 5e, and...

Fantasy art that I can plug into my notes and/or adventures and the book "The Gamemaster's Book of Non-Player Characters." The book is a lot of fun and full of great ideas. Kudos to the team.

No problem. And your comment above, about these conversations being "theory crafting" is a great way to look at it. We do the same when we lesson plan as a group. The stuff put out there is always prefaced by phrases such as: "I haven't thought this all the way through," or "Has anyone ever...

Thank you for the clarification.