Griffith Dragonlake
First Post
I"m ok with a druid summoning a dinosaur in the middle of a Lost World. I'm not ok with being in the middle of a Mediæval European village and the druid summons a dinosaur. Likewise, I expect to encounter totally weird creatures in a dungeon and I'm ok with a wizard summoning abberations or fiendish creatures. But when the weird or anachronistic becomes the norm, it just breaks my suspension of disbelief.
The one time I did quit a campaign for similar reasons was when the DM decided to throw cartoon characters at us. He thought it was hillarious to have us get killed by the likes of bugs bunny and daffy duck both of whom are apparently immortal. But frankly it was really the last straw rather than the only reason I left.
I think it just boils down to setting and managing expectations. Some people are OK with dinosaur animal companions and others are not. Some like Eberron and others (like me) hate it. And that's OK. Different strokes for different folks. But we should be upfront with our players and our DMs.
Life's too short to play in campaigns that are not fun for all.
The one time I did quit a campaign for similar reasons was when the DM decided to throw cartoon characters at us. He thought it was hillarious to have us get killed by the likes of bugs bunny and daffy duck both of whom are apparently immortal. But frankly it was really the last straw rather than the only reason I left.
I think it just boils down to setting and managing expectations. Some people are OK with dinosaur animal companions and others are not. Some like Eberron and others (like me) hate it. And that's OK. Different strokes for different folks. But we should be upfront with our players and our DMs.
Life's too short to play in campaigns that are not fun for all.