D&D 5E Do you use all of the P.C. races and classes from the PHB?

[Davelozzi]

I'm curious as to whether or not most people have embraced all of the new races and classes from recent editions of D&D in their games? Personally, I am a bit of a traditionalist on this score, and while I am willing to concede that tieflings or dragonborn might exist to some degree in my world, I don't see them as being common/accepted enough for use as P.C. races. I'm less adamant about classes, but still I've never really embraced warlocks, or sorcerors with draconic bloodlines, etc.

Edit: Looks like I messed up on the second poll option. If it is not obvious from the context, I meant to make it "I am cool with the newer classes but don't generally allow the newer/uncommon races like tieflings or dragonborn."

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[CydKnight]

Embraced? I don't know if I would use that word to describe how I personally feel about every Race and Class in the Player's Handbook but I certainly won't prevent anyone from playing anything that's there in games I DM. More choices to allow game customization is a good thing in my opinion.

 

[The Crimson Binome]

When creating a world, it's the job of the DM to decide which races and classes have a place in it.

When I create a world, I rarely have room for druids or gnomes. I occasionally have no room for barbarians, monks, sorcerers, dragonborn, tieflings, or halflings.

 

[LordEntrails]

"Newer" I guess that's right. But they are certainly not "new".

I'm sure when I say they have been around for 10 years so I don't consider them new, someone will correct me and say they have been around for 20.

Should not have you asked this question a few editions ago? Why the interest now?

 

[76512390ag12]

I like dragonborn and I have seen some lovely tieflings. Never bought into the monk in a quasi European fantasy world but I understand that it only takes repaint of the scenery and they fit right in. I play with a group that used to have a 'no small folk' rule but that's ended.

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[Davelozzi]

"Newer" I guess that's right. But they are certainly not "new".

I'm sure when I say they have been around for 10 years so I don't consider them new, someone will correct me and say they have been around for 20.

Should not have you asked this question a few editions ago? Why the interest now?

Fair question. I just returned to D&D after a 8-9 year break. I played 3.5e, didn't like the look of 4e from what I heard and switched to Pathfinder for a couple of years, then dropped away from RPGs entirely in 2010 when my son was born due to lack of time. I just got sucked back in when my nephews picked up a Starter Set and wanted help getting a game up and running. While I think tielfings/genasi may have been allowed as PC races in some campaigns back then via optional books, I don't think they appeared as P.C. races in the core books in 3e or earlier. I missed 4e entirely, never played it, don't own a single book...so they all seem newer to me.

Currently, I am getting ready to run Storm King's Thunder, and while tieflings have a place in the Realms' history, they strike me as having more of a minor villain role than one of a major fantasy races like humans, elves, dwarves, etc. Likewise, genasi have been fitted into Calimshan and dragonborn in the east somewhere, but both feel like tack ons rather than good fits for the Sword Coast, in my humble opinion, and I would think the same would probably hold true for Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Mystara and most of the other classic settings.

Not judging anyone else's game mind you, to each their own, but I was just curious if I was alone in feeling this way.

 

[ccs]

PHB classes = all.
Classes from UA = Psionics is a NO, others we'll discuss it on a case by case basis.

PHB races = all except Drow.
Other books = we'll discuss it on a case by case basis. But I'll tell you up front that I'm not a fan of "monsters" as PCs. I dont really write for them & NPCs WILL treat you like the xp granting monster you want to play. So if your into kobolds, gnolls, etc bear that in mind before you ask the question.

 

[Ed Laprade]

No demons (Tieflings) for me. But no Halflings either. Nor Dragonborn, even though I could probably be talked into allowing one is someone really wanted one.

 

[Davelozzi]

PHB races = all except Drow.
Other books = we'll discuss it on a case by case basis. But I'll tell you up front that I'm not a fan of "monsters" as PCs. I dont really write for them & NPCs WILL treat you like the xp granting monster you want to play.

Yeah, I missed that drow were even in the PHB as a player option until one of my players suggested rolling one up earlier today. I discouraged him, for the exact reasons you outlined for "monsters" as PCs. Seems like he's leaning moon (high) elf now.

 

[phantomK9]

Since I am running a fairly "old school" Forgotten Realms game, mostly using the Starter Set I gave my players the following character creation guidelines.

- Half-orcs are allowed, but except some minor racist attitudes.
- Dark Elves and Tieflings are allowed, but expect to regularly get thrown out of establishments if your CHA isn't up to snuff.
- Dragonborn are RIGHT OUT!


The rest, no restrictions.