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So when someone else says they want to play a species that never existed in my world, what do I say? Do I need to include Harengons...

In order for there to be a compromise there has to be a conversation. I tried to have a conversation to discuss alternatives and all I...

not sure why a weird and unfitting race cannot also be one that has been around a while, the two have nothing to do with each other...

we never got much into the specifics of a compromise, in part because there never was an answer to what about the turtle was the part...

HNY If somebody wants to be a turtle because they want the high base AC and a bad natural attack. The DM can choose to let them be...

No, I was suggesting that, for the purposes of the analogy I was responding to, ignoring the caviar is the same as ignoring the player...

and one of those players is the DM, they do not just exist as a servant to the ones having characters in the campaign. If adding...

I do not now, nor have I ever had a shortage of players nor have I ever had issues retaining players for years on end. If I'm not the DM...

Not wanting one sauce hardly is banning all sauces, and you are forcing the others to eat your weird sauce too, so no, you are...

I tried to have a conversation about actual compromise and all I get is if I don't allow a tortle I'm a terrible DM. I cannot be the...

You run your game your way, I'll run mine my way. I want cultural differences to matter. That can include differences in nations of the...

If you're at my table I told you what species I allow, a handful of other restrictions and house rules. If those don't work for you then...

that analogy is flawed, it would be more accurate if you said you are demanding the DM to prepare that meal and also eat it rather than...

I fail to see your point. I can't begin to count the number of species my game would have to support if I had allowed every species ever...