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Let's be honest here. Dragonborn and Tieflings were noted as "rare" in the 5.0 PHB because they had 4e cooties. It had ZERO to do with world building. It was the whole "We're bringing the game back to its roots" push. And as far as "They already have a place", umm, that was done, what...

And yet, every D&D setting makes PHB species choices common. Funny that.

What makes you think a PHB race is rare? But... hang on... I'm confused. Dragonborn are rare, but have towns where ever I feel the need to plonk a town down? They're rare but have communities everywhere? They're rare, but, it's never a problem just parachuting them into every location...

For me? I would say that the PHB races are the bare minimum. I wouldn't worry too much about all those other races - there has to be a cut off somewhere. But, telling a new players whose just started playing D&D, "Oh, you want to play that from the PHB? Ok, now, without any real knowledge of...

How many of those countries list a Dragonborn or Tiefling or Goliath population?

No. I really, really can't. What dragonborn community is within a hundred miles of Phandelver? Saltmarsh? The Free City of Greyhawk? Waterdeep? What Tiefling community exists within the same circles? In canon if you please. Make stuff up is certainly an answer. Sure. We're all capable...

Eberron would like to have a word with you. Hell, Tolkien would like to have a word with you. Elves, dwarves, orcs, men, hobbits, and goblins all have their own towns. That's six right there. And, by and large, that's considered the gold standard for fantasy settings. There are TONS of...

Well, there's 25000 people in Neverwinter alone and that's only a few days travel from Phandelver. 🤷 Leilon is 3000 and that's about the same distance. Triboar is about 2500 and that's a few days to the east. So, within a 100 mile radius from Phandelver, you've got about 35000 people...

Are they forbidden from being from the Ten Towns? Is it absolutely carved in stone that they MUST be from parts unknown? That they absolutely must not have any connection to anyone within the Ten Towns? Heck, just to add, I just finished a Decent into Avernus. The very first thing the DM did...

Yup. They are. One of the PC's has ties to the Cassalantar family in Waterdeep. Another is tied to the Gralhund family. One PC has already met others of his species and it has been a strong element in the campaign. Why is it so hard to believe that I will leverage actual official lore...

Again, to be absolutely clear, not a single person is arguing that any of this NEEDS to be true. What we want is that it CAN be true. I mean, sure, you can certainly do the "meet at the inn" campaign. But, for me, I haven't done that in a very long time. My last three campaigns and my...

That's .... not true at all. Phandelver - you can certainly be FROM Phandelver or any of the nearby towns or Neverwinter if you chose. Entire campaign from 1st to 15th level never moves more than a week from the starting point. Waterdeep Dragon-Heist - Entire campaign takes place within...

Having played online for a long time, yeah, it's not unreasonable. I used to be a "hey, you want to play? Come on in?" kind of host. I got burned so many times that now, I am very particular about who I game with. I am far more likely to walk away from a group than I was, for sure. And...

And that's FANTASTIC. For you. I want the option. I want the choice. Why is that such a huge ask?

That's very much not true. I suggest you head over to Canonfire! Canonfire! if you think that's true. There are literally thousands of pages of material for Greyhawk. Oerth Journal is up to issue 36 currently, at about a hundred (ish) pages per issue. There is a TON of material for...