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And to ensure that cohesive group (as best I can, anyway) I'll be a little bit selective about who I invite into the game. Put another...

Thing is, local variations of that milieu don't (and shouldn't) have to include the entire milieu. That's what "local variation" means...

There's nothing wrong with limiting the available books used for a campaign. When I was recruiting players for a 5e 2014 game a few...

It's like 183(includes all the variants) for 5e, but god forbid one of them isn't included in a setting. :rolleyes:

Even more than that, "Stupidly OP" and "A pretty good spell" are the exact same thing. One DM's OP is another DM's pretty good spell...

It seems my read of your position was spot on!

That right there is a huge red flag. :p

More like if they do their own thing and that "own thing" usually turns out to be useful in the end, no problem; but if they actively...

If you include Half-Dragon, which is pretty much the same concept only with a different name, they've been around since 2001. Didn't 3e...

the game does exist, that's true, but ask yourself, with everything in it, is it coherent? is it consistent? are there themes? or is it...

OK, let's flip-side this: the DM, already using everything in the book, decides to ADD something to the game that you-as-player don't...

a world, with a distinct theme, and tone, and vibe. any mood the GM is aiming for, asking what 'curation' is aiming for is like asking...

Sure. That sort of occasional sci-fi crossover is very much part of the game's tradition. There comes a point, though, where it ceases...

There's a million possible reasons, all of them valid, eventually ending with "because I felt like it". I should note that IME...

To which a DM should be well within rights to reply "Great; but sorry, you'll have to find another DM 'cause there ain't no Tortles* in...