Pvt. Winslow's latest activity

I think a bigger difference is that if you joined a game pitched as an Arctic game, you would happily turn up with a character not...

It sounds like you're running pretty open settings in the first place and using common sense to allow concepts that fit. I don't think...

Dragonborn have not been around in playable form since 2E, what are you on about? Do you mean Draconians? They weren't playable until...

I have to say, I find it interesting how many people seem to consider a wide range of class and race options to be so essential to fun...

Right, so one species option removed, nevermind which one, JUST ONE, is enough to turn the wide and deep (lol no) tapestry of D&D into...

I find your posting confusing. So you’re saying that any species restrictions at all turns you off from a game. The DM could provide 20...

Just to remind you, there are folks (like me) who respect your opinion and are not calling you wrong. I asked a question about a human...

Kinda hard to complain about people getting their back up when you're bringing the tone that gets their back up.

Do you think you really need to ask that? But then, what's the point of using the more jerkish language in this thread when you'd phrase...

I have to wonder if it is more that people talk about restrictions here and immediately get called a bad DM and that gets them on the...

Really? I see a lot of "DMs are evil" all the time on ENWorld. I have found it highly annoying to see a constant theme of players using...

This. I have seen people argue that a player should not have to walk and that there are so few DMs that the DM is obligated to...

DM: "Ok, if that is what you want we can do that. However, I think that is leaving a lot out. Remember this setting was described as...

Lazy? No. Limited and narrow? Probably, but I dont want to be making uncharitable assumptions.

You are right. Players are allowed to opt out and have standards. That is not controversial. Your issue is your framing and the...