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Those are all great reasons to want to play a tortle. And you are correct, if that is the only DM you play with, and they don't allow...

Then what is your reason? State it simply and clearly. What is your reason for playing a tortle in a game where tortles don't exist?

☝️ This.

Personally I cannot imagine going into someone else's game with a concrete character concept that I absolutely must play. I want to...

I'm not part of this, but this can be answered easily. They give you the ability you are after. You are clearly after an ability because...

DMs and players have different roles in the game. The DM establishes the setting and how the world reacts to the actions of the...

If a DM told me that the only species available in campaign were goblins and orcs, I would have questions because I don't want to play...

Everyone, and I mean everyone, has limits as a DM and player. It's just where the line is drawn. That's it. That is the only difference.

So again ... what is it about having established lore and feel to a campaign that "burns" a player if they can't play a species that...

I don't see morality playing into this. As DM I need to be excited and engaged about the world I create for the players to interact...

I second this and here is why. Most players know the settings. They have read the books, especially if they are older players, which I...

I like Exandria, though my version is heavily modified. It’s the natural heir to Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms. Kind of a polyglot...

I broke down and ordered the Draw Steel core books. A little extravagant since I don't know for sure i will run it, but, hey, it's...

Fantasy art that I can plug into my notes and/or adventures and the book "The Gamemaster's Book of Non-Player Characters." The book is a...

No problem. And your comment above, about these conversations being "theory crafting" is a great way to look at it. We do the same when...