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So long as the Dwarven cleric of Mielikki doesn't have a green beard and call himself a Doodad. :) Seriously, though, I do think a DM is generally better served to allow quirky oddities, but explain how such things are going to be a received in the world. A player who plays a tiefling shouldn't...

Now you're just being RIDICULOUS! Mushrooms are inherently evil (and I'm sure Zuggtmoy would agree). Anyone who says otherwise is clearly having badwrongfood. A matter of taste, indeed!

Conceded. As we all know, 72% of statistics are made up on the spot, and such is the case with my "100 times the work" comment. I would still argue it generally takes more time and more effort to be a DM than to be a player, but it is certainly conceivable that somebody can DM with little to no...

Those are some amazing leaps you took in drawing your conclusions. I applaud your imagination and now understand why you would have little concern for logical consistencies in a setting.

I do agree that some outlandish concepts can be incorporated, and a DM should try to work with the player. My point was mainly that it is a two-way street. It's not right for a DM to say, "NOPE! Not happening!" with no thought or regard for the player. But a player should be able to accept a DM...

Except that this isn't entirely true. Every choice a player makes for their character's background SHOULD have direct implications on the entire campaign, and can effect sweeping changes that are then the responsibility of the DM to actually flesh out and incorporate. So, really, each player has...

See, that "I WANT TO PLAY WHAT I WANT AND YOU HAVE TO LET ME!" attitude comes off as extremely petulant and selfish to me. A DM has to put in 100 times the amount of work into running a campaign than a player has to put into creating and playing a character. Players should be appreciative of the...

I keep thinking of the scene in C.S. Lewis's The Last Battle when the group "transitions" to the afterlife. There's a group of dwarves who stubbornly refuse to believe and are fully convinced that they are still just sitting in a stable surrounded by horse manure. I think it's quite possible...

As another thought, as much as I can appreciate a very strict campaign setting, I think it is something that probably best fits with a group that has been playing together for quite a while and the players and DM all have a good understanding of each other. I can't really imagine trying to...

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." - W. Somerset Maugham I think you might find that the "how" of storytelling is as varied as there are authors. Don't get me wrong, I think the advice you layout is very sound advice for a DM and leads to...

So, I'm trying to adjust my frame of reference to understand your concern. Obviously, this is no longer a question of "just change it" as is a DM's prerogative, nor is it a case of "find another game". You might be petitioning to change the official canon, but I don't see that being a likely...

I have been playing in an extremely restricted campaign setting for the past 8 years. We take breaks now and again to play different minicampaigns and such, but our main game is a 3.5 game that is essentially limited to Magic of Incarnum and Tome of Battle. And all of the players have really...

Another point of contemplation is the Pact Primeval as presented in Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells. Here's an excerpt that explains it: https://lords-of-darkness.obsidianportal.com/wiki_pages/the-pact-primeval Now, it can certainly be debated as to its level of canon, but it sets...

You see, the real problem is that in 5th edition, without intervention of a deity, you have to have Advantage on your Alignment Check to go to an appropriate afterlife. However, a single act that is counter to your alignment gives you disadvantage on this check. As we all know, a single instance...

Yeah, my initial thought was Yondalla. hehe For a serious answer though...umm, how about Kossuth, god of fire? If I recall, he has some odd cults and some interesting dogma that could be fun to roleplay. You could also pick any number of the minor racial deities that don't get a lot of focus.

OK, I can accept that for most arguments. Fair enough. However, it seems pretty apparent that he chose to use the whole "Planescape" arrangement with the single exception of how souls are handled in the afterlife. And since there doesn't appear to be an in-game or in-story explanation for why...

See, here's my question. Just because Forgotten Realms uses part or most of the planar structure of the Great Wheel, why does that mean it has to follow all of the rules of that? If I'm making a custom, homebrew campaign setting, it's perfectly acceptable to pick and choose the planar elements...

I somehow feel like it needs to be said that ALL of this is a fictional construct for storytelling. In 5th edition in particular, it seems that the OFFICIAL rule is "Hey man, do whatever works for you!" This means that just because Planescape or the D&D multiverse includes Forgotten Realms does...

I'm pretty sure he's singing "I'm Too Sexy"

Oh yeah! I'd forgotten about Zarus!