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No, but when everyone has work and family obligations it's often the easiest way to get everyone in one place. Yes, it's called "equality." As in I don't feel the need to put my own needs above those of my players. I am the facilitator and host, not their boss. They sacrifice a little of their...

Interesting. I would have expected that a setting with such a sharp and defined vision would have had a at least a few "this can't work in my game" subclasses based on flavor/lore. That means I could play a wild magic barbarian, a clockwork sorcerer, a soulknife rogue or a samurai fighter with...

"Sorry guys, I would rather play online with a bunch of strangers than play Spelljammer with you." is probably a good way to make sure you don't get pinged when the next game rolls around! But then again, I would rather not run Spelljammer than run something so odious that a player (a friend of...

Since everyone else uses their personal experience as gospel truth. I only get to game once a month and my campaign can take years to complete. So to say no to my game is to sit out years of play. In the meantime, if a player comes along who is receptive to my current game, you are not...

I find it interesting that you respond to hypotheticals as attacks. much of this debate I've noticed is not framed as a social activity between equals, but on the context of a manager hiring players. A lot of the language used is that akin to hiring an employee rather than people deciding what...

I was going to ask why you let the deva in despite your hard-line species, but I think found the answer.

Yes, but have you ever looked a new monster book and said "damn, that's a cool monster. But I've already said something like that can't exist in my game, so I will never get to use it ever." In my experience, very few DMs, even those who run "currated" games, so that. Unless it's based on a...

I will give you credit then. You are devoted to your vision and not simply interested in limiting PC options while keeping all your DM toys available. A rarity in this space. It takes a lot of willpower to ignore the latest player book AND monster manual.

It seems like the desire for consistency would hamper your ability to add new monsters or even provide variants of them. For example, you declare the only types of dragons are the 10 chromatic/metallic, then you would never be able to use any other type (say, gem or moonstone) because that would...

I suggested a mutant or offshoot lizard man (either using the stats of lizardfolk if the AC was a concern or just a lizardfolk who grew a shell and has Tortle stats). To me, that akin to a lizardfolk who looks like a gecco or iguana. It was literally my first offer for compromise and I was...

I'm going to assume then your world also has a carefully currated list of magic and monsters as well? There is no "a wizard did it" owlbears because "create owlbear" isn't a wizard spell? That all NPCs are bound to the same limitations as PCs when it comes to magic and you can, in theory...

Was that confirmed? My own research (limited as it was) was removing conditional psb netted a HP/HD update between 9 and 30% (depending on other factors). I was just curious if there was a formula for that since I'm updating a module with older monsters and I want to remove the DR without...

I believe it's stated the Classic PHB races are it. No monster races, no Planetouched, nothing newer than 2000. That's a pretty large swath of nos. But stealing from unacceptable targets labels you a Kleptomaniac. I was under the impression that halflings have no ruling class to be a noble of...

I recall a thread a while back where I opined how the second worst DM I ever met loved destroying spell books because he gave out a spell he later deemed too disruptive. (I legitimately think it was something like a homebrew fireball) He also loved putting paladins in kobayashi maru tests to...

Handful as in: No species weirder than an elf No characters who steal or commit any sort of crime No characters tied to nobility or do not fit the established political order. And that's what I know about from this thread. I don't even know about how you handle classes. Frankly, I would be...

As in: "You Will make the character I want you to play and play him in a manner I deem acceptable."

That is a lot of words to say "nothing will convince me." So it doesn't matter what reason I have to ask to play one, the answer will be no. So again, the question of why is irrelevant. It ultimately comes down to a battle of wills.

Let me reframe the question: what answer would you believe is acceptable to allow me to play a Tortle?

That's not question you asked. You asked for a reason why I would want to play a Tortle beyond "TMNT", which was accusatory in that you believe the only reason a player would ask to play one (even if it's not on The List) was Lol Michelangelo. I posit the reason why the player wants to play one...

So one of the major changes in 2024 is the removal of bypassable Resistances to weapon damage. (Aka resistance to bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing weapons that aren't magical (or silver, adamantine, etc)). Instead, those monsters tended to get more HP to compensate. Has anyone done the math...