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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DonaldRumsfeldsTofu" data-source="post: 1117673" data-attributes="member: 9008">Myself and my friends have gotten into the good habit of while role-playing the customs of the races we play, not letting the race of the character limit the personality. We essentially decide a character concept and an appropriate class and then choose the race on a whim. I for one think that rule is utterly asinine. There isn't any biological or cultural niche that would severely restrict classes in such a way. It's illogical and overly restricting. There are Lawful Good Gnomes, and Lawful Good Gnome churches, and therefore Gnome Paladins. There's nothing stopping a Dwarf from picking up a book and learning Wizardry. In fact, Wizards are common in Dwarven society, at least in our campaign. And the most idiotic one of all is the Elf Bard. Elves would be the race most inclined (perhaps sans humans) that would become Bards. Our bards are almost always Elves. That's like making Dwarves not allowed to be fighters or Halflings not allowed to be rogues.Although there are a lot of 2nd edition rules that were foundationally retarded.</blockquote>