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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 3456707" data-attributes="member: 20854">If barring Omanko the Nijna Tin Man and Optimus Prime from my pirate-themed game makes someone call me arrogant and uncreative, well, I'm willing to live with that.&nbsp; Somehow, I don't think I'll be losing any sleep over it.&nbsp; (And the other players will thank me for it, too.)If the group *wants* to run a looser, kitchen-sink type of game, then that's fine.&nbsp; Pretty much anything goes, and I think it would be a lot of fun seeing what players came up with and making things work together.&nbsp; However, that's not usually where you see this issue come up.&nbsp; Usually it comes up when the game has a tighter theme with some genre limitations spelled out or assumed.&nbsp; I don't think there's anything arrogant or uncreative in saying no, and enforcing/explaining the genre limitations and assumptions.&nbsp; In fact, I think the GM has a responsibility to say no, in that case.&nbsp; And I think the players have a responsibility to exercise their creativity in a way that works within the limitations of the campaign theme/setting/etc.&nbsp; Everyone contributes, of course, but ultimately the DM sets those limits, for the good of the group.&nbsp; Perhaps the charges of uncreativeness, and especially arrogance, might apply better to a prima donna player that wants what he wants, and be-damned to the opinions of everyone else that wants to play a &quot;boring and cliche&quot; pirate-game, and can't see his creative genius (&quot;...but Omanko *fits* in the pirate game, don't you see...&quot;).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 3456707, member: 20854"] If barring Omanko the Nijna Tin Man and Optimus Prime from my pirate-themed game makes someone call me arrogant and uncreative, well, I'm willing to live with that. Somehow, I don't think I'll be losing any sleep over it. (And the other players will thank me for it, too.) If the group *wants* to run a looser, kitchen-sink type of game, then that's fine. Pretty much anything goes, and I think it would be a lot of fun seeing what players came up with and making things work together. However, that's not usually where you see this issue come up. Usually it comes up when the game has a tighter theme with some genre limitations spelled out or assumed. I don't think there's anything arrogant or uncreative in saying no, and enforcing/explaining the genre limitations and assumptions. In fact, I think the GM has a responsibility to say no, in that case. And I think the players have a responsibility to exercise their creativity in a way that works within the limitations of the campaign theme/setting/etc. Everyone contributes, of course, but ultimately the DM sets those limits, for the good of the group. Perhaps the charges of uncreativeness, and especially arrogance, might apply better to a prima donna player that wants what he wants, and be-damned to the opinions of everyone else that wants to play a "boring and cliche" pirate-game, and can't see his creative genius ("...but Omanko *fits* in the pirate game, don't you see..."). [/QUOTE]

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