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<blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 5398001" data-attributes="member: 46713">Well, when I prepare a new campaign, I create a short guide, listing (among other things) allowed races and classes.If everyone is cool with it and later comes along telling me he'd like to play 'x', with 'x' not being an allowed race/class, I'd wonder if they actually bothered to read my guide. So, yes, I'd be a bit miffed.Imho, the right time to ask such a question is _before_ agreeing to play in that campaign, not after. Naturally, I will try to help a player find similar options to the ones that aren't available in the campaign, e.g. if a player asked to play a drow in Dark Sun, I'd suggest playing a black-skinned, white-haired elf instead.Restrictions are the best way to enforce a campaign with a certain theme, otherwise you end up with a kitchen-sink (which, of course, can be fun, too). For an example what I'm talking about, check out <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/297797-my-campaign-primer.html" target="_blank">this</a> thread with a campaign guide by Mouseferatu.Don't you think it would be odd, if everyone first told him he was excited about the campaign idea and later no one wanted to play a Dragonborn?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jhaelen, post: 5398001, member: 46713"] Well, when I prepare a new campaign, I create a short guide, listing (among other things) allowed races and classes. If everyone is cool with it and later comes along telling me he'd like to play 'x', with 'x' not being an allowed race/class, I'd wonder if they actually bothered to read my guide. So, yes, I'd be a bit miffed. Imho, the right time to ask such a question is _before_ agreeing to play in that campaign, not after. Naturally, I will try to help a player find similar options to the ones that aren't available in the campaign, e.g. if a player asked to play a drow in Dark Sun, I'd suggest playing a black-skinned, white-haired elf instead. Restrictions are the best way to enforce a campaign with a certain theme, otherwise you end up with a kitchen-sink (which, of course, can be fun, too). For an example what I'm talking about, check out [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/297797-my-campaign-primer.html]this[/url] thread with a campaign guide by Mouseferatu. Don't you think it would be odd, if everyone first told him he was excited about the campaign idea and later no one wanted to play a Dragonborn? [/QUOTE]

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