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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7486847" data-attributes="member: 6689161">I was excoriated when 5e came out for fantasizing about a game with no feats and no multi classing!&nbsp; (that was another forum, but I digress).&nbsp; I was tired of nonsensical combinations that made me feel sort of icky.However, back in our 1e heyday, it never occurred to us to be rigid regarding background.&nbsp; It was always a discussion whether magic-user, cleric or whatever.&nbsp; Maybe we were super liberal in that regard, I cannot know how our group compares to the outside world.I know we fiercely debated what a LG paladin would/could do like many other groups.&nbsp; We did not challenge their LG status.&nbsp; But in my estimation both ranger and paladin had alignment and code restrictions to balance their considerable power (of course specialization attempted to change things as did 'cavalier' paladins...not sure what to say about all of that).What I do know however is I am not adamant that my monotheistic nation is the right way (hell, I have a PC from a distant land who worships a heathen Norse deity) nor any other restriction.Reading some of the threads I reference you will see they have a different tenor.&nbsp; It is very adamant, very prescriptive and seemingly not uncommon for a good number of vocal posters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet, post: 7486847, member: 6689161"] I was excoriated when 5e came out for fantasizing about a game with no feats and no multi classing! (that was another forum, but I digress). I was tired of nonsensical combinations that made me feel sort of icky. However, back in our 1e heyday, it never occurred to us to be rigid regarding background. It was always a discussion whether magic-user, cleric or whatever. Maybe we were super liberal in that regard, I cannot know how our group compares to the outside world. I know we fiercely debated what a LG paladin would/could do like many other groups. We did not challenge their LG status. But in my estimation both ranger and paladin had alignment and code restrictions to balance their considerable power (of course specialization attempted to change things as did 'cavalier' paladins...not sure what to say about all of that). What I do know however is I am not adamant that my monotheistic nation is the right way (hell, I have a PC from a distant land who worships a heathen Norse deity) nor any other restriction. Reading some of the threads I reference you will see they have a different tenor. It is very adamant, very prescriptive and seemingly not uncommon for a good number of vocal posters. [/QUOTE]

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