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Burning Questions: Why Do DMs Limit Official WOTC Material?
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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7762353" data-attributes="member: 12731"><p>Then they obviously ask the DM if there's room for cat people in his or her campaign <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And most importantly: don't get angry if the answer is no</p><p></p><p>But honestly: it's even better if they don't come to the game with any preconcieved notions, and first read up on the campaign background. If it becomes obvious there's no cat people because the campaign takes place, idk, in the snowy mountains of a barbaric world, the only reasonable and curteous response is <em>to not even ask</em>.</p><p></p><p>Just because WotC have published something doesn't mean the DM is obligated to allow it. No - honest to god! (And worse, the DM is <em>certainly</em> not obligated to allow it because someone spent money on it. It is only in the feverish dreams of the bean counters of WotC that "but I paid for it" counts as a reasonable argument to include an incongrous element.)</p><p></p><p>I am sorry for laying it out bluntly but it needs to be said. There's no tiptoeing around the fact that the very idea of what I quoted from the original post is entirely unreasonable.</p><p></p><p>Have a nice day!</p><p></p><p>Regards </p><p>Zapp</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 7762353, member: 12731"] Then they obviously ask the DM if there's room for cat people in his or her campaign :) And most importantly: don't get angry if the answer is no But honestly: it's even better if they don't come to the game with any preconcieved notions, and first read up on the campaign background. If it becomes obvious there's no cat people because the campaign takes place, idk, in the snowy mountains of a barbaric world, the only reasonable and curteous response is [I]to not even ask[/I]. Just because WotC have published something doesn't mean the DM is obligated to allow it. No - honest to god! (And worse, the DM is [I]certainly[/I] not obligated to allow it because someone spent money on it. It is only in the feverish dreams of the bean counters of WotC that "but I paid for it" counts as a reasonable argument to include an incongrous element.) I am sorry for laying it out bluntly but it needs to be said. There's no tiptoeing around the fact that the very idea of what I quoted from the original post is entirely unreasonable. Have a nice day! Regards Zapp [/QUOTE]
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