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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 9479609" data-attributes="member: 6698278">Well I won't argue that point in a fantasy role playing discussion.  Let's just state that I tell them of external stimuli involving touch and leave it at that.I wouldn't say I never reject anything.  I do try to work with a player.  Typically, players provide some broad ideas for a backstory and together we write one that fits with the game world.  NPCs like parents can of course almost always be how the player wants (perhaps within some VERY broad design guidelines) but the fact they are from this place or that place is not so easy for a new player to know.   Well if I've banned a particular race, sometimes I will stand firm.  In fact most of the time.  A player that has not read the intro to the campaign world and has chosen against it's theme is often not a player I want anyway so if they are going to quit over it I'm fine with that outcome.  But I have allowed a race but I insisted on a unique backstory explanation because the "race" as a race did not exist.  The PC was a one off.   It depends on why I banned the race to begin with in this particular campaign.No the equivalent would be a fighter wanting to play his intelligent magical sword.  And look I'm not there to make life hard for the PC and his or her powers.  So I don't play the NPC who provides their powers especially hard though with clerics I do insist on faithfulness to that religions creeds. Running a successful campaign is hard.  I don't do it lightly. And while players may have fun ideas in general to contribute they are only good ideas for the campaign if they mesh with the campaign.  If I am trying to provide a distinct flavor in the campaign the idea jars with that flavor then I will certainly reject it.  I'm going to have a fun successful campaign.  I'm not rolling the dice, forgive the pun, on some idea that may ruin the campaign.</blockquote>

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