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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 9600658" data-attributes="member: 4937">I require players to submit a backstory in D&amp;D explaining who their character is and by extension how they expect to play that character.&nbsp; If the character is an elf but doesn't feel very &quot;elfish&quot; I will not approve the character for play.&nbsp; The expectation in taking a race is that you are obligated to try your best to play that race.&nbsp; In practice, this isn't usually a problem.&nbsp; Players IME are excited to learn the settings lore and to have clear guidance on how to make playing the race richer and more distinctive.&nbsp; I have never had to say, &quot;An elf wouldn't think like that.&quot; post character creation once I've had a chance to work on a player's backstory with them.I do frequently have a problem with players want to play their character according to a different alignment than they originally choose, but I've developed techniques over the years for steering a player to change their alignment to their actual play style without&nbsp; getting into a table argument.&nbsp; I suppose I could run into a play who adamantly insists on their own alignment wheel being imposed on my setting, but it's never happened.&nbsp; Generally players who have very well thought out alignment wheels tend to differ only on a few details with me (&quot;wait, slavery in your system is lawful and not evil?&quot;, &quot;well, actually it's both which is why it's one of the big signifiers of lawful evil and the thing most opposed by chaotic good, but...&quot;), and those who don't generally are happy to accept my judgement.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 9600658, member: 4937"] I require players to submit a backstory in D&D explaining who their character is and by extension how they expect to play that character. If the character is an elf but doesn't feel very "elfish" I will not approve the character for play. The expectation in taking a race is that you are obligated to try your best to play that race. In practice, this isn't usually a problem. Players IME are excited to learn the settings lore and to have clear guidance on how to make playing the race richer and more distinctive. I have never had to say, "An elf wouldn't think like that." post character creation once I've had a chance to work on a player's backstory with them. I do frequently have a problem with players want to play their character according to a different alignment than they originally choose, but I've developed techniques over the years for steering a player to change their alignment to their actual play style without getting into a table argument. I suppose I could run into a play who adamantly insists on their own alignment wheel being imposed on my setting, but it's never happened. Generally players who have very well thought out alignment wheels tend to differ only on a few details with me ("wait, slavery in your system is lawful and not evil?", "well, actually it's both which is why it's one of the big signifiers of lawful evil and the thing most opposed by chaotic good, but..."), and those who don't generally are happy to accept my judgement. [/QUOTE]

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