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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8398608" data-attributes="member: 29398">The first two examples are non-standard Elves; and the potential very much exists that a PC Elf might run afoul of a Mind Flayer or a Demon the same way.The third example is much more valid, and there I'd have to rule that if one Elf from that faraway place (or other world) has that power then all Elves from there have that potential.  From there I'd have to come up with some in-setting rationale as to why Elves from there are different than Elves from here; the answer would very likely come down to their being slightly different sub-species of Elf.Indeed, but if I'm not willing to back my words up with actions then my words are lies.Again true, though in this particular case we had already known him for several years and while hoping for better, kinda got what we expected.That's another example of a standard character being made non-standard by something that happens during play (if we take the novel as covering the played campaign).  That's fine; but IMO events like this are there to inform character development during the run of play, rather than character generation before play begins.In my eyes retconning or retrofitting is highly evil; as it tends to invalidate what went before.Not game time.  Prep time. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I've been in campaigns where this has been done.  Hell, in one long-running campaign it was my PC alone who unintentionally triggered the change (an on-the-fly change from the 3e to 3.5 ruleset triggered by opening a particular door in a dungeon; and while everyone else was up on a ledge wondering what to do next she [in typical act-now-plan-later fashion] just flew down, started exploring, and opened it).As a player I've never really liked how this sort of thing affects play, and thus as DM I try to avoid doing it.</blockquote>

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