D&D 5E DMs which books do allow players to use

[jasper]

Since people were asking in other threads about books. A poll. Also If someone wants to make a better poll. Feel Free.

 

[Oofta]

I allow just about anything, although I do have a few minor restrictions mostly for campaign theme reasons. But if I have it in DndBeyond and it's not banned go for it.

 

[overgeeked]

I keep a running list of banned stuff. A few spells, a few feats, a few races, and a few subclasses. Anything else is fair game.

 

[payn]

I marked anything, but I might veto some things as GM based on setting and/or campaign.

 

[Charlaquin]

“PHB+3” and “anything” are both technically accurate for me. I say you can use PHB, Tasha’s and Xanathar’s freely, and if you want to anything else, talk to me and I’ll work with you to figure out how to make it work in the campaign.

 

[Umbran]

Unless I'm running a game with a specific reason not to, I generally allow any book that I own.

 

[Ancalagon]

“PHB+3” and “anything” are both technically accurate for me. I say you can use PHB, Tasha’s and Xanathar’s freely, and if you want to anything else, talk to me and I’ll work with you to figure out how to make it work in the campaign.

I'm also in the PHB + Xanathar + Tasha's camp, but far less likely to accept something outside of it. Also some subclasses from Tasha's I wouldn't allow.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I voted for "Anything," but it's really "anything official." Third party and random homebrew player options on D&D Beyond are not allowed.

 

[Charlaquin]

I'm also in the PHB + Xanathar + Tasha's camp, but far less likely to accept something outside of it. Also some subclasses from Tasha's I wouldn't allow.

The key with stuff outside those books is we’ll probably have to re-work it. Like, for my upcoming game I have a player who wanted to play a Mark of Shadow elf. Now, Dragonmarks are an Eberron-specific thing and this isn’t an Eberron campaign, so obviously they can’t actually be a Mark of Shadow elf. But, the mechanics are basically just elves with some illusion magic. No reason they can’t use them, we just reworked it as a Dusk Elf from Ravenloft.

 

[TheAlkaizer]

I allow all official books. But I tell them that material from settings book (Sword Coast, Theros, etc) will need to be approved as it might not fit the setting.