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Message: <blockquote data-quote="oreofox" data-source="post: 7533382" data-attributes="member: 6776240">I find people are more creative when there are restrictions and boundaries in place, limiting what can be chosen. If I don't like the choices available within a certain setting, I just won't play.An example: My sister absolutely loves elves. I asked her if she would ever play in a setting without elves, and without hesitation she said absolutely not. If we were to play with a DM who pitches a setting that contains no elves, my sister would just say she isn't interested in playing, and do other things while those of us who would have no problem with a setting with no elves would begin creating our characters. She won't demand the DM to cram elves in there or else the DM is a bad DM. She will tell us to have fun and probably go read books or draw.My dream character is a gnoll paladin trying to escape his or her demonic ancestry inherant with the race. The vast majority of DMs wouldn't allow such a character (one because it doesn't have an official write-up, and two because it's typically an always-evil enemy monster race). I don't demand a DM try to justify the existance of such a character because I want to play it. I keep that character on the shelf (probably for all eternity) and come up with a character that sounds interesting within the guidelines and limits of the setting.</blockquote>