Do you allow feats/PrCs from Dragon or non WotC products

[Holy Bovine]

I allow quite a bit of 3rd party stuff (mostly Scarred Lands as that is the campaign world two of my games use) but I also veto some 3rd party stuff if I feel it doesn't fit into the campaign world. If one of my players really wanted to use a certain feat or PrC I would work with them to bring it into the game. Afterall I want my players to have characters they enjoy playing (and none of my players are the power hungry/munchkiney types).

As far as playtesting goes I have encountered the occasional thing even from WotC that didn't seem to have been playtested but with the 3E adage of options over restrictions I doubt if any rules get into publication without at least some playtesting.

 

[johnsemlak]

This line bugs me a lot---we playtest and I have no idea what properly means? Did the people running the playtest understand the rules? Did we have enough playtesters? Was it playtested long enough?????

And if he has the answers how does he know WotC is sing his standards?

We have an anything goes as long as it fits for balance and setting feel.

I don't like that attitude either, and it's an unfortunate prejudice, but in my (limited) experience is it's a reality for many gamers. A lot of them simply prefer to just go by the (in their minds) reliable WotC/Official label.

Also, a lot of d20 publishers aim for a flavor that WotC issn't willing to try. MEG's The Hunt: Rise of Evil line seems to be a good example (though unfortunatley I haven't sampled that yet). I do like Mongoose's Encyclopeida Arcane line, because I really like the idea of schools or areas of magic being highly developed and WotC hasn't delved much into that.

Anyway It's easy to get an impression that such flavor-rich products are lacking in balance. That may or may not be true, but I'm sure it often just means the person doesn't quite like the flavor being offered.

 

[Dinkeldog]

For obvious reasons, all of the HoHF stuff. We also include anything that comes out of Malhavoc. I'm currently playing in a Scarred Lands game, so all of that stuff is fair game, too.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

They must get the stuff past me, but I don't ban stuff outright (though if someone came with, say, the Quintessential Fighter, It would be not very far from it)

 

[Buttercup]

My players are free to suggest any PrC or Feat or Skill or even Class that they run across. If I own the supplement, which is likely since I have over 250 D20 books and god knows how many PDFs, I'll look at it and see if I think it's balanced, and fits the campaign. If both of those are a yes, then sure, I'll let them use it. I have to admit though, that I think PrCs are overrated. I'm far more likely to allow a new feat or skill.

 

[Buttercup]

For obvious reasons, all of the HoHF stuff.

HOHF? I'm sure I'm going to smack my head and say DOH! when you tell me what this stands for, but...what in the heck is HOHF?

 

[Krug]

HOHF? I'm sure I'm going to smack my head and say DOH! when you tell me what this stands for, but...what in the heck is HOHF?

HOHF - Heroes of High Favor from Badaxe Games.

 

[Fenes 2]

I approve components individually. No book gets blanket approval except the core rulebooks -- I approve feats & spells one at a time.

Same here, except that not even core rulebooks get blanket approval - I banned a couple spells, and even classes in certain campaigns.

 

[EricNoah]

I'll pretty much go for anything but I do need to have a copy of it in some form (helps with preparing suitable challenges for one thing). There is a certain comfort level with WotC stuff, and then there's another tier of d20 publishers where I feel very confident that the materials will be solid; and after that I would probably need to scrutinize the material carefully before saying ok.

 

[Myconid Sage]

[mild rant]
For the most part no, because there to many darn prestige classes allready!
Player: " Can I play Shriak City Townsguard?" "They got lots of kewl abilitiez"
DM: "Ah what book is that from?"
PLayer: " The Ultimate Town Guard Codex."
DM: "Ah.....No!"
[/rant]

However I am willing to incorporate a prestige class from a 3rd party source if the player can convince me they fit and they give me enough time before hand to work them into the campagin. In other words, give me some prep time.

I mostly play FR so only core PC's and FR classes are allowed. But I only allow PC's from the FR if they fit in the area. No Red Wizard's in Sliverymoon for example. In Thesk, sure you can play a Red Wizard. The only exceptions I have made into my FR campagin are, The Herald, The Purple Dragon High Knight, Wild Mage, Master Harper.

just my .02