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

[Krug]

Met a couple of DMs who said they don't allow feats and PrCs from Dragon magazine and other WotC sources. To them, they find some of the stuff unbalancing. They also say it's just too hard to reference some of the stuff.
Most of the time, they'll allow stuff from just the WotC books. What about your campaign?

 

[MerricB]

My rules are simple: I've got to own the supplement, and it has got to fit the campaign. Since I have all of Dragon 274+, and all the WotC supplements, that's easy there.

I have a few other supplements (mostly Malhavoc and NG), and though I don't use any prestige classes from them yet, I am using Monte's ranger and sorcerer.

A friend of mine has two of the Mongoose Quintessential books (a misnomer if ever I've seen one): Elf and Druid. I was rather less than impressed by the Druid, and I'd be very unlikely to allow anything from it in my game. The Elf I haven't looked at much.

Depends muchly on the author, the grasp of the rules, and the writing style.

Cheers!

 

[johnsemlak]

Met a couple of DMs who said they don't allow feats and PrCs from Dragon magazine and other WotC sources. To them, they find some of the stuff unbalancing.

I met a player who certainly had that attitude. He said he really doubted any 3rd party stuff was properly playtested.

My current DM is pretty OK with third party stuff. He's a 'flavor' DM, though (relatively speaking) and appreciates some of the flavor 3rd party materials bring.

I allow third party stuff quite liberally in my online campaign

 

[aurellius]

Anything goes with the following exceptions

1) I have to ok its admission

2) I reserve the right to taketh away

3) It must fit Roleplaying wise

Marcus

 

[Eternalknight]

Anything goes with the following exceptions

1) I have to ok its admission

2) I reserve the right to taketh away

3) It must fit Roleplaying wise

Marcus

That pretty much sums me up except that if I don't own the supplement, the person must photocopy the appropriate page for me to ad to my 'D&D Bible', a folder of all optional rules.

 

[Skade]

That pretty much sums me up except that if I don't own the supplement, the person must photocopy the appropriate page for me to ad to my 'D&D Bible', a folder of all optional rules.

Precisely. I keep a notebook for every campaign, with copies of each character and relevent rules for the game. So if they want a feat, PrC or race I don't own it goes in there. I also usually ask the player what the intention of the choice is, gauging whether I think the addition to the game might be a future problem.

 

[Zarrock God of Evil]

I allow most things - especially from Dragon (I have great trust in Monte Cook's Class Act PrCs for instance) - my only demand is that players show me the class or feat in question and let me review/change it as necessary. If I deem it unfit that's the end of it. Everyone is happy with this agreemenet...

-Zarrock

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I approve components individually. No book gets blanket approval except the core rulebooks -- I approve feats & spells one at a time. I make the player type up the mechanic he/she wants included for my review. If approved, it goes into a campaign reference document that all players have access to.

 

[Garmorn]

Anything goes with the following exceptions

1) I have to ok its admission

2) I reserve the right to taketh away

3) It must fit Roleplaying wise

Marcus

This is our group attitude, but we have recently decided on a list of book that we are not going beyond. This was more of a cash flow and orgainzational problem then not wanting other stuff in our campains.

 

[MEG Hal]

I met a player who certainly had that attitude. He said he really doubted any 3rd party stuff was properly playtested.

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.