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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fundin Strongarm" data-source="post: 4644749" data-attributes="member: 11383">It's quite clear that MM races are only available for use by PCs in a campaign with the permission of that campaign's DM.  "A player should only use one of the following races to create a character with the permission of the Dungeon Master."  Some DMs may allow some or all MM races for their PCs to choose from while other DMs will not allow any.In some ways it is a gray area between a "RAW/RAI" rule and "house" rule.  In a sense, the RAW/RAI rule is essentially to tell the DM to house rule it as they see fit.  Generally, RAW/RAI rules apply to all campaigns unless house-ruled out or changed by the DM.  The key is that PC MM races clearly have to be ruled in by the DM.  They are disallowed unless the DM allows them.They therefore won't apply to all campaigns and so don't pass RAW/RAI muster.  That leaves them being specific to each campaign at the DM's discretion -- ie. a house rule.  At least that it how some (most?) people see it.  Obviously, YMMV.Further, the MM write up talks about the racial powers being "guidelines" (yes, that is different than rules!) for creating PC "versions" of monster races "within reason" and noting the racial powers "are more in line with monster powers than with player character powers."  The whole paragraph implies 'house rule it since the skeleton we've provided is not intended for PCs.'</blockquote>