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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ersatzphil" data-source="post: 8811363" data-attributes="member: 12096">I dunno - at the end of the day, I don't know what separates "Krynn doesn't have any orcs in it" from "Hey gang, I have some ideas for a 'Thieves Guild' campaign, make some criminal characters". If I'm planning a game where you're expected to commit crimes left and right, a rogue of whatever stripe would be a good fit, but why not play a wizard fallen on hard times with the 'criminal' background? Why not play a fighter with the 'orphan' background who works as an enforcer for the criminal enterprise? However, if I'm planning that campaign, a 'monastic paladin' character might not be a great fit for the game. That character might be both awesome and fun to play, but not every character is a right fit for every campaign. To be completely honest, given that 5e has 140+ races in it (I stopped counting when Van Richtens came out), I don't know that excluding one or two races from a setting is really that big of a deal.</blockquote>