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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6752627" data-attributes="member: 37579">And did that have a positive effect on the game and play experiences? I know even after the moderate restrictions of LG they were tightening things for Xedn'drik Expeditions.  I can't imagine complete freedom working well. I only ran 4e for a couple years and the all-in philosophy caused issues How dare he obey the rules of the campaign. Oh man, imagine being someone who paid that $100 to be special and unique, and showing up at the table to find another aasimar because the DM thought the restriction was "arbitrary and random". The race isn't in the PHB. That's neither arbitrary nor random.Should the eladrin be fair as well? How about the Death domain? Why not the Minotaur from Unearthed Arcana? PFS is the most popular organised play program. It's always a good idea to pay attention to what the leader is doing.  That is unfortunate. But "because someone might not know of the restriction" is not a good reason to have no restrictions. And these brand new players had multiple books and wanted to mix options?Isn't it better for these new peoples if the choice is easy? "You only ever need two books" rather than "buy this shelf of books to remain competitive."Better to have those rules and apply them all the time then change partway through the campaign's life and throw people for a loop. Or apply them too late.Think of how pissed people would be if they had been playing for months, missed the news, and couldn't play a character they wanted. It catches more people because it gets people who *think* they know the rules and new players rather than just new players. It doesn't fix the poroblkem for people like your friend, but delays and then catches all new people.So you basically just assumed the base rules for the campaign wouldn't apply?Well, in fairness, they did tweak the rules. They did make the book more open than just a single story origin. Really, it seems unlikely WotC will release a generic book. Everything is likely to either be tied to the Realms or a storyline or both.</blockquote>

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