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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3116616" data-attributes="member: 35788">I know what the original question is, but to answer that I have to go through the DM a bit.&nbsp; For my group, we play what the DM wants to play.&nbsp; As I am often the DM - we homebrew alot.&nbsp; I play in the homebrew to flesh it out even further.&nbsp; Note - this doesn't mean I don't buy books or that I don't have an advanced world.&nbsp; It does mean that in inviting other players to interact with the world they come up with other angles that make sense to them and I wouldn't have thought of.Now, I love playing homebrews as much as DMing in them.&nbsp; I love the thought of being able to help flesh out a world.&nbsp; I love not knowing for certain what to expect.&nbsp; I love being able to play in a world where elves are snooty, dwarves aren't condescending and stubborn, and humans are more than the great melting plot.&nbsp; I love having tribes of good orcs (or evil gnomes, whatever...), friendly kobolds, integrated societies, etc.&nbsp; I love creating a new pantheon and helping to put forth concepts for things like creation myths and &quot;god wars.&quot;I don't like pregen worlds because I never know if the other player's perceptions of a pregen world are the same as mine.&nbsp; I never know if I am acting &quot;in character&quot; for the setting or if I am walking all over their expectations.&nbsp; Playing in a homebrew allows me the flexibility that I am most comfortable RPing in.I guess I like world building better than world adventuring.&nbsp; Or - maybe I should say I like to build as I adventure rather than simply adventure.&nbsp; But then again, if you adventure long enough in any homebrew it begins to feel like home.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3116616, member: 35788"] I know what the original question is, but to answer that I have to go through the DM a bit. For my group, we play what the DM wants to play. As I am often the DM - we homebrew alot. I play in the homebrew to flesh it out even further. Note - this doesn't mean I don't buy books or that I don't have an advanced world. It does mean that in inviting other players to interact with the world they come up with other angles that make sense to them and I wouldn't have thought of. Now, I love playing homebrews as much as DMing in them. I love the thought of being able to help flesh out a world. I love not knowing for certain what to expect. I love being able to play in a world where elves are snooty, dwarves aren't condescending and stubborn, and humans are more than the great melting plot. I love having tribes of good orcs (or evil gnomes, whatever...), friendly kobolds, integrated societies, etc. I love creating a new pantheon and helping to put forth concepts for things like creation myths and "god wars." I don't like pregen worlds because I never know if the other player's perceptions of a pregen world are the same as mine. I never know if I am acting "in character" for the setting or if I am walking all over their expectations. Playing in a homebrew allows me the flexibility that I am most comfortable RPing in. I guess I like world building better than world adventuring. Or - maybe I should say I like to build as I adventure rather than simply adventure. But then again, if you adventure long enough in any homebrew it begins to feel like home. :) [/QUOTE]

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