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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8509162" data-attributes="member: 6801845">As a DM?<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I have a world I first drew up in high school.  I still use it and many campaigns and actions of PCs have added to it, large and small.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I have my own cosmology and the gods of humans are based on Norse mythology, although I did borrow most of the non-human deities from Greyhawk and FR.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I run campaigns up to level 20 with an occasional beyond.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I sometimes start PCs at level 0.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Raise dead is difficult, resurrection is practically unheard of.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I don't think I've ever used a published mod, although I do get them sometimes just for inspiration.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">One of my first PCs is still an NPC because he became essentially immortal in my wife's campaign (we share the same world).  A true neutral wizard, I kind of accidentally created my own cranky atheist Elminister.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh    :LOL:"  data-smilie="17"data-shortname=":LOL:" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I don't remember the last time a dungeon was the focus of a game and I rarely use dragons.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The bad guys are almost always human.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">People can contribute to the lore of my campaign with backgrounds, but I retain editorial authority to make sure it doesn't contradict anything. They can have major lasting impact as PCs.</li> </ol>As a player?<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I don't care much about optimization and don't really read optimization threads especially when the "massive" difference is a point or two of DPR based on a specific set of assumptions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I've played all sorts of races and alignments (other than evil).  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Every elf I've ever played dies before they get to 3rd level.  There have been quite a few.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I did once try a half elf to see if I could break the curse.  He got to 3rd level and then died.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The personality and motivation for my PC matter more than race or class.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I kind of dislike playing dex based characters, especially those who hang out in the back trying to avoid all damage possible.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I occasionally write short stories about my PCs either revealing bits of their history or what's going on between adventures.</li> </ol></blockquote>

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