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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8595665" data-attributes="member: 53980">I would somewhat agree with this. I stated up thread that I think making changes/bans before character creation is absolutely reasonable.DMs have tremendous power, while players have relatively little. It's not that hard for the DM to make in-game adjustments that can mitigate perceived imbalances (such as my aforementioned DM who ruled that our OP firebombs tended to destroy the treasure). The players, conversely, have very little leeway if the DM changes their character in a way that ruins the concept or makes it less enjoyable. It isn't something that player creativity can necessarily fix, unless you consider finding ways to &quot;enjoy&quot; playing a character that you no longer enjoy to be creative (I don't).I think it's far easier for the DM to overuse the banhammer than it is for them to exercise judicious consideration in its use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 8595665, member: 53980"] I would somewhat agree with this. I stated up thread that I think making changes/bans before character creation is absolutely reasonable. DMs have tremendous power, while players have relatively little. It's not that hard for the DM to make in-game adjustments that can mitigate perceived imbalances (such as my aforementioned DM who ruled that our OP firebombs tended to destroy the treasure). The players, conversely, have very little leeway if the DM changes their character in a way that ruins the concept or makes it less enjoyable. It isn't something that player creativity can necessarily fix, unless you consider finding ways to "enjoy" playing a character that you no longer enjoy to be creative (I don't). I think it's far easier for the DM to overuse the banhammer than it is for them to exercise judicious consideration in its use. [/QUOTE]

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