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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 713725" data-attributes="member: 4779">Just a little background on this topic:  I gave out some material on the races that the players have had for some time.  All the equipment was purchased with no penalties to GP.  The 2 players created characters we worked out some detailed history and I worked it all in the homebrew.  We are starting to play friday.I am told on Sunday by one of the 2 participating players that he doesn't want to play his character that we worked for hours on (that I have already done a decent amount of planning for).  He tells me he wants to play something different so I say I'm a little disappointed because I like the concept he had (he sold me on it and it grew on me, plus he was lobbying to play it for a good week or so).But I said ok to a new character because I don't want someone playing something they don't want to; that's no fun.  So I have the starting location set to go, I'm getting to the point where all I need is a little more history from the players so I can work it in and splat, half the party changes (a drawback to having only 2 PC's).  I've already spent too much time creating the area the PC's will be in so I can't change it at this point (no time) and that region has a very low population of little folks (both original PC's were human or elf).Now, the PC's won't be in this area forever and there will be plenty of travel to places where this armor will be easier to find.  But I wanted to be fair to the player with the halfling and warn him that getting new 1/2-plate would probably run him a few more GP than the PHB says.Just wanted to give the situation in my defense.  I have railroaded in the past and I know what it is (as both a PC and a DM).  It is not the case here.  Had I known before I planned that there would be little folk in the party there would have been a larger contingent of them in the area.  If it seems like railroading, I could see that.  But it's not like I made it impossible or said that it couldn't be done.  Just that at the outset, replacement 1/2 plate would probably cost a bit more.  And I don't plan on having any NPC's steal the armor he has on now so unless he comes across hordes of $$ very soon, it won't even be needed.</blockquote>

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