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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8723134" data-attributes="member: 6877472">I was creating a custom game world for Pathfinder 1e.&nbsp; My roommate helped me compile all the rules changes and made a PDF for them, with full art and all my descriptions of the unique races and rules, it looked very professional and easy to read.I gave the pdf to all my players to read.Day One: &quot;Uh, why are there no Ninjas?&quot;&quot;The area of the game you'll be playing with has no real contact with cultures that are anything like Japan or Asia, so I felt there was no reason to have Ninjas or Samurai.&quot;&quot;You could have Ninjas, just call them something else.&quot;&quot;I could have, but I didn't.&quot;&quot;Whatever.&quot;Day Two: &quot;Hey!&nbsp; No Paladins?!&quot;&quot;I'm tired of all the arguments about Paladin restrictions limiting roleplay, and I honestly don't want to feel like I need to step in and dictate how you play your character.&nbsp; The fact that the Paladin has built-in restrictions on behavior that I then have to enforce is then self-defeating.&quot;&quot;But I want to play a Paladin!&quot;&quot;You can play a Cleric and be a soldier for your God.&nbsp; Or Good.&quot;&quot;But I wouldn't be able to Smite.&quot;&quot;Take the Destruction Domain.&quot;&quot;Couldn't you just let me play a Paladin without the restrictions?&quot;Day Three: &quot;Hey!&nbsp; No Dwarves?!&quot;&quot;They exist in the setting, but won't be encountered in the starting area.&quot;&quot;So I can play a Dwarf then, I'd just be the only one?&quot;&quot;No.&nbsp; I want to keep Dwarves a secret for now.&quot;&quot;Could I be a Dwarf with amnesia?&quot;&quot;AUGGH!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8723134, member: 6877472"] I was creating a custom game world for Pathfinder 1e. My roommate helped me compile all the rules changes and made a PDF for them, with full art and all my descriptions of the unique races and rules, it looked very professional and easy to read. I gave the pdf to all my players to read. Day One: "Uh, why are there no Ninjas?" "The area of the game you'll be playing with has no real contact with cultures that are anything like Japan or Asia, so I felt there was no reason to have Ninjas or Samurai." "You could have Ninjas, just call them something else." "I could have, but I didn't." "Whatever." Day Two: "Hey! No Paladins?!" "I'm tired of all the arguments about Paladin restrictions limiting roleplay, and I honestly don't want to feel like I need to step in and dictate how you play your character. The fact that the Paladin has built-in restrictions on behavior that I then have to enforce is then self-defeating." "But I want to play a Paladin!" "You can play a Cleric and be a soldier for your God. Or Good." "But I wouldn't be able to Smite." "Take the Destruction Domain." "Couldn't you just let me play a Paladin without the restrictions?" Day Three: "Hey! No Dwarves?!" "They exist in the setting, but won't be encountered in the starting area." "So I can play a Dwarf then, I'd just be the only one?" "No. I want to keep Dwarves a secret for now." "Could I be a Dwarf with amnesia?" "AUGGH!" [/QUOTE]

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