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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eris404" data-source="post: 1420586" data-attributes="member: 5338">Of course they're going to want to play those classes! Either they want to feel unique, special and/or powerful in your game world or the players truly enjoy playing those classes. Well, first I'd ask the players why they chose those classes. It could be just that they didn't realize that when you meant rare, you truly meant RARE. And as I said above, it could be that they chose those on purpose because they are supposed to be rare. Everyone wants to play a special character, so it's only natural.Personal game tastes aside, you can still make a class feel unique and special by other NPCs reactions to the PCs who have the rare classes. For example, if clerics are rare, NPC commoners might treat them with awe and respect or make a lot of demands on them ("I am devout follower! Please heal my son!") or maybe treat them with suspicion or superstition. Also, if there aren't many characters of a particular class, the PC of that class might find that their resources are limited, so wizards might have to go through a great deal of trouble to find new spells when they rise in level, for example.However, if really what you want to do is restrict the players from playing certain classes, just do so. I wouldn't penalize them for taking a class, because knowing the players in my group, they would resent me for doing so and not have any fun in the game.</blockquote>