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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 7167242" data-attributes="member: 7635">This reminds me of a debate from 3e where a poster here demanded a "rule zero" warning pasted in the front of every D&D book so he could point to it while telling his players "no, that isn't allowed in my game." It's the same principle; a DM afraid his players will whine and fight him unless it explicitly says "optional" on it.We don't need that. A DM can look at something like tieflings or warlocks and say "no, that doesn't fit my vision of Athas." He doesn't need the book saying x is optional because (as many people in this thread have said) D&D can be modified to suit the taste of the group. He can already remove monks and gnomes from the game. He doesn't need the Dark Sun book to give him that permission.</blockquote>