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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ArmoredSaint" data-source="post: 5918894" data-attributes="member: 54539">For some people, the game just isn't enough of an escape from their mundane life unless they can play something totally off-the-wall--a complete and utter radical departure from the geeky burger-flipper they are in their humdrum daily lives.I love running human-only games.  I once ran a GURPS Conan game for half a dozen friends sometime in the mid to late 1990s.  One of them was completely unfamiliar with the source material beyond having seen the 1982 film once or twice.  His jaw hit the floor when he learned that the setting included no playable races other than humans.  He whined and complained loudly, refusing to be mollified until he was allowed to play a satyr.  He spent much of the campaign hiding outside towns and cities in the woods while the rest of the party indulged in intrigue, debauchery and violence within the city walls.  The great irony was that he wound up being more bored playing his unique, weird, special snowflake race character than he would have been if he had just gone with the rest of the group and played a boring ol' human.  Everyone else enjoyed themselves immensely.When I read or hear people getting upset because their favorite weird non-traditional race might not be included in the 5e core rules, all I can think of is that guy, and his "I wanna be something unique, dammit!" ranting is what I hear echoing in my head when I read any of their posts...</blockquote>

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