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<blockquote data-quote="The Dungeon Nazi" data-source="post: 201762" data-attributes="member: 4520">No, it's not about not knowing enough of the setting.&nbsp; It's all part of that &quot;I know better than you&quot; attitude --&nbsp; DL is better than FR because that's all he's read, and he exhibits fierce, stubborn devotion to Krynn because he's made up his mind.&nbsp; And it *is* like dealing with a child -- once you suggest a couple of FR novels for him to check out to get a feel for the uniqueness of Faerun, he'll go out of his way to explain how much better Raistlin is than &quot;that Elminster guy,&quot; using reasoning like &quot;because Dragonlance is better.&quot;I remember reading a post way back about how in White Wolf's Werewolf game, the nature of the PC's beast is determined by what phase of the moon said PC was born under.&nbsp; The poster went on to say that they couldn't stand it when a new player was told this and then exclaimed, &quot;Well, *I* was born during an eclipse!&quot;&nbsp; This is the same thing.&nbsp; When my player was told that *just about* every PC has a patron deity, his response was, &quot;Well, I don't *want* to worship any god!&quot;Nonetheless, he's playing a Faithless character and that's the end of that issue.As for the minotaur deal, he just wants to play one because &quot;minotaurs are k3wL&quot;.&nbsp; Do they fit into a party of first-level adventurers living in an abandoned farmhouse in Shadowdale?&nbsp; Of course not.&nbsp; &quot;But I *want* one.&quot;&nbsp; The only reason he's in my game at all is because he's a longtime friend, and he's never had a decent gaming experience.&nbsp; He has grudgingly accepted a human barbarian as the closest he'll get to playing a minotaur in my game, but he'll never let me forget that minotaurs are k3wL.So the bottom line on that issue is that he's playing a human barbarian.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Dungeon Nazi, post: 201762, member: 4520"] No, it's not about not knowing enough of the setting. It's all part of that "I know better than you" attitude -- DL is better than FR because that's all he's read, and he exhibits fierce, stubborn devotion to Krynn because he's made up his mind. And it *is* like dealing with a child -- once you suggest a couple of FR novels for him to check out to get a feel for the uniqueness of Faerun, he'll go out of his way to explain how much better Raistlin is than "that Elminster guy," using reasoning like "because Dragonlance is better." I remember reading a post way back about how in White Wolf's Werewolf game, the nature of the PC's beast is determined by what phase of the moon said PC was born under. The poster went on to say that they couldn't stand it when a new player was told this and then exclaimed, "Well, *I* was born during an eclipse!" This is the same thing. When my player was told that *just about* every PC has a patron deity, his response was, "Well, I don't *want* to worship any god!" Nonetheless, he's playing a Faithless character and that's the end of that issue. As for the minotaur deal, he just wants to play one because "minotaurs are k3wL". Do they fit into a party of first-level adventurers living in an abandoned farmhouse in Shadowdale? Of course not. "But I *want* one." The only reason he's in my game at all is because he's a longtime friend, and he's never had a decent gaming experience. He has grudgingly accepted a human barbarian as the closest he'll get to playing a minotaur in my game, but he'll never let me forget that minotaurs are k3wL. So the bottom line on that issue is that he's playing a human barbarian. [/QUOTE]

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