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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ConcreteBuddha" data-source="post: 603329" data-attributes="member: 3139">Three things let me get away with playing non-standard races:1) The invention of ECL is a godsend. Having "balanced" rules that define a monster as a PC make power issues less of a hang-up for DMs.2) I've been playing this game since I was twelve. All of us have had the opportunity to DM at one time or another. Whenever I DM, I always let players choose non-standard races. This means that future DMs get to see that monsters as PCs really aren't that difficult, nor do they disrupt gameplay or the campaign world. It's also a "I scratch your back, you scratch mine" type deal. If a future DM plays a centaur in my game, he can't really complain if I want to play an ogre in his.3) I always make up an excellent background reason for why my character is a good adventurer. For example, my hobgoblin was a paladin of Heironeous who felt the call of the divine when he found the equipment of a long-dead paladin, and now quests to free his people from their self-serving LE nature. My troll egoist was experimented on by a mad telepath, who used psychic churgery to alter his alignment to NG while at the same time unlocking his psychic potential.A good background can make all the difference. Two examples:A) Player 1: "Hey, DM! I'd like to play a Troll Egoist! I'd have Biofeedback and heal all of my subdual damage with Lesser Body Adjustment! Rend is just plain leet! Isn't that uber!?"DM: "Um, no. Go play a human cleric..."B) Player 2: "Hey, DM! I'd like to play this character. I wrote a short story detailing his history and motivations. I'd really like to play a character who strives to fit in, but his bestial urges prevent him from ever being a part of human society."DM: "Awesome! Let me read that...*scans two page background*...hey, this is a troll egoist. Well, I guess it's okay since the rest of the party is level 10, and you did let me play a half-celestial in your game. Also, I really like all of the plot-hooks you gave me. This should work out just fine."</blockquote>

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