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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5085695" data-attributes="member: 386">The question seems to be:Setting first or character first?Either one is fine.Character first: A DM who wishes to remain impartial must, after taking account of the setting the PCs suggest, create a setting in which those characters will shine.This is rather obvious when the players suggest that they would like to play pirates, for example, or a group of mercenaries who plumb the depths of dungeons in exchange for clemency. The DM, of course, must be interested in the suggested setting.Setting First: This puts the onus on the players to create characters who will fit in with the setting.  If the setting is set in an archipelago, a warhorse may not be the best choice for a Paladin; perhaps something with an aquatic flair might be more fitting.</blockquote>