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<blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 1475270" data-attributes="member: 6398">Yeah...&nbsp; I didn't get too flamy, did I?&nbsp; Ranty, yes...&nbsp; But I've been better since I learned how to Ignore people (i.e., using the feature rather than trying to skip-over posts that would catch my eye anyways).&nbsp; Hate to think I lost all that work over this.&nbsp;I feel like a recovered addict that just drank a beer.&nbsp;Admittedly, a little of both from me.&nbsp; That is, as a player, I've experienced many negative effects due to &quot;all inclusive&quot; gaming, both from the GM and fellow players.&nbsp; As a GM, I've found myself in more than a few debates that, in my opinion, should not have occured (and thinking more deeply on it, one of them does mirror the &quot;I want a 'good' explaination&quot; stance KM has made).&nbsp;It is interesting, looking one-past back for you, that you present your campaign conditions with the opportunities they offer.&nbsp; Discover about the new races.&nbsp; Learn about the history.&nbsp; Uncover the mystery.&nbsp; These are shortened and abridged, yes, but they show that &quot;restrictions&quot; can present more &quot;options&quot;, even though these options are a part of game-play rather than mechanical.&nbsp;In a recent thread about Low/High Magic, I made similar points: That by me saying &quot;These spells don't exist&quot;, I wasn't banning the spells, but rather presenting the players of spellcasting PCs in-game options: Discover (or recover!) the magic yourself.&nbsp; Become the great wizard that unravels the greatest secrets of the Arcane Arts rather than being just another spellslinger casting the same-old ho-hum in the shadow of setting iconics like Elminster and the Circle of Eight...&nbsp;To summarize, I don't believe that any of the Core assumptions (races, classes, feats) need to be &quot;true&quot; in order for the game to remain &quot;the&quot; game.&nbsp; There should be plentiful variety, yes, but the lacking of a few races or a class or two that are part of the Core set isn't that big of a deal rules-wise.&nbsp; What should be present is that which &quot;fits&quot; the feel, flavor, and themes of the setting.&nbsp; Character options should be fairly equal, but need not be all inclusive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bendris Noulg, post: 1475270, member: 6398"] Yeah... I didn't get [i]too[/i] flamy, did I? Ranty, yes... But I've been better since I learned how to Ignore people (i.e., using the feature rather than trying to skip-over posts that would catch my eye anyways). Hate to think I lost all that work over this. [i]I feel like a recovered addict that just drank a beer.[/i] Admittedly, a little of both from me. That is, as a player, I've experienced many negative effects due to "all inclusive" gaming, both from the GM and fellow players. As a GM, I've found myself in more than a few debates that, in my opinion, should not have occured (and thinking more deeply on it, one of them does mirror the "I want a 'good' explaination" stance KM has made). It is interesting, looking one-past back for you, that you present your campaign conditions with the [i]opportunities[/i] they offer. Discover about the new races. Learn about the history. Uncover the mystery. These are shortened and abridged, yes, but they show that "restrictions" can present more "options", even though these options are a part of game-play rather than mechanical. In a recent thread about Low/High Magic, I made similar points: That by me saying "These spells don't exist", I wasn't [i]banning[/i] the spells, but rather presenting the players of spellcasting PCs in-game options: Discover (or recover!) the magic yourself. Become the great wizard that unravels the greatest secrets of the Arcane Arts rather than being just another spellslinger casting the same-old ho-hum in the shadow of setting iconics like Elminster and the Circle of Eight... To summarize, I don't believe that any of the Core assumptions (races, classes, feats) need to be "true" in order for the game to remain "the" game. There should be plentiful variety, yes, but the lacking of a few races or a class or two that are part of the Core set isn't that big of a deal rules-wise. What should be present is that which "fits" the feel, flavor, and themes of the setting. Character options should be fairly equal, but need not be all inclusive. [/QUOTE]

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