When it comes to what I allow or don't allow in my game I let people know up front that I have some restrictions. It's a preference and because I've run games in the same setting pretty much forever. I also run for more than one group and occasionally we have crossovers. I have decades of games that have built on each other, it matters to me that the lore is consistent. You can't play a drow or a tortle because they have never existed.
But in my experience people don't really run different species all that different. I know I don't when I'm playing in an FR campaign. I played a tabaxi based off Puss in Boots which was fun but he didn't really need to be an anthropomorphic cat person.
In any case people should do what they want and when I DM I only want a handful of species I established long ago. I know the lore of the different species and how they fit in the world. It makes me a better DM.
That may not work for some people, and maybe somebody else will run a game we can both enjoy. Although it should go without saying that the best fit for a tortle is, of course, a ninja.
But in my experience people don't really run different species all that different. I know I don't when I'm playing in an FR campaign. I played a tabaxi based off Puss in Boots which was fun but he didn't really need to be an anthropomorphic cat person.
In any case people should do what they want and when I DM I only want a handful of species I established long ago. I know the lore of the different species and how they fit in the world. It makes me a better DM.
That may not work for some people, and maybe somebody else will run a game we can both enjoy. Although it should go without saying that the best fit for a tortle is, of course, a ninja.
