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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 6336753" data-attributes="member: 19998">I don't like banning things in the PHB. At least, not the first PHB of a given edition. I feel like I'm doing a disservice to new players (I've taught a lot of people) if I have to ban things in the book that's mostly responsible for bringing in new players. Also, I like having a book that's "o.k. this is all legal, no exemptions."It's like looking for El Dorado.After that, everything is fair game.Left to my own devices as a DM, I generally don't allow classes and races specific to a campaign setting unless that is the campaign setting I am running. Then I treat the main setting book like the PHB. Things I've banned: everything by minotaurs in 4e's PHB 3, Shard Mind's specifically, Candle Casters from Tomb and Blood, and way to many other 3.x PRCs to list. Technically, 3.x PRCs were on an approval basis, but I approved most requests because my players usually made good decisions.I've seen some rumblings that seem to be taking the new 5e Basic as 'core' and banning very little (if anything) from it while treating the PHB as another supplement. I don't think I'll be taking the view.</blockquote>