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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 2312029" data-attributes="member: 1465">Well I am uncertain myself... I'm just thinking about the whole thing to find out about it  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> The Rokugan setting has been going through my mind a lot in the past few months since I bought the AEG sourcebook, and I use it here as an example how to make "restrictions" which can help instead of being an obstacle.In Rokugan, the available classes are: Fighter, Barbarian, Ranger, Samurai, Monk, Inkyo, Rogue, Ninja, Courtier, Shugenja and Sorcerer.The available races are: Human, Nezumi (rat-men) and Naga (more humanoid than the MM version). However humans are distinguished between bushi (nobles), heimins (non-nobles), hinins (servants) and gaijin (strangers).The setting doesn't allow all combinations between races and classes.The players are strongly encouraged to play bushi characters, which can choose any of the 11 classes, although some of them are more prestigious in the society: Samurai, Shugenja and Courtier. These 3 classes are not available for non-bushi characters, and this is explained by the fact that you need training in a clan's school to become one of those, and schools are open only to members of a clan (i.e. nobles). The only exception is that of a Ronin, which is basically a Samurai who lost his status but retains the abilities. Gaijins are mostly discouraged to but could take a western class from the PHB.Nezumi and Naga have their more popular classes. For instance, Nezumi spellcasters are all Sorcerers and not Shugenja, like non-noble humans.With these sort of "restrictions" the setting increases the strength of flavor to the different races. If every class was possible to every race, and every caste, after a while the races would quite mix up too much in flavor and you'll be left with just the +2/-2 ability modifiers and the physical appearance. That is what our (core D&D) games feel like nowadays, when a human, an elf, a dwarf, a half-orc and a drow in the world are just about the same...</blockquote>

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