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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8198294" data-attributes="member: 6921763"><p>Very much this.&nbsp; If a player, within the rules outlined in session zero, wants to design and play the strong halfling barbarian or the smart half-orc wizard or the dexterous goliath monk, that's up to them, IMO.&nbsp; PCs are exceptions in the game world and players should have the final say in how they play their PCs.&nbsp;&nbsp; A strong halfling PC does not mean every halfling in the world is strong.&nbsp; IME as DM, if a player is excited about their character, it shows in game play and boosts the experience for everyone.&nbsp; If the strong halfling is fun and exciting for that player, great!&nbsp; Sure, a DM should feel free at session zero to limit the books or the races or whatever they want that goes into their campaign's character creation rules.&nbsp; But, personally, I don't see myself ever telling someone in our 5e game that they can't play the strong gnome or the charismatic lizard folk or whatever other &quot;unconventional&quot; race-ability pairing they want.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 8198294, member: 6921763"] Very much this. If a player, within the rules outlined in session zero, wants to design and play the strong halfling barbarian or the smart half-orc wizard or the dexterous goliath monk, that's up to them, IMO. PCs are exceptions in the game world and players should have the final say in how they play their PCs. A strong halfling PC does not mean every halfling in the world is strong. IME as DM, if a player is excited about their character, it shows in game play and boosts the experience for everyone. If the strong halfling is fun and exciting for that player, great! Sure, a DM should feel free at session zero to limit the books or the races or whatever they want that goes into their campaign's character creation rules. But, personally, I don't see myself ever telling someone in our 5e game that they can't play the strong gnome or the charismatic lizard folk or whatever other "unconventional" race-ability pairing they want. [/QUOTE]

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