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<blockquote data-quote="thorgrit" data-source="post: 7890254" data-attributes="member: 61124">Player comprehension is biggest for me. If I'm running a game, I've got a lot to keep track of, and I can't memorize every class, subclass, spell, feat, etc. in even the core book, not to mention supplements, including third party.I encourage newer players to play simpler classes. I ask everyone to have the full text of their abilities at hand, whether that's a bookmarked page, a printout from a digital source, or phone/tablet access, etc. If I can't remember what something does, and the player can't remember or quickly refer to what something does, then it's got no business at my table.I'm wary of third party stuff, but if I can read it over, the player knows what it does and can explain it to me, then I'm usually fine. I've got a couple exceptions. Absolutely everything from dandwiki is out, I'm not even going to waste my time looking. Anything gotten as a reward for donating to charities doing good works is always in, no matter what it is I will make room for it at my game. (Players who would use this as an excuse to abuse broken mechanics, however, may find they don't have room at my game.)I may even houserule in slight bonuses for player options that might better fit a specific setting to encourage players to choose them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thorgrit, post: 7890254, member: 61124"] Player comprehension is biggest for me. If I'm running a game, I've got a lot to keep track of, and I can't memorize every class, subclass, spell, feat, etc. in even the core book, not to mention supplements, including third party. I encourage newer players to play simpler classes. I ask everyone to have the full text of their abilities at hand, whether that's a bookmarked page, a printout from a digital source, or phone/tablet access, etc. If I can't remember what something does, and the player can't remember or quickly refer to what something does, then it's got no business at my table. I'm wary of third party stuff, but if I can read it over, the player knows what it does and can explain it to me, then I'm usually fine. I've got a couple exceptions. Absolutely everything from dandwiki is out, I'm not even going to waste my time looking. Anything gotten as a reward for donating to charities doing good works is always in, no matter what it is I will make room for it at my game. (Players who would use this as an excuse to abuse broken mechanics, however, may find they don't have room at my game.) I may even houserule in slight bonuses for player options that might better fit a specific setting to encourage players to choose them. [/QUOTE]

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