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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hatmatter" data-source="post: 9364734" data-attributes="member: 75077">Hi Grimm Goose. I like your contributions, but -- based on my experience and understanding -- I am going to have to go with Shardstone on this one. I have always experienced my role as DM to be one of creating a consistent and fun world precisely through editing what player options are available...this has been true with every edition I have DMed, which began with 2nd edition. My quibble is with your premise that the limiting of options in some way consists of subtracting from the core of the game. I think the game -- going back to its very origins -- was designed so that DMs could decide to include some elements and not include others. To Shardstone's example of the Roman campaign, I loved the 2nd edition Historical Guides, and I am even running a 5th edition campaign now that takes inspiration from the Historical Guide A Mighty Fortress, set in Elizabethan England. My experience is that I am fully running a D&D 5th edition campaign even if my players are not playing dragonborn (as but one example).I realize that the Forgotten Realms became the setting where all options are available, but in my opinion the FR became a bit blah when dragonborn and tabaxi became unremarkable denizens walking around Waterdeep. There is nothing about other settings, let alone one's own campaign setting, that requires one to include all options. This is not only true for species, but classes, available spells, magic items, and so forth. The books offer a broad palette. Some artists keep their selections to certain hues for effect. Cheers!</blockquote>

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