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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801718" data-source="post: 7165549">I've only ever put restrictions on race (and not class) once.&nbsp; I ran a zombie apocalypse campaign once.&nbsp; So you couldn't be an undead or construct race.&nbsp; I wanted the players to be vulnerable to possibilities of a zombie disease or the danger of one of their fallen comrades rising as a zombie.&nbsp; So in order to really drive home the threat of the undead, I had to make sure they could fall victim to everything in the game world.&nbsp; Other than that, I don't put restrictions on what people play.&nbsp; It's not my character.&nbsp; I'll never play it.&nbsp; Part of the social contract of the game is that everyone has fun.&nbsp; So play what you like, not what I like.&nbsp; I allow all races, classes and UA stuff.&nbsp; Third party material is reviewed for approval, just to make sure it's balanced with the rest of the game.&nbsp; Sometimes it can be difficult to fit the more exotic races into a game world.&nbsp; That's why I let the players figure it out.&nbsp; If they want to play a dragonborn or tiefling, I just ask them how they think their race fits into the world.&nbsp; It gets them more invested in the game world, encourages creativity and lessens my work load.&nbsp; So it's a win all around.&nbsp; That player is instantly more invested in the game as they contributed to it.&nbsp; When I run D&amp;D and put together a campaign, it's not &quot;my&quot; game.&nbsp; It's the group's game.&nbsp; If I want things only my way with only my say so, I'd be playing by myself.&nbsp; I create the world, the adventures, the NPCs and monsters and all the content.&nbsp; The players create their characters and have agency over what that character is.&nbsp; Keeps me happy.&nbsp; Keeps them happy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801718, post: 7165549"] I've only ever put restrictions on race (and not class) once. I ran a zombie apocalypse campaign once. So you couldn't be an undead or construct race. I wanted the players to be vulnerable to possibilities of a zombie disease or the danger of one of their fallen comrades rising as a zombie. So in order to really drive home the threat of the undead, I had to make sure they could fall victim to everything in the game world. Other than that, I don't put restrictions on what people play. It's not my character. I'll never play it. Part of the social contract of the game is that everyone has fun. So play what you like, not what I like. I allow all races, classes and UA stuff. Third party material is reviewed for approval, just to make sure it's balanced with the rest of the game. Sometimes it can be difficult to fit the more exotic races into a game world. That's why I let the players figure it out. If they want to play a dragonborn or tiefling, I just ask them how they think their race fits into the world. It gets them more invested in the game world, encourages creativity and lessens my work load. So it's a win all around. That player is instantly more invested in the game as they contributed to it. When I run D&D and put together a campaign, it's not "my" game. It's the group's game. If I want things only my way with only my say so, I'd be playing by myself. I create the world, the adventures, the NPCs and monsters and all the content. The players create their characters and have agency over what that character is. Keeps me happy. Keeps them happy. [/QUOTE]

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