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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 7167926" data-attributes="member: 11821">So I'm not running or playing 5e, and don't expect to, but this is a pretty generic D&D question so I might as well chime in anyways.I prefer carrots to sticks. If I have a theme in mind, I'll communicate it with my players. If they want to go with it, they get a perk like an extra +1 point for attribute point-buy or something along those lines. If they want to do other stuff, I'll work with them to get it as appropriate as possible. Nothing earth-shattering, but a bit of an incentive.I used to have ban lists like 10-15 years ago, but eventually I realized I'd probably just go ahead and approve any idea that was done judiciously. So now I just skip 'em, present the campaign, and work with my players to make sure they're able to make characters they want to play.What I do, however, push is a 'reason for getting all together' where appropriate. Like, when starting Zeitgeist, I was pretty clear, "Hey, you are all constables and you start out thinking to some extent or another that Risur is pretty swell. If you move away from that later in the campaign, cool, but this is the way we're kicking this off." In other games, I will check into relationships to figure out who knows whom, to tie the group together better.Anyway, I've been playing D&D since the Moldvay box around 1982 or so, and I'm pleased as punch that the game has been expanding into new, interesting territory. (That's actually one of my chief complaints about 5e, tbh.)</blockquote>

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