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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThoughtBubble" data-source="post: 3069909" data-attributes="member: 9723">So, in terms of answer to my question, that's a "No, players do not have the right to play what they want." Cool. I think that using stat rolls to guide players into trying new ideas out is a good route to take. I just also happen to agree with the idea of letting players play what they want.Depending on the game and circumstance, different approaches work differently. However, if there is an increase in the popularity of point buy (something I'm not sure of), maybe it's pointing out somthing about the people who play?Anyone else? Do players have the right to make the characters they want?As a point buy fan (I don't play nearly enoug to be low on ideas), I'd just like to throw out some of the things that I've played previously, and would play in the future. I've played a wilds surviving, car driving,  gun toting medic (think ranger cleric in an apolyaptic setting). I've played a stuck up wizard specializing in terrain control magic. I've played a self-centerd bard on the run from his family. I've played a fast handed rogue with no real idea of ownership  (just as likely to give stuff away as steal it--stuff is transient). I wanted to play an over-the hill fighter in the midst of a mid life crisis. I've also wanted to be a shield weilding defender my clan (think defensively specialized barbarian), and a starry eyed youth whos inexpierence is belied by a personal wisdom and inner strength of personality (the paladin). So, as a staunch defender of point buy, allow me to be an anecdotal exception. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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