Whats w/ class limitations for my gnome???

[Troll's Choice]

Funny troll? Man, you've gotta be careful when a troll rears its ugly head.

 

[Jerrid Al-Kundo]

For Driddle and other new members - it's getting to be ancient history in internet-time, but Bugaboo was a long-time member who hasn't been around since before the board change. As a running joke, he once made a whole site designed to convince people that he got paid to DM. Really, really funny work.

Okay... Ha ha... Fell right into that one.

Starts making hit list...

Happy gaming!

 

[Skarp Hedin]

As a running joke, he once made a whole site designed to convince people that he got paid to DM. Really, really funny work.

Oh lord, is that still on the net anywhere? That would have to be -really- funny.

 

[S'mon]

At least no elf barbarians living in an elven kingdom. Would you really prevent an elf raised by a human barbarian tribe from being a barbarian? Or how about an elf that becomes sick of the trappings of civilisation and runs off into the wilderness to become one with his primal side?

In my human-dominated campaign world elves & dwarves are dying races while gnomes & halflings, if they exist at all, are so rare as to be classed with pixies and other 'faerie'. So I encourage players to play humans - a lot easier in 3e than previously, one thing I love about 3e. There are half-elf barbarians and I might allow a grugach (wild elf) barbarian, depending on where the game was set. I certainly wouldn't allow an elf barbarian just because they 'ran off into the wilderness' - Ranger, yes.

IMO, PC's are supposed to defy conventions to a certain extent. The DM should work to maintain consistency of the game world and keep everything reasonable, but you should also work to encourage the creativity of the players instead of limiting it. Using cultural reasons to place an all out ban on certain race/class combos is a sub-optimal choice, when you could just tell your players the way most of the world works and if they want to be an elven barbarian, tell them to bring a good background story. And definitely make sure you enforce the consequences of their choices

I don't totally disagree, but my Conan-esque game world works best with human PCs, non-human PCs are best kept as a small minority. I do disagree strongly with any proposal that the GM should have to accept elf barbarian or dwarf wizard PCs just because the players want to play them. Obviously if no agreement can be reached, the solution is to have a different GM.

 

[Akunin]

As a running joke, he once made a whole site designed to convince people that he got paid to DM. Really, really funny work.

Well it *was* one of the Pantheon's best jokes, Kevin! I tried finding the URL but even google didn't come up with any hits

A few folks were discussing recently that we haven't seen Bug in a while. Wonder what he's been up to - I for one, miss him!

 

[S'mon]

Oh, I haven't got any doubt but that the original poster was a troll, but trolls do often raise interesting points... er, yeah...

 

[Darklone]

I don't totally disagree, but my Conan-esque game world works best with human PCs, non-human PCs are best kept as a small minority. I do disagree strongly with any proposal that the GM should have to accept elf barbarian or dwarf wizard PCs just because the players want to play them. Obviously if no agreement can be reached, the solution is to have a different GM.

Hah! Can't believe guys don't want wildelf barbarians even BEFORE I played one in their group

Heck, whats the problem with playing another char? I hear guys wanting to change the group since the DM does not allow the char they want to play... Never seen that one.

 

[Wicht]

Taking into account the original poster's rather obvious style and his tendency to stretch a point and overpost, I gotta say that I would still rate this about a 6 or 7 (outta 10).

insert polite golf clap here

With a little polishing he could become a troll to watch.

 

[Sciurus Rex]

Taking into account the original poster's rather obvious style and his tendency to stretch a point and overpost, I gotta say that I would still rate this about a 6 or 7 (outta 10).

insert polite golf clap here

With a little polishing he could become a troll to watch.

What a delightfully pompous assessment! Where were you when Gene Siskel died and Roger Ebert needed a new partner?

 

[Someguy]

6 or 7?

I read the title and I instantly felt a little leary...that in it's self is worth a 2 piont deduction...

holds up a little sign with 4.5 written on it


And Bugaboo!


Where are you!