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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elephant" data-source="post: 2887969" data-attributes="member: 17431">IRT Odhanan:The campaign is the World's Largest Dungeon, so I don't have the option of simply changing out creatures with higher-CR ones without a TON of work - work that I'd rather avoid.As to allowing non-core stuff, I've tried to be reasonable about approving requests...I don't mind adding new things in modest doses.  I do need to know what I'm getting myself into, though.IRT Kunimatyu:Yeah, it's possible that I'm being too uptight.  I REALLY want to avoid a campaign crash & burn due to option overload, though.The player himself has not historically been a problem player with respect to munchkinism, so I'm not worried about that.  It's more about feeling in control of things that I'm running, really.  I want to know what I'm dealing with - and have the option to say "I'm NOT dealing with that."IRT TresGeek:  LOL, you DID tell me so!IRT Nightfall:  Great, I'll roll up a cleric <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=":)" />IRT Rodrigo:  Yep, experienced player and semi-noobish DM.  I'm hoping to cut my teeth on something close to core and avoid getting in over my head.IRT happyelf:  He started with a human rogue with flavor text "Quarter orc".  He also talked about a disgraced paladin who couldn't use his order's favored weapon (longsword) until he'd redeemed his honor.  Then he changed his mind and statted up a Dragon Shaman from the PHB II instead (character died after two sessions of play - the WLD is DEADLY).Then he wanted to reincarnate the Dragon Shaman into an Orc body.  I didn't like that, so he went with a Kobold instead...a Kobold rogue.  He used a couple of things from Races of the Dragon (which, after perusing in the bookstore, looks pretty cool to me.  I might end up buying it if I think I can get some more use out of it).IRT Graf:  The other players suggested that I go and talk to him, actually.  Given the lingering tension in the room, I felt that it was the only reasonable course of action.  IRT The Shaman:  Already done.  One of his first characters died in the session before the problem arose.IRT ShinHakkaider:  That's an excellent summary of where I'm coming from.  Thank you.IRT ShadowRaven:  Done and done.  Excellent suggestions, thank you.IRT Jester:  I've asked another player to host for next week.  Also, the rules aren't Absolutely Core-Only, they're "Start with core, if you want something else, check with me first and send me stats in advance, so I have a chance to review 'em".IRT Shadowslayer:  Heh, I'd rather find a cooperative solution than see the group break up.  I do enjoy playing with this guy normally...I just don't like what he's doing in *my* campaign so far.  He kind of has a history of saying "This character sucks, I want to bring in a different one" within a few sessions of a new campaign starting, actually.IRT der_kluge:  Yeah, I think he's being kind of childish.  I want to run an easier-to-run game to have an easier time DMing as I gain more XP, then go with a more open-options campaign later, when I feel more confident that I have a handle on all the crazy stuff.</blockquote>

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