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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ratskinner" data-source="post: 6249569" data-attributes="member: 6688937">I think for a lot of DMs that's actually a false dichotomy. That is, they start by saying "I think I'll have a world invaded by demons." However, "Demons" is already defined by a list of monsters in the MM. They'll likely be assuming quite a few other things about how the world works as well given the rules of D&D. (magic, etc.) So, the world ends up conforming to D&D concepts, but it wasn't necessarily intended that way. When I contrast this with a system like Fate, where magic can work uniquely in every campaign, where a group can start play not even knowing that magic and demons will be big things in this gameworld...and exactly how they function can be determined by the group as the game progresses or the GM can set it up ahead of time...to my eyes, every D&D world is constrained and limited by the rules.</blockquote>