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Allowing players to use skills/powers/classes etc. not found in the books you currently own.

Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
zenrenn
May 20, 2011 21:25:54 I know I brought this up in an earlier thread, but I had recently subscribed to D&Di. I only own PHB 1 and 2, and I'm not sure if I should allow my players to use any class, race or feature in the character builder. Does anyone else allow it? Thanks in advance.
#2
salla
May 20, 2011 21:27:36 Unless there are chunks of rules missing that prevent you from knowing how stuff works, I can't see a reason to disallow it.
#3
zenrenn
May 20, 2011 22:08:53 Good point haha. I might do that then.
#4
LlamasNotsheep
May 21, 2011 12:47:14 Yeah, don't disallow stuff. Just ask your players to bring enough information with them (e.g. printed from the compendium) that it's clear what they're doing with each of the powers etc.
#5
m4kitsu
May 25, 2011 4:39:05 I tell my player that they can use whatever they please so long as they:

a) document the source, and

b) provide a copy of the information to me if I don't already have it.

For both, a printout from the Compendium or CB are sufficient. This minimizes misunderstanding and prevents players from trying to pull a fast one on me by trying to pass homebrew off as official (not that any of my current players would, mind, but it's a principles thing).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zenrenn May 20, 2011 21:25:54	I know I brought this up in an earlier thread, but I had recently subscribed to D&Di. I only own PHB 1 and 2, and I'm not sure if I should allow my players to use any class, race or feature in the character builder. Does anyone else allow it? Thanks in advance.
#2 salla May 20, 2011 21:27:36	Unless there are chunks of rules missing that prevent you from knowing how stuff works, I can't see a reason to disallow it.
#3 zenrenn May 20, 2011 22:08:53	Good point haha. I might do that then.
#4 LlamasNotsheep May 21, 2011 12:47:14	Yeah, don't disallow stuff. Just ask your players to bring enough information with them (e.g. printed from the compendium) that it's clear what they're doing with each of the powers etc.
#5 m4kitsu May 25, 2011 4:39:05	I tell my player that they can use whatever they please so long as they: a) document the source, and b) provide a copy of the information to me if I don't already have it. For both, a printout from the Compendium or CB are sufficient. This minimizes misunderstanding and prevents players from trying to pull a fast one on me by trying to pass homebrew off as official (not that any of my current players would, mind, but it's a principles thing).