shadowdragonia:

xylariavg:

shorthalt:

how to play dungeons and dragons

1. ignore all the “suggested” alignments to races
2. ignore the histories about certain races being evil
3. your material plane now
4. have fun

I’ve reblogged this before but I will again, because it’s so, so damn important as a DM to remember this.

The world is YOURS. You don’t have to put up with whatever norms everyone expects from games. You want bright, cheerful, happy orc villages? Do it. You want elves and dwarves that get along perfectly well in a harmonious co-existing society? DO IT. You want friendly drow that take pleasure in guiding newcomers in tours through the Underdark? You know the drill by now – DO. IT. You are not bound by the constraints of someone else’s fantasy.

As I often remind my players. I am god, this is my world now, I do what I want.