Reply To: D&D officially turning Forgotten Realms sights away from Euro inspired campaigns

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That group that you refer to with  the medieval knight, Merlin, a Native American shaman, an Arabic genie caller, and an Egyptian mummy can already exist in Forgotten Realms.  With the possible exception of the Mummy.  I don’t think the new source books are going to make that sort group more or less likely.  I’m also unconvinced there’s such a thing as “the standard party” as the characters within any given party will depend on the group playing them and the agreements they make among themselves, or not, as to what sort of group they want.  And as GM you have the final say on what source books you will or will not allow in your game;  if you feel characters from certain source books will ruin or unbalance your game you just say no.  It’s their story but it’s your world.