Barbarian / VoP [3.5] Low-Magic Camp.

[grautry]

Grautry, I disagree on this specific case

VoP isn't a standard option, so the players should not expect it to be approved- so no, it's not like the examples you gave (totally strawmen, by the way, I think you could come up with better ones).

Strawman?

The proposition is this: Halve the mechanical benefit of X to prove whether a player is taking that option just to optimise and not for the roleplaying reasons.

So I took Fighters and Wizards as X to prove why this is a seriously flawed proposition. I see nothing wrong with my argument.

If you don't want a player having an option because you think that he's just doing it for power(or if you think it's thematically inappropriate or for whatever other reason) then at least have the courage to say it to his face instead of resorting to sneaky shenanigans like those.