How would you pitch a humans only campaign to your group?

[Calthropstu]

I would write "Humans only" on a baseball and instruct my players to pick up a bat. Then I will have pitched a humans only campaign.

[Nifft]

I would write "Humans only" on a baseball and instruct my players to pick up a bat. Then I will have pitched a humans only campaign.

Point of order: campaigns aren't balls.

Citation: I have three campaigns.

[Jay R]

I think the crucial point is that I wouldn't bother selling it. As a DM, I'm a known quantity. People who want to play in my game will pay a human-only game, and people who don't want to play in my game won't.

And in both cases, I am in complete agreement.

[Esprit15]

“Hey guys, I have a campaign idea. Premise requires everyone be humans. Who is in?”

Not every game needs non-human characters. I don’t see the conflict.

[Douche]

I'd either remove racial bonuses completely, or allow you to have any racial bonus you want with a human "model" That is to say, if you want the Goliath racial bonuses, you can have them for gameplay purposes - but in terms of roleplaying & story, everyone is human. This doesn't really matter if you're playing a game without racial bonuses though.

Aside from that, I don't think it's a huge deal. You could discuss the philosophical implications, how people use their race as a substitute for making a character that is actually unique. How race in fantasy & sci-fi is really just fluff when everyone is a humanoid anyway. Why aren't there any sentient swarms of space insects in Star Wars? That'd be the most powerful jedi. He'd just consume his enemies and striking him with a lightsaber wouldn't even do any significant damage.

Anyway I feel like your thread title carries the stigma that a human only campaign is a bad thing, and that your players will be averse to it... but I don't think you really need to "pitch" it. It'll be easier than you think