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That Character just ain't right - was [DL] Looking for random help
>In our group we call that the "Bad Girls" syndrome
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>About 20 minutes into the movie you're asking >yourself "Does everyone in this show have a tortured >past?"
< Then someone else said>
>I'll second that - I LOVE to play "normals" almost
>exclusively. To me, anyway, they get to develop so
>much more personality in game because they're not
>always worrying about what's coming out of their past.
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You know - I never really thought about it, but you are right about the inverse relationship between character personality and character power.
The most interesting chracter I ever played was a private in the Greyhawk millitia. (It was in D&D BTW) The GM normally was a stickler for character backgrounds, but I just was so tired of the "My parents died saing the universe from evil magical pants" syndrome.
Basically he was born to "middle class" (ie merchants) folk - he would never get the business, as he was the youngest of 8 - so he joined the army. Boom - there it was. But it gave him a place to grow. It also allowed me to fine tune the character over the few sessions. He had one "quirk" - he didn't slay ANY sentient being without good reason, and he did not attack ANY sentient without being attacked first. But even that was flexible.
I do have a "normal" guy in my campaign, but he is a munchkin with a Sharps-50. Whenever there is trouble he climbs a tree. Not much personality development going on there. Although, I have drawn him out a little by playing on his heroic side.
So let me throw it back at y'all. Are your experiences similar? Do you even care about "Character Development"? (As a Marshall this one is key for me - heck its what I like when playing, too)
Jeff
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