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DM interference - how much is too much?
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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7075847" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>So, looking at his list that I found unreasonable, here is what I think could be reasonable:</p><p></p><p>"Be a character with a heroic motivation (if every other character in the party had a heroic motivation or a heroic plotline was ongoing)"</p><p>"Have a motivation for adventuring."</p><p>"Be of a race that is plausible the setting where you are being introduced."</p><p>"Use the same rules every other PC is using."</p><p>"Be a useful character that contributes something to party success."</p><p>"Be of an alignment that is compatible with the alignment of the rest of the group."</p><p>"Have no expectations that your backstory alone will yield a tangible mechanical benefit or some large net positive social benefit. Have no expectations that your backstory will take precedence in party goals over shared goals or the main ongoing story."</p><p>"Make mechanical choices that are justified by your background. Have no expectation that unusual backstory allows you to break any rules of the game or qualifies you for some unusual perk or variation not already provided for by the rules."</p><p>"Have only gear that a starting character might have, plus any gear that the DM selects as appropriate to a character of your level. Have no expectation that you can pick your own unusual or customized gear without discussing it with the DM."</p><p>"Must worship deities common to the region, and compatible with your alignment and the general ethos of the group."</p><p></p><p>If confronted with a DM with far more stringent requirements than that, I'd expect some sort of reasonable explanation. Its not unknown when joining an established group for the DM to hand you the character sheet of a former NPC and say something like, "Right now the group is in the 83rd layer of the Abyss, and there really aren't a lot of options for a random stranger to just join the party in a plausible manner. However, you can play the NPC Lord Brightshield..." But that doesn't really sound like the situation described by the OP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7075847, member: 4937"] So, looking at his list that I found unreasonable, here is what I think could be reasonable: "Be a character with a heroic motivation (if every other character in the party had a heroic motivation or a heroic plotline was ongoing)" "Have a motivation for adventuring." "Be of a race that is plausible the setting where you are being introduced." "Use the same rules every other PC is using." "Be a useful character that contributes something to party success." "Be of an alignment that is compatible with the alignment of the rest of the group." "Have no expectations that your backstory alone will yield a tangible mechanical benefit or some large net positive social benefit. Have no expectations that your backstory will take precedence in party goals over shared goals or the main ongoing story." "Make mechanical choices that are justified by your background. Have no expectation that unusual backstory allows you to break any rules of the game or qualifies you for some unusual perk or variation not already provided for by the rules." "Have only gear that a starting character might have, plus any gear that the DM selects as appropriate to a character of your level. Have no expectation that you can pick your own unusual or customized gear without discussing it with the DM." "Must worship deities common to the region, and compatible with your alignment and the general ethos of the group." If confronted with a DM with far more stringent requirements than that, I'd expect some sort of reasonable explanation. Its not unknown when joining an established group for the DM to hand you the character sheet of a former NPC and say something like, "Right now the group is in the 83rd layer of the Abyss, and there really aren't a lot of options for a random stranger to just join the party in a plausible manner. However, you can play the NPC Lord Brightshield..." But that doesn't really sound like the situation described by the OP. [/QUOTE]
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