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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1413597" data-attributes="member: 424">I did it and still do it.  I have a binder of some 60 odd characters that I have played over some 25+ years.If I play in a 'one shot' or as a short term guest at a table (I travelled alot in the past and had a knack for finding a game to sit in on), I would offer a existing character for the DM's approval with the following caveat - the DM approved the character (stats, level, etc) and the DM approved what equipment the character was allowed to retain for the adventure.As to why?  - one factor is convience.  Why roll up a character of level X and equipment and come up with a character history when I got a character 'hot' out of the binder.   But the main reason for me is that I hated rolling up a character of whatever level and then had to make up whatever answers to the usual questions players have their characters ask of the 'new guy'.   I know the history of all the characters I have played.  So if I was allowed to play character 'X' and character 'X' was allowed to keep his Frost Brand; I could explain exactly how character 'X' acquired the Frost Brand and who his companions were and what foes were defeated in acquiring said Frost Brand.Part of it was a form of personal conceit - I pride myself on playing characters that started at 1st level.  I just don't like being told to create a character of level 'X', because that character, to me,  is not as 'geninue' as a character 'hard worked' up from 1st level.But that is my reasons.  Others who do this may have other motivations....</blockquote>

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