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<blockquote data-quote="FrozenNorth" data-source="post: 8123518" data-attributes="member: 7020832"><p>I get Hussar’s point. If I were running a very thematic game (such as Ghosts of Saltmarsh), I would expect players to buy into the theme. I would tell the players up front that GoS has a nautical theme and that characters should be built with that in mind.</p><p></p><p>I would expect:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Backgrounds with a nautical bent (Sailor, Artisan (woodworking), Folk Hero (but with Vehicles (Water);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Classes with a nautical bent (Storm Sorcerers, Coastal Druids, Rangers with a Giant Crab beast, GOOlocks (Cthulhu); OR</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Characters refluffed to match the theme (Bladesinger with a harpoon, Bard specializing in sea chanties, Rogue who works as a smuggler, Fighter who wants to found a merchant empire).</li> </ul><p></p><p>If instead every single character was completely generic and could be slotted in any other 5e adventure, I would be pretty disappointed. I would also wonder if it was really worth it running a themed adventure with this group if they are just going to ignore the theme.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrozenNorth, post: 8123518, member: 7020832"] I get Hussar’s point. If I were running a very thematic game (such as Ghosts of Saltmarsh), I would expect players to buy into the theme. I would tell the players up front that GoS has a nautical theme and that characters should be built with that in mind. I would expect: [LIST] [*]Backgrounds with a nautical bent (Sailor, Artisan (woodworking), Folk Hero (but with Vehicles (Water); [*]Classes with a nautical bent (Storm Sorcerers, Coastal Druids, Rangers with a Giant Crab beast, GOOlocks (Cthulhu); OR [*]Characters refluffed to match the theme (Bladesinger with a harpoon, Bard specializing in sea chanties, Rogue who works as a smuggler, Fighter who wants to found a merchant empire). [/LIST] If instead every single character was completely generic and could be slotted in any other 5e adventure, I would be pretty disappointed. I would also wonder if it was really worth it running a themed adventure with this group if they are just going to ignore the theme. [/QUOTE]
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