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<blockquote data-quote="OregonGM" data-source="post: 1936262" data-attributes="member: 18797">View from YADM (Yet Another DM)As others have said, the most important thing here is going to be the DM.&nbsp;&nbsp; Speaking as one, I'd kill to have a few more players spend time getting this kind of emotional meat on their PCs.&nbsp; Not only would I allow it, I'd make sure I made it a point to design encounters around.&nbsp; Frankly, things like &quot;Divine Soul&quot; (or whatever it was) irk me beyond belief.&nbsp; The entire &quot;A class for every personality trait&quot; movement seems to be a codified replacement for actual roleplaying anyway.Player:&nbsp; My character is a Divine Soul.&nbsp; I plan on taking several levels of Alcoholic Letch and then starting Paladin around 5th as he comes to see the light.Me:&nbsp; (eyes glazing over) Okay.&nbsp;&nbsp; Noon, Saturday.&nbsp; See you then.ORPlayer:&nbsp; My character is a Paladin who is coming to terms with his weaknesses.&nbsp;&nbsp; His noble moments come from helping the street rabble and odd bouts of drunken philosophy.&nbsp; A good guy with &quot;bardic tastes&quot;, if you know what I mean.&nbsp;&nbsp; Think Peter Parker before coming to terms with what Ben meant with the &quot;With great power comes . .&quot; bit.&nbsp; Me: (long pause)&nbsp; COOL!&nbsp; We're on for Satuday, but you want to drop by on Thursday or Friday?&nbsp;&nbsp; I have some ideas to really torment him before he starts &quot;getting it.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OregonGM, post: 1936262, member: 18797"] [b]View from YADM (Yet Another DM)[/b] As others have said, the most important thing here is going to be the DM. Speaking as one, I'd kill to have a few more players spend time getting this kind of emotional meat on their PCs. Not only would I allow it, I'd make sure I made it a point to design encounters around. Frankly, things like "Divine Soul" (or whatever it was) irk me beyond belief. The entire "A class for every personality trait" movement seems to be a codified replacement for actual roleplaying anyway. [B]Player[/B]: My character is a Divine Soul. I plan on taking several levels of Alcoholic Letch and then starting Paladin around 5th as he comes to see the light. [B]Me[/B]: (eyes glazing over) Okay. Noon, Saturday. See you then. [B]OR[/B] [B]Player[/B]: My character is a Paladin who is coming to terms with his weaknesses. His noble moments come from helping the street rabble and odd bouts of drunken philosophy. A good guy with "bardic tastes", if you know what I mean. Think Peter Parker before coming to terms with what Ben meant with the "With great power comes . ." bit. [B]Me[/B]: (long pause) [B]COOL![/B] We're on for Satuday, but you want to drop by on Thursday or Friday? I have some ideas to really torment him before he starts "getting it." [/QUOTE]

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