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<blockquote data-quote="OnlineDM" data-source="post: 5336469" data-attributes="member: 90804">Yeah, that's my fault - most of the recent comments are in reply to my post about a character who's permanently blind.&nbsp; Sorry for hijacking the thread!For what it's worth, I've put <a href="http://onlinedm.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/playing-a-blind-character/" target="_blank">a post on my blog</a> that gives more of my thoughts on what a permanently blind character might be like.&nbsp; My thoughts are generally similar to some of the ideas mentioned here.&nbsp; Nichwee and Ryujin said it well - I would want blindness to hinder the character and generally make their life more difficult, but to not make them useless in combat. It should give them some benefits that could be interesting, but not overpowered.I love the suggestion that the character be required to carry a staff or cane or otherwise move at half speed - very flavorful and it makes sense.&nbsp; A staff fighter of some sort, or a staff wizard could be cool.&nbsp; My favorite idea so far is still the concept of a shaman who relies on the spirit companion to be his &quot;eyes&quot;; something similar could probably be done with a familiar for a wizard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OnlineDM, post: 5336469, member: 90804"] Yeah, that's my fault - most of the recent comments are in reply to my post about a character who's permanently blind. Sorry for hijacking the thread! For what it's worth, I've put [URL="http://onlinedm.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/playing-a-blind-character/"]a post on my blog[/URL] that gives more of my thoughts on what a permanently blind character might be like. My thoughts are generally similar to some of the ideas mentioned here. Nichwee and Ryujin said it well - I would want blindness to hinder the character and generally make their life more difficult, but to not make them useless in combat. It should give them some benefits that could be interesting, but not overpowered. I love the suggestion that the character be required to carry a staff or cane or otherwise move at half speed - very flavorful and it makes sense. A staff fighter of some sort, or a staff wizard could be cool. My favorite idea so far is still the concept of a shaman who relies on the spirit companion to be his "eyes"; something similar could probably be done with a familiar for a wizard. [/QUOTE]

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