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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8819519" data-attributes="member: 7023887">Self-important people will make unique characters to prove how awesome and creative they are. Min-maxers will sometimes do the same to take advantage of the rules. But the overwhelming majority of people that like making new and unique characters are just people that don't like cliches and think creativity is a virtue. Not copying the popular thing. There are also people that refuse to make new characters and instead play clones of any and all characters from any works of fiction they enjoy. Some people take this to an extreme and try to play Sonic the Hedgehog and Link in every D&amp;D game they play. That doesn't mean that everyone that enjoys emulating or paying homage to their favorite fictional characters are uncreative hacks that just rip off any and all fictional material they come across. There's just a small, extreme portion of people that do participate in that problematic behavior. There is nothing wrong with playing new character ideas. There is nothing wrong with taking inspiration from your favorite fictional characters. It's the two extremes that often lead to unhealthy playstyles.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8819519, member: 7023887"] Self-important people will make unique characters to prove how awesome and creative they are. Min-maxers will sometimes do the same to take advantage of the rules. But the overwhelming majority of people that like making new and unique characters are just people that don't like cliches and think creativity is a virtue. Not copying the popular thing. There are also people that refuse to make new characters and instead play clones of any and all characters from any works of fiction they enjoy. Some people take this to an extreme and try to play Sonic the Hedgehog and Link in every D&D game they play. That doesn't mean that everyone that enjoys emulating or paying homage to their favorite fictional characters are uncreative hacks that just rip off any and all fictional material they come across. There's just a small, extreme portion of people that do participate in that problematic behavior. There is nothing wrong with playing new character ideas. There is nothing wrong with taking inspiration from your favorite fictional characters. It's the two extremes that often lead to unhealthy playstyles. [/QUOTE]

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