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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8223814" data-attributes="member: 4534">This is an old problem.&nbsp; I remember reading GURPS articles back in the 80s or early 90s and ridiculous combinations of Advantages and Disadvantages there were technically allowable with rules as written but any half-way sane GM would deny.&nbsp; Fun combinations like creating a custom race of giants and making a character with dwarfism.&nbsp; (Yeah, I could see how that might work in some settings.)&nbsp; I was participating in a Fate game based on the Percy Jackson books (I think) and I created a character with a very high armor.&nbsp; The GM took me aside and said something like, &quot;Your character's armor is way too high.&nbsp; Any opponent I have that has a chance of damaging you will obliterate the other characters.&nbsp; Do you mind changing your character so he has lower armor?&quot;&nbsp; I could see where she was coming from and readily agreed to change my character a bit to make it easier for her to run the game.&nbsp; I think talking to your players is the best option.&nbsp; If they insist on optimizing their characters to the point where it breaks the game then just tell them they can't use that character and be sure to tell them why.&nbsp; It's because it makes the game less fun for everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8223814, member: 4534"] This is an old problem. I remember reading GURPS articles back in the 80s or early 90s and ridiculous combinations of Advantages and Disadvantages there were technically allowable with rules as written but any half-way sane GM would deny. Fun combinations like creating a custom race of giants and making a character with dwarfism. (Yeah, I could see how that might work in some settings.) I was participating in a Fate game based on the Percy Jackson books (I think) and I created a character with a very high armor. The GM took me aside and said something like, "Your character's armor is way too high. Any opponent I have that has a chance of damaging you will obliterate the other characters. Do you mind changing your character so he has lower armor?" I could see where she was coming from and readily agreed to change my character a bit to make it easier for her to run the game. I think talking to your players is the best option. If they insist on optimizing their characters to the point where it breaks the game then just tell them they can't use that character and be sure to tell them why. It's because it makes the game less fun for everyone. [/QUOTE]

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