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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 1903285" data-attributes="member: 8863">I picked the first no option.&nbsp; Although I don't consider it an &quot;affront&quot; to any sort of D&amp;D &quot;tradition&quot;, I know right off I would never play a game like this.&nbsp; As a DM, I do not force players to play characters not of their choosing.&nbsp; Any character they create though, they're saddled with, even if they regret taking certain skills/feats/classes etc later.&nbsp; As a player, I want the freedom to choose what kind of character I play; if a DM is going to foist a character upon me that I don't want to play, then he can just damn well get a new player.Some additions:I don't mind playing pregens in a one-shot.&nbsp; But then this poll is about campaigns after all, not one-shots.&nbsp; I don't even mind choosing from a pool&nbsp; of pregens at the beginning of a campaign, provided the DM doesn't use it as an opportunity to choice stomp me.&nbsp; So I'd prefer a pregen that's basically just stats, and no backgrounds or personality that the DM will try to use as a straightjacket.&nbsp; I also resent the DMs who want to see me play different types of characters.&nbsp; I like playing wizards, fighters, and barbarians.&nbsp; I hate, loathe, and despise clerics and druids and to a lesser extent bards.&nbsp; If a DM insists on me playing a character I don't like, I'll walk.&nbsp; Let me play the character I want.&nbsp; Now as a DM, I'd use pregens for novice players or maybe a player that like the convenience, but I'd expect experienced players to be able to make their own characters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 1903285, member: 8863"] I picked the first no option. Although I don't consider it an "affront" to any sort of D&D "tradition", I know right off I would never play a game like this. As a DM, I do not force players to play characters not of their choosing. Any character they create though, they're saddled with, even if they regret taking certain skills/feats/classes etc later. As a player, I want the freedom to choose what kind of character I play; if a DM is going to foist a character upon me that I don't want to play, then he can just damn well get a new player. Some additions: I don't mind playing pregens in a one-shot. But then this poll is about [i]campaigns[/i] after all, not one-shots. I don't even mind choosing from a pool of pregens at the beginning of a campaign, provided the DM doesn't use it as an opportunity to choice stomp me. So I'd prefer a pregen that's basically just stats, and no backgrounds or personality that the DM will try to use as a straightjacket. I also resent the DMs who want to see me play different types of characters. I like playing wizards, fighters, and barbarians. I hate, loathe, and despise clerics and druids and to a lesser extent bards. If a DM insists on me playing a character I don't like, I'll walk. Let me play the character I want. Now as a DM, I'd use pregens for novice players or maybe a player that like the convenience, but I'd expect experienced players to be able to make their own characters. [/QUOTE]

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