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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9621741" data-attributes="member: 6877472">It's funny how that used to be the standard- someone runs an adventure, you bring your best character.  Somewhere along the line, however, I stopped when I realized some DM's will treat your characters better than others, actually caring about backstories and making your character feel like a part of their campaign world- at which point, you were better off keeping the character right where they were!Some years ago, a friend of mine and I were waxing nostalgic about two characters of ours who were partners in crime, and around that same time, a new game was starting up.  The game was starting at level 5, so even though it meant we would be weaker, we worked with the DM to explain our presence with our backstories more or less intact, and tried to rebuild our 3.5 characters as 5e characters, doing our best to capture the feel of what they were about.Unfortunately, the fact that we had an established working relationship, trust in one another, and set tactics seemed to somewhat intimidate the other players, and we ended up basically being in charge of the party.Worse yet, after a few sessions, the DM admitted he felt like his campaign's story was being overshadowed by that of our characters.  He wasn't able to express what he meant very well (or I failed to understand him) but when his game went on permanent hiatus, I decided maybe trying to port over old characters wasn't something I should try again.</blockquote>

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