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Sunseeker
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I'm not bothered by duplicates in the party, unless you know the person well enough to know the duplicate is made specifically to muck with another player. IE: I make a fire-shooting monk, got some good stat rolls, put 'em together well but then Bob's barbarian died. Well Bob sees how much fun I'm having and isn't a real big fan of me so he makes ostensibly the same character as I do because he wants to get up in my face about it.
Otherwise, a good DM just adjusts the game accordingly to handle the non-typical party. I almost ALWAYS run non-typical parties because finding someone who WANTS to be a healer always seems like a pain in the butt, so I just adjust the game accordingly. Two makes, 6 mages, doesn't matter to me, there's enough room for everyone to find their niche.
Otherwise, a good DM just adjusts the game accordingly to handle the non-typical party. I almost ALWAYS run non-typical parties because finding someone who WANTS to be a healer always seems like a pain in the butt, so I just adjust the game accordingly. Two makes, 6 mages, doesn't matter to me, there's enough room for everyone to find their niche.