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<blockquote data-quote="Humanophile" data-source="post: 2031080" data-attributes="member: 1049">I find it interesting seeing who backs a coming in at the same level, and who backs coming in at -1 level.&nbsp; I have to say that I'm prone to point buy/-1 level; I've lived through too much opportunistic seppuku.&nbsp; (On the other hand, I also have a rule that anyone less than 2 levels below the highest party member immediately levels up at the end of a sesson; half or first level is insane in all but a very few extraordinary circumstances, all of which involve keeping the n00b far from combat.)As for dealing with the player, I'm afraid he sounds like either a glory hound or a rather flighty person.&nbsp; The first doesn't really have any solutions, as any sane gamer realizes what happens when a wide range of power levels are offered in a book.&nbsp; If the latter, try aiming him at a versatility-based PRC that the other players will all agree to try not encroaching on.&nbsp; The Mystic Theurge and the Chamelion could both help him feel like he has a wide range of options each day, while hopefully letting the razzle-dazzle of being this &quot;something special&quot; placate him in lieu of more power.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Humanophile, post: 2031080, member: 1049"] I find it interesting seeing who backs a coming in at the same level, and who backs coming in at -1 level. I have to say that I'm prone to point buy/-1 level; I've lived through too much opportunistic seppuku. (On the other hand, I also have a rule that anyone less than 2 levels below the highest party member immediately levels up at the end of a sesson; half or first level is insane in all but a very few extraordinary circumstances, all of which involve keeping the n00b far from combat.) As for dealing with the player, I'm afraid he sounds like either a glory hound or a rather flighty person. The first doesn't really have any solutions, as any sane gamer realizes what happens when a wide range of power levels are offered in a book. If the latter, try aiming him at a versatility-based PRC that the other players will all agree to try not encroaching on. The Mystic Theurge and the Chamelion could both help him feel like he has a wide range of options each day, while hopefully letting the razzle-dazzle of being this "something special" placate him in lieu of more power. [/QUOTE]

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