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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4839435" data-attributes="member: 19675">Personally, I try to keep an open mind about PC design and keep looking for inspiration everywhere- I've started with concepts, filling a party void, a rules wrinkles or a cool spell/piece of equipment/etc. to try out, a line from a song, a piece of art...IMHO, there is no &quot;best way&quot; to start a given PC design.However, once I have an initial concept and design, I try to make sure all subsequent character developments are true to the PC's nature.This in no way means I don't design combat monsters, because I have.&nbsp; Several, even.&nbsp; They're not clones of each other, though.&nbsp; Bear, a 2Ed PC, had maxed out physical stats, and no mental stat above a 6 (which is what I asked my DM for).&nbsp; He was a gentle giant, and childlike in many ways.&nbsp; Unless directed to fight or directly provoked, he wouldn't fight.&nbsp; OTOH, Bloodwulf was an amoral sociopathic killing machine- the trick with him was to prevent him from fighting.I've never been able to get a whole group to come up with unified backgrounds (player or DM), but as a player, I have been able to convince one or 2 players to come up with linked PC ideas.&nbsp; Sometimes it was buddies- a Giant Dwarf (5'6&quot;) and a Dwarf Giant (6'5&quot;), unified in being outcasts from their respective societies, for example (D&amp;D); another time it was identical twin sisters who were both warrior mages (GURPS).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4839435, member: 19675"] Personally, I try to keep an open mind about PC design and keep looking for inspiration everywhere- I've started with concepts, filling a party void, a rules wrinkles or a cool spell/piece of equipment/etc. to try out, a line from a song, a piece of art... IMHO, there is no "best way" to start a given PC design. However, once I have an initial concept and design, I try to make sure all subsequent character developments are true to the PC's nature. This in no way means I don't design combat monsters, because I have. Several, even. They're not clones of each other, though. Bear, a 2Ed PC, had maxed out physical stats, and no mental stat above a 6 (which is what I asked my DM for). He was a gentle giant, and childlike in many ways. Unless directed to fight or directly provoked, he wouldn't fight. OTOH, Bloodwulf was an amoral sociopathic killing machine- the trick with him was [I]to prevent[/I] him from fighting. I've never been able to get a [I]whole group[/I] to come up with unified backgrounds (player or DM), but as a player, I have been able to convince one or 2 players to come up with linked PC ideas. Sometimes it was buddies- a Giant Dwarf (5'6") and a Dwarf Giant (6'5"), unified in being outcasts from their respective societies, for example (D&D); another time it was identical twin sisters who were both warrior mages (GURPS). [/QUOTE]

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