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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6470756" data-attributes="member: 2011">Which in turn forces the established group to more or less accept the new PC.There is no doubt that I have seen many instances where given an actual choice, one set of PCs would never join up with a given PC (if actually played in character). The neurotic PC, the evil PC in a group of good, the chaotic PC who does random stuff, etc.I do think that some people are going down the "the DM cannot force this on us" rabbit hole a little too much in this discussion. The game tends to be cooperative between the DM and players in many cases (or at least at many tables), so if a DM introduces an NPC to join the group, the DM is, more or less, the one adding that creature (sentient sword, whatever) to the party.Yes, one can make a very literal case that this does not happen without the agreement of the PCs, but the adventure does not even happen without the agreement of the PCs and sometimes, the adventure itself (as designed by the DM) includes an NPC that joins the party.</blockquote>