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<blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 6056690" data-attributes="member: 12460">I just want to say this thread is full of win. I am always trying to push my players to try things outside their comfort zone.I recently put my <a href="http://palladiumbooks.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=252&amp;Itemid=180" target="_blank">Rifts</a> campaign on hold for a few sessions to give me some time to formulate new ideas. In the meantime we are playing a mini-campaign of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbane" target="_blank">Nightbane</a>. I ran into a particularly sticky situation when my wife rolled up a 4 IQ for her character and complained &quot;I don't want to play a retard!&quot; But I explained to her that how she chooses to role-play the 4 IQ is an important consideration and also that it was only going to be a short campaign and she might find she likes it. Otherwise she had very impressive physical stats so she decided to play a dumb brute, which is very different from the type of character she usually plays (cunning psychics are her favorite). We've only had one of two planned sessions so far, but I can say this much, she doesn't hate it, and has found ways to make the game very interesting with her low IQ character.Part of the reason I wanted to run something like this was to give people a chance to step outside of their comfort zones and play something very different in a very different universe. So far, I believe I have accomplished the goal of getting people to broaden their horizons and I am having a very fulfilling time seeing everyone adapt to the situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="airwalkrr, post: 6056690, member: 12460"] I just want to say this thread is full of win. I am always trying to push my players to try things outside their comfort zone. I recently put my [URL="http://palladiumbooks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=252&Itemid=180"]Rifts[/URL] campaign on hold for a few sessions to give me some time to formulate new ideas. In the meantime we are playing a mini-campaign of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbane"]Nightbane[/URL]. I ran into a particularly sticky situation when my wife rolled up a 4 IQ for her character and complained "I don't want to play a retard!" But I explained to her that how she chooses to role-play the 4 IQ is an important consideration and also that it was only going to be a short campaign and she might find she likes it. Otherwise she had very impressive physical stats so she decided to play a dumb brute, which is very different from the type of character she usually plays (cunning psychics are her favorite). We've only had one of two planned sessions so far, but I can say this much, she doesn't hate it, and has found ways to make the game very interesting with her low IQ character. Part of the reason I wanted to run something like this was to give people a chance to step outside of their comfort zones and play something very different in a very different universe. So far, I believe I have accomplished the goal of getting people to broaden their horizons and I am having a very fulfilling time seeing everyone adapt to the situation. [/QUOTE]

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