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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1958700" data-attributes="member: 424">The problem will probably be self correcting.If the campaign is combat intensive, the character will either learn to pull his weight (develop more combat capability), the character will die (lack of combat capability) or the player will grow tired of his character concept since it is so at odds to the way the campaign is running and his character will feel like a fish out of water.That is not to say the concept will not work.  I play in a AU online game and we have a character (an Akashic) that was for the longest time was virtually dead weight in combat.  But this character was our skill guy and he excelled at that.   He just totally sucked in combat.   Since the campaign is a nice balance of combat and intrigue, the akashic had a valuable role.  He just learned to take cover when the fighting broke out.  Over time, the akashic developed more combat capability and while he is not a powerhouse compared to the other characters when it comes to combat, he can now hold his own in a fight.In short, the success or failure of this person's character concept is dependent on two things - how much combat is in the campaign and whether or not his character concept can shine when there is no combat.</blockquote>