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<blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 3026252" data-attributes="member: 2885"><p>so far i've played 2 unique individuals with unique backgrounds, attributes, motivations, etc...</p><p></p><p>with the first PC. i coulda left the tower. and gone off. but that didn't seem right for the character. he had promised to fend off the invasion as long as he could. he had also been placed in charge of the spiritual needs of the NPCs. he needed to know what became of them. for him to leave and save his own skin was out of character. it felt too metagamey to me. meaning i the player knew that i would find another party out there. but the PC didn't. he had no clue that other soliders had been sent by Garm someplace else and survived.</p><p></p><p>same kinda holds true for the second PC. there was no way i could let the lizard men into the cave and see me leap down the hole. besides the potential to die a lame death. it just didn't make sense for him. he was the last true warrior of Blackwall. these lizards had burned down his home. and he had fought off 6 earlier. and with only 3 there now...well it seemed he and the dwarf had a shot. the whole idea of running and getting caught in the open 3 days from civilization was totally not worth the risk in the shape everyone was in.</p><p></p><p>my next PC won't have any prior knowledge of either of the other 2, so i'll be playing him as unique and special. and with a wis 6 and int 11 think sean penn in fast times as ridgemont high. only an elf. and with awesome powers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diaglo, post: 3026252, member: 2885"] so far i've played 2 unique individuals with unique backgrounds, attributes, motivations, etc... with the first PC. i coulda left the tower. and gone off. but that didn't seem right for the character. he had promised to fend off the invasion as long as he could. he had also been placed in charge of the spiritual needs of the NPCs. he needed to know what became of them. for him to leave and save his own skin was out of character. it felt too metagamey to me. meaning i the player knew that i would find another party out there. but the PC didn't. he had no clue that other soliders had been sent by Garm someplace else and survived. same kinda holds true for the second PC. there was no way i could let the lizard men into the cave and see me leap down the hole. besides the potential to die a lame death. it just didn't make sense for him. he was the last true warrior of Blackwall. these lizards had burned down his home. and he had fought off 6 earlier. and with only 3 there now...well it seemed he and the dwarf had a shot. the whole idea of running and getting caught in the open 3 days from civilization was totally not worth the risk in the shape everyone was in. my next PC won't have any prior knowledge of either of the other 2, so i'll be playing him as unique and special. and with a wis 6 and int 11 think sean penn in fast times as ridgemont high. only an elf. and with awesome powers. [/QUOTE]
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