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<blockquote data-quote="Keravath" data-source="post: 7462248" data-attributes="member: 6916036">Umm ... In my opinion and experience, the only way that one character dominates and gets more &quot;screen time&quot; is if the DM allows it and caters to the player. A good DM can make almost any party composition work. I'd also add, that in most of the world, the LG Drow Paladin of the sun is far more likely to see LESS &quot;screen time&quot; than the other characters since the reaction of NPCs in towns is likely to be extremely negative. LG Drow are an extreme rarity unless the DM rebuilds the world to accomodate the character (which shouldn't usually happen unless it just happens to be a world where the drow lore is completely different). However, assuming the standard world, drow are hated and feared. They are quite likely to be lynched. Other adventurers in the town will have likely only encountered the evil versions and are probably not above taking revenge on a random drow. So ... a lot of the time that LG Drow Paladin of the sun is going to be hiding in their room trying not to be found. The rest of the party will get the screen time with social interactions and if the Drow shows their face they could end up jailed, dead or worse. Never mind the fact that they attack with disadvantage when in the sun. Mechanically, a stronger race is likely the Yuan-ti pureblood. Unlike Drow, they can usually pass for human. However, they still won't be the center of attention unless the DM lets it happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keravath, post: 7462248, member: 6916036"] Umm ... In my opinion and experience, the only way that one character dominates and gets more "screen time" is if the DM allows it and caters to the player. A good DM can make almost any party composition work. I'd also add, that in most of the world, the LG Drow Paladin of the sun is far more likely to see LESS "screen time" than the other characters since the reaction of NPCs in towns is likely to be extremely negative. LG Drow are an extreme rarity unless the DM rebuilds the world to accomodate the character (which shouldn't usually happen unless it just happens to be a world where the drow lore is completely different). However, assuming the standard world, drow are hated and feared. They are quite likely to be lynched. Other adventurers in the town will have likely only encountered the evil versions and are probably not above taking revenge on a random drow. So ... a lot of the time that LG Drow Paladin of the sun is going to be hiding in their room trying not to be found. The rest of the party will get the screen time with social interactions and if the Drow shows their face they could end up jailed, dead or worse. Never mind the fact that they attack with disadvantage when in the sun. Mechanically, a stronger race is likely the Yuan-ti pureblood. Unlike Drow, they can usually pass for human. However, they still won't be the center of attention unless the DM lets it happen. [/QUOTE]

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