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<blockquote data-quote="The Dungeon Nazi" data-source="post: 198283" data-attributes="member: 4520">For those of you who missed the thread, I had a new player coming into my game, who wanted to bring in a character from a previous game.&nbsp; I asked for more information, and he sent me a summary of the beginning of The Crystal Shard, centering on Regis and an entourage charged with protecting him, composed of paladins of Heironius.So it turns out the guy has no interest in playing Regis -- the story he sent me was the beginnings of an attempt to write a long, long story to fit his character into my game.&nbsp; His old game most definitely did not take place anywhere on Toril, so I guess he was using the only FR material he's familiar with, the first few Drizzt books, to anchor his character into the game.Anyway, as most great stories go, this one doesn't end so simply.&nbsp; After explaining that Regis was not the character he wanted to play, he told me that it was instead a fighter who wielded a half-glaive (I guess like a short spear, but a with a glaive tip?&nbsp; He said 5' long or something).The half-glaive is a drow weapon.The half-glaive is a drow weapon that does not crumble in sunlight -- it just loses its powers.The half-glaive is a drow weapon that has a 50% chance to turn the target to stone on a natural 20.Does this half-glaive belong in the hands of a 1st-level character?&nbsp; Unless convinced otherwise, I'm just going to give him whatever starting equipment he's eligible for after picking his class and region.&nbsp; Opinions?&nbsp; &nbsp; I'm curious if anyone else has run into something like this with their players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Dungeon Nazi, post: 198283, member: 4520"] For those of you who missed the thread, I had a new player coming into my game, who wanted to bring in a character from a previous game. I asked for more information, and he sent me a summary of the beginning of The Crystal Shard, centering on Regis and an entourage charged with protecting him, composed of paladins of Heironius. So it turns out the guy has no interest in playing Regis -- the story he sent me was the beginnings of an attempt to write a long, long story to fit his character into my game. His old game most definitely did not take place anywhere on Toril, so I guess he was using the only FR material he's familiar with, the first few Drizzt books, to anchor his character into the game. Anyway, as most great stories go, this one doesn't end so simply. After explaining that Regis was not the character he wanted to play, he told me that it was instead a fighter who wielded a half-glaive (I guess like a short spear, but a with a glaive tip? He said 5' long or something). The half-glaive is a drow weapon. The half-glaive is a drow weapon that does not crumble in sunlight -- it just loses its powers. The half-glaive is a drow weapon that has a 50% chance to turn the target to stone on a natural 20. Does this half-glaive belong in the hands of a 1st-level character? Unless convinced otherwise, I'm just going to give him whatever starting equipment he's eligible for after picking his class and region. Opinions? I'm curious if anyone else has run into something like this with their players. [/QUOTE]

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