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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2288909" data-attributes="member: 15651">My wife was in a similar situation once.  As a new player she was unsure of what to do with her character, but every time she tried to define her, the DM didn't like or accept the ideas.  In her situation it was because the DM got an idea into his head of all the things he could do with her character in setting up plots and things and would only accept ideas that fit his concept.  He basically hijacked my wife's character and made her into a player controlled NPC.  This had the negative effect of stealing a lot of her enthusiasm for the game.  She still plays, but not when that DM is running things and she does not invest much into her characters anymore.Now, my questions for you:- Did the DM explain the setting and situation the party is in before you made the character?- Do your character concepts go against these things?- Would your character concepts potentially promote disharmony in the party?  Some DMs hate this as the game turns more towards infighting and less to adventuring.- Have you sat down together to have a real conversation about how to define your character in his campaign?- Has the DM offerered and constructive criticism?  Why does he not like your ideas?- Has the DM offerered any alternative suggestions?</blockquote>