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<blockquote data-quote="reanjr" data-source="post: 2921894" data-attributes="member: 20740">In my experience, most people play strange character concepts because they A) lack the imagination to spark off an interesting, yet mundane one or B) do not experience rewards for coming up with a mundane, yet interesting concept because their past DMs did not grant opportunities to have fun with it.First of all, if you want to run a game that is serious, just put your foot down.&nbsp; I have told countless players to change their characters names, backgrounds, etc.&nbsp; Sometimes, it's a nudge, &quot;If you really want to play an ogre, I'll allow it, but you're probably going to experience alot of persecution and possible lynching; just to warn you.&quot;&nbsp; Other times, it's an iron wall, &quot;No, you're character is not named Slartibartfast&quot; or &quot;We're playing a horror campaign, you are not playing a mentally retarded prankster who dresses up as a jester and wears purple polka-dotted boxer-briefs on his head.&quot;If the problem is &quot;A&quot; above, help them out with character concept creation.&nbsp; If it is &quot;B&quot; talk with them to convince them that there are serious opportunities for role playing if they'll give it a chance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="reanjr, post: 2921894, member: 20740"] In my experience, most people play strange character concepts because they A) lack the imagination to spark off an interesting, yet mundane one or B) do not experience rewards for coming up with a mundane, yet interesting concept because their past DMs did not grant opportunities to have fun with it. First of all, if you want to run a game that is serious, just put your foot down. I have told countless players to change their characters names, backgrounds, etc. Sometimes, it's a nudge, "If you really want to play an ogre, I'll allow it, but you're probably going to experience alot of persecution and possible lynching; just to warn you." Other times, it's an iron wall, "No, you're character is not named Slartibartfast" or "We're playing a horror campaign, you are not playing a mentally retarded prankster who dresses up as a jester and wears purple polka-dotted boxer-briefs on his head." If the problem is "A" above, help them out with character concept creation. If it is "B" talk with them to convince them that there are serious opportunities for role playing if they'll give it a chance. [/QUOTE]

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