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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 4447995" data-attributes="member: 115">Honestly, I think as long as your DM is okay with it, you should play whatever character you want to play, without regard to what the group wants or &quot;needs.&quot;&nbsp; You're already unhappy with one character, why force yourself into playing another character?&nbsp; That road often leads to discontent with your character.&nbsp; I would of course choose a character before talking to the DM, so he/she knows as far ahead as possible what you might do.Furthermore, I completely disagree with the notion that a group &quot;needs&quot; certain roles, and that players should choose their characters by that.&nbsp; It is the DM's job to account for group composition, not the players'.&nbsp; That's not to say one avenue of approach is asking/forcing you to fill a missing role.&nbsp; However there are behind the scenes stuff the DM can do to account for, say, the lack of a leader role.&nbsp; If the DM says you can play whatever you want, that means what you want, not the group.&nbsp; If the group is unhappy - that's tough, there's no reason they should get to play what they want and you do not.&nbsp; Plus, if the DM gives it the okay, the matter is settled then.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 4447995, member: 115"] Honestly, I think as long as your DM is okay with it, you should play whatever character you want to play, without regard to what the group wants or "needs." You're already unhappy with one character, why force yourself into playing another character? That road often leads to discontent with your character. I would of course choose a character before talking to the DM, so he/she knows as far ahead as possible what you might do. Furthermore, I completely disagree with the notion that a group "needs" certain roles, and that players should choose their characters by that. It is the DM's job to account for group composition, not the players'. That's not to say one avenue of approach is asking/forcing you to fill a missing role. However there are behind the scenes stuff the DM can do to account for, say, the lack of a leader role. If the DM says you can play whatever you want, that means what [I]you[/I] want, not the group. If the group is unhappy - that's tough, there's no reason they should get to play what they want and you do not. Plus, if the DM gives it the okay, the matter is settled then. [/QUOTE]

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