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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7640481" data-attributes="member: 29398">Put another way, then: as long as the player has the character do what the character would do, without regard for metaplot or metagame or out-of-game concerns, then it's all good?If yes, I couldn't agree more!Thing is, almost every time I say this I catch hell from someone - or several someones, and not always the same - who want out-of-game and metagame concerns to play a part; so put yer helmet on. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  But to those someones I say poppycock!As an example: if relationships within the party have deteriorated* to the point where my PC wouldn't want to run with that group any more, then >foop< out it goes...and I've role-played myself right out of some games this way in the past, when no replacement PC was available. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />* - usually but not always involving - somehow - a failed romance or bad breakup with another PC.I've tried bringing the concept up once or twice - other than that you're the first person I've seen mention it in here.</blockquote>