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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 2417082" data-attributes="member: 5143">I disagree.  It's saying "You are good at using this ONE weapon?  Good.  The weapon now sucks, your abilities are useless.  Now you will be just as useless as the other characters in the group and I don't have to worry about you."Using your brain to make things more interesting involves making opponents where the one thing he's good at will have a lesser effect and he'll have to rely on his party members with other strengths to get through.  It involves using challenges that require skills to pass, just not his.  It involves at least making sure the character understands his weaknesses as well as his strengths.I've had a couple Large Brute type characters who could hit for 50 damage a round and kill most things in a couple of hits scared when they saw what could be a cleric because they knew they were likely held, charmed, dominated, etc within the first round.  People are often proud of the ONE thing they can do well.  Just point out the things they don't do well.  Either they'll make up a new character who is more well rounded or they won't mind the trade off and can have fun even if they aren't always victorious.</blockquote>