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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8241757" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>And when your players want to play crooks? Or a mix?</p><p></p><p>When it comes to this sort of thing I'm a proponent of anything goes, as long as it stays in character and doesn't get to the table. Here, it helps if (most of) the players already know each other well enough to know what to expect. But I don't generally tell players what their characters are "supposed to be" (well, other than adventurers maybe) and would be annoyed were a DM to tell me that as a player.</p><p></p><p>Never mind that a new player's "testing things out" phase often produces some of the most entertaining gaming ever: they don't yet know what they "can't do" or "shouldn't do", and so they just try anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8241757, member: 29398"] And when your players want to play crooks? Or a mix? When it comes to this sort of thing I'm a proponent of anything goes, as long as it stays in character and doesn't get to the table. Here, it helps if (most of) the players already know each other well enough to know what to expect. But I don't generally tell players what their characters are "supposed to be" (well, other than adventurers maybe) and would be annoyed were a DM to tell me that as a player. Never mind that a new player's "testing things out" phase often produces some of the most entertaining gaming ever: they don't yet know what they "can't do" or "shouldn't do", and so they just try anything. [/QUOTE]
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