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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BobProbst" data-source="post: 1559276" data-attributes="member: 13382">I enjoy both long campaigns and one shots but in both cases it is an attachment to my character that drives me.  I scrapped Sheng Dao because he wasn't alive for me -- Spaulding felt similar until he became corrupted.  Recently, I have learned that I really can't "build" a character and be happy with playing him-- they have to build themselves. It usually comes from a personality trait of image I have of the character -- the class then comes second and the stats are set to match the vision I have.When looking into a character for Chris' undead hunter campaign, I looked at playing a psion of sorts since I know little of the rules for that -- I rolled stats and build my Psychic Warrior but got nothing -- it was just a piece of paper.  Later, I was thinking about the Gaowyn campaign and was suddenly struck with the idea of playing a noble knight from the Order of Tyr.  Young, inexperienced, unsure of himself but wanting to live up to the expectations of his King and beloved country that was fought so bravely for. Bam, character.It makes no difference whether the character lives for 1 session or 100 -- I love playing when I have that personal connection to the adventure, but plot is largely secondary (though an exciting plot that lets me explore and expand the personality of my character is all the better!)</blockquote>