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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 6840562" data-attributes="member: 23">I fully agree with you that a DM has to be *very* careful with powerful PC.&nbsp; However, power =/= leadership. In my game one of the DM's &quot;PCs&quot; at the moment is basically a demi god.&nbsp; (it's not D&amp;D but whatever).&nbsp; If he gets mad, he can level a city (but he tends to kill *everyone* so the PCs really don't want that to happen).&nbsp; However he is letting the party lead him around (it's part of a quest) because he knows he can't trust himself in a fight (due to berserk-ness) and in general due to faulty memory.&nbsp; Even though he's immensely powerful, he's a terrible choice for a leader and he knows it.Let's look at lord of the ring.&nbsp; Gimli was a dangerous warrior, but he wasn't the leader.&nbsp; But let's say he wasn't just a very good fighter, but the *best* of the land.&nbsp;&nbsp; Would he have lead the party?&nbsp; No, it wasn't in his character/nature to be a leader, no matter how good he is at swinging an axe...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 6840562, member: 23"] I fully agree with you that a DM has to be *very* careful with powerful PC. However, power =/= leadership. In my game one of the DM's "PCs" at the moment is basically a demi god. (it's not D&D but whatever). If he gets mad, he can level a city (but he tends to kill *everyone* so the PCs really don't want that to happen). However he is letting the party lead him around (it's part of a quest) because he knows he can't trust himself in a fight (due to berserk-ness) and in general due to faulty memory. Even though he's immensely powerful, he's a terrible choice for a leader and he knows it. Let's look at lord of the ring. Gimli was a dangerous warrior, but he wasn't the leader. But let's say he wasn't just a very good fighter, but the *best* of the land. Would he have lead the party? No, it wasn't in his character/nature to be a leader, no matter how good he is at swinging an axe... [/QUOTE]

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