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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8622468" data-attributes="member: 16814">Oh, I very much disagree with this!&nbsp; OC players are usually called things like munchkins and powergames and needy players by Trad GMs.&nbsp; Trad is about telling the GM's story, or exploring the GM's setting.&nbsp; The GM is firmly in charge, and is putting their imagination to the forefront.&nbsp; Players are engaging what the GM is creating.OC, though, is about the character having being the star, and the GM is expected to craft play such that the character shines.&nbsp; Challenging the character comes only in very controlled ways, because that's not the point of OC, the point is to have an awesome story where this character gets to take the stage in a familiar setting and be the star.&nbsp; The setting is going to be an IP, have strong canon from that IP, and only the OC is expected to break that cannon.&nbsp; The GM is much less free to alter things, and is really just the MC storyteller for the players.&nbsp; Lots of Vampire hits this mark.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8622468, member: 16814"] Oh, I very much disagree with this! OC players are usually called things like munchkins and powergames and needy players by Trad GMs. Trad is about telling the GM's story, or exploring the GM's setting. The GM is firmly in charge, and is putting their imagination to the forefront. Players are engaging what the GM is creating. OC, though, is about the character having being the star, and the GM is expected to craft play such that the character shines. Challenging the character comes only in very controlled ways, because that's not the point of OC, the point is to have an awesome story where this character gets to take the stage in a familiar setting and be the star. The setting is going to be an IP, have strong canon from that IP, and only the OC is expected to break that cannon. The GM is much less free to alter things, and is really just the MC storyteller for the players. Lots of Vampire hits this mark. [/QUOTE]

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