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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azuresun" data-source="post: 8027652" data-attributes="member: 7022312">That's a good point of comparison. Yes, maybe the mooted evil PC for a campaign advertised as heroic will be intelligent and fit in with the group, and won't screw over the party, spotlight hog by going behind their backs to do nasty stuff, or PVP. But----A lot of DM's and players will have had bad experiences with that sort of character being played badly, and just don't want to take the risk.--Even if they're entirely confident this player will do it well, they still don't want to adjust their story for an evil character, or have to deal with the in-character tension and split agendas.--Another player might dislike the idea--maybe they've had bad experiences with being picked on by past players under the guise of "it's what my character would do", or they've had to derail their characters to explain why they're actually okay with Evil Guy torturing or executing prisoners.Or heck, cross-gender characters. Many people can do it well, but I'd entirely understand if someone had bad experiences with a creepy guy playing an underage girl trying to seduce other PC's (yep, I've been in groups where that happened) and didn't want to take the risk again. People are allowed to not like stuff without being accused of hating fun or needing a reason that will stand up in court. This is why session zero is necessary, so nobody ends up feeling uncomfortable.This too! Unless they're being dickish about it (in which case I'd just not join the group), my reaction to "this character doesn't work for me" would be to say okay and come up with something else.</blockquote>

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