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<blockquote data-quote="HalfordAskold" data-source="post: 5656142" data-attributes="member: 6679930">Unless your games are combat based, the people are playing what they want. It always struck me that some people designed 'combat' characters, like they were heading for war. If the campaign is a war and you are soldiers, ok I can see that. But when I design a character and I always take 1 skill level of either profession or craft. That represent, to me at least, some talent that they do when they are not off adventuring. Like going to college to get a degree and then you can follow your dream of being in a band.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, I always let players make the kind of characters they want. Then, if they need a spell caster or cleric or rogue or even a fighter, they have to find one. Sometimes thats a city adventure in itself! In this case, it lets me, as a DM, play a character also. And this NPC is treated as a PC. I love character creation! I always give them quirks and personalities.&nbsp; And sometimes they are plot devices themselves. I even replaced one of them mid-campaign with a doppleganger.&nbsp; The PCs never found out. And when he had amassed enough, (actually had someone come in and played a rogue) he left the group and 'retired.' Just my experiences and my 2 cents. But I also agree with the previous comments, sounds like the group is ok. Just depends on what is coming their way and also how the PCs play and equipped their people. No 2 group are the same. Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HalfordAskold, post: 5656142, member: 6679930"] Unless your games are combat based, the people are playing what they want. It always struck me that some people designed 'combat' characters, like they were heading for war. If the campaign is a war and you are soldiers, ok I can see that. But when I design a character and I always take 1 skill level of either profession or craft. That represent, to me at least, some talent that they do when they are not off adventuring. Like going to college to get a degree and then you can follow your dream of being in a band. Also, I always let players make the kind of characters they want. Then, if they need a spell caster or cleric or rogue or even a fighter, they have to find one. Sometimes thats a city adventure in itself! In this case, it lets me, as a DM, play a character also. And this NPC is treated as a PC. I love character creation! I always give them quirks and personalities. And sometimes they are plot devices themselves. I even replaced one of them mid-campaign with a doppleganger. The PCs never found out. And when he had amassed enough, (actually had someone come in and played a rogue) he left the group and 'retired.' Just my experiences and my 2 cents. But I also agree with the previous comments, sounds like the group is ok. Just depends on what is coming their way and also how the PCs play and equipped their people. No 2 group are the same. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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