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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kichwas" data-source="post: 4698837" data-attributes="member: 891">Since I've been in MMO land so much these days, this is reminding me of having a character there specialized too deeply in filling just one single, even if vital, role in a group. The problems arise when you don't have your group there with you.That's very common in online computer games, but not so much in a table top RPG. When you sit down around the table, chances are the same people are going to be sitting with you there every session.So... it might be that yes, you can get away with a one trick pony if you do always have your mates there watching your back.The problem with being too diverse in what you can do is that nobody at the table ever gets their moment to shine. I've been in a lot of games like this where one player thinks they're the one playing 'role X' but another one, two, or three in the group pipe up real fast anytime situation X comes up...So... that's just a counter concern. Sometimes you might want one of those one-trick pony builds -if- you know that trick gives you a unique space in the group. If on the other hand, your trick is being filled in part or whole by some of the others, look elsewhere.Having some diversity in what your character can do, but make sure that in so doing you don't step on the toes of another player's character.</blockquote>