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<blockquote data-quote="BrooklynKnight" data-source="post: 1478613" data-attributes="member: 4490"><p>I recently had a discussion about character creation with someone, and it kind of occured to me.</p><p> </p><p>One of the most tedious parts of the game, is creating characters. Granted, for some people the process is fun and in fact, the most fun they may have, but i've found for most people, making a character is filled with many tough choices they dont want to think about. They just want to have fun.</p><p> </p><p>We've seen books full of NPCs with Backrounds, like Enemies and Allies (Wotc), or The Cabal from Malhavoc. Some of the best web features at WOTC are the articles that introduce new characters with lush backruonds and histories, and you wonder to yourself "Man id love to play that".</p><p> </p><p>Granted, EnA was one of WOTC's worst books. But....what If you could go to a website and buy a single character. What If you're a GM, thats starting with a bunch of newbies, and you want to hand them completed characters, but dont want to spend the time to detail out that many?</p><p> </p><p>Say 50 cents a level. </p><p> </p><p>Would you go to a website to buy characters that have been created from a certain set of standards. Do you think such a site makes sense?</p><p> </p><p>You could have characters of all types and backrounds ready across all classes. Optimized, Spread Thin, Carefully Balanced, no crazy minmaxing or over powering. Everything set out for you. Stats, Equipment, spells. Optional Backrounds...</p><p> </p><p>Think it might work?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrooklynKnight, post: 1478613, member: 4490"] I recently had a discussion about character creation with someone, and it kind of occured to me. One of the most tedious parts of the game, is creating characters. Granted, for some people the process is fun and in fact, the most fun they may have, but i've found for most people, making a character is filled with many tough choices they dont want to think about. They just want to have fun. We've seen books full of NPCs with Backrounds, like Enemies and Allies (Wotc), or The Cabal from Malhavoc. Some of the best web features at WOTC are the articles that introduce new characters with lush backruonds and histories, and you wonder to yourself "Man id love to play that". Granted, EnA was one of WOTC's worst books. But....what If you could go to a website and buy a single character. What If you're a GM, thats starting with a bunch of newbies, and you want to hand them completed characters, but dont want to spend the time to detail out that many? Say 50 cents a level. Would you go to a website to buy characters that have been created from a certain set of standards. Do you think such a site makes sense? You could have characters of all types and backrounds ready across all classes. Optimized, Spread Thin, Carefully Balanced, no crazy minmaxing or over powering. Everything set out for you. Stats, Equipment, spells. Optional Backrounds... Think it might work? [/QUOTE]
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