From:	keith@***********.com (Keith Johnson)
Subject:	Character Creation (was: Re: Average starting characters?)
Date:	Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:04:28 -0700

>I refuse to buy anything associated with D20.

Amen!

>In all three cases, I wrote a story and character
>description. Then I gave them to the GM and said,
>"You see what I am going for, please generate
>stats." Worked great.

I was going to say something about 'as long as
you trust the person doing the write up and as
long as you can think up a character that works
within the character generation rules... but
Kori wrote much more eloquently that I was thinking
right here:

>Granted, you have to possess the imagination and
>willingness to play characters who sometimes
>hasn't realized their full potential (aka your
>vision for them) at the outset.

Or more correctly, you have to be willing to give
someone else a voice in the genesis of your
character.

>I have rejected more than one character concept
>because the player brought me a runner concept
>at the end of a career, not the beginning.

I always require players to have a development path
for their characters so that I can know their
motivatoins and where they see their characters
going.

Peace,

-k