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The problem here is what about the great many tyrant players that are writing their own novel? The DM says the character gets possessed. Then the player just says "whatever DM my character just acts like normal, anyway I want!" Well, okay, then you don't have a game....

I agree, though a great many players want a game like this where the attributes don't matter. Unless, of course, the player wants them to in a positive way. I love this myself. I've made plenty of "Hulk Smash" characters.

Gromm BigBottle "I'm almost ready. Just need to hammer a few things out. Gather up my stuff. Get my furs. Close out my room at the Inn. Give me two hours. I'll meet you at the south gate." Gromm BigBottle finishes his drink, pays his tavern tab and heads off.

Intelligence is the hardest to role play, as it is nearly impossible to do so in any way. As a player you can take notes to have a perfect memory, but you can't 'use that information intelligently'. No matter what the number is on the sheet, the player still has their mind. Wisdom is second...

No. But I would guess at least 50% of all players would think so. After all, I run into this all the time. As soon as a player encounters anything they don't like: they cry "railroad". I don't really. I find the whole idea useless. Though I'd point out the DMs that are just mean do stand out.

Gromm BigBottle "I've been here three rides. I can say not much is running around here. By the Rocks, not to many potion sales. Dry as a desert. For personal combat I have a good strong axe arm. By the Rocks, I got a couple of alchemist booms I can throw. I can handle myself in a fight...

Gromm BigBottle "Well, it might be about time for me to move on anyways. Can't stay in one place too long. I'm a rolling stone. I don't need much, I'm used to living off the land, not town comforts. How soon did you want to move on? "

I use the Ye Old 2E mental movement, so you can think yourself to places. Really by mid level things are not "hidden" much......

Gromm BigBottle "I don't really got any plans to do anything. I just sort of swing on the end of my beard. You going to the capital? Jol? Never been there myself. I traveled along the mountain trails, then just across The Veld. "

Depends on the game. I play Daggerheart, Marvel Super Heroes, Toon, and Star Trek Adventures RAW. But then they are tiny games with only a couple of rule books, and very little homebrew content out there. They are also short games that don't last very long anyway. Even a "long adventure" is...

I guess the goal is to start the game with a group of players with detailed backstories, character connections with each other, lots of deep lore, connections to the world, immersed in the world, and other things? I'm not sure the "we must play through the prequel, before we can start the game"...

Gromm BigBottle "Ah, yes there is Truth in the Bottle. I'm guessing your reading a human book on human alchemy. Us dwarves are a bit different. Less fancy stuff, much more practical. I can make rocks into gold....but not good gold, and not for too long. That is much more of a human...

A good elf is otherworldly, alien and not much like a human at all. A good half elf...really like many 'half races'....the big point is to make them half/half of each race....mixed but apart. Spock is the Ur classic example here. And close behind him is: Tanis Half Elven, and eventually Arlyn...

Gromm BigBottle "Well met. I'm not from anywhere, and no place claims me. My parents were traveling merchants too, with no home. My parents were just Walkers, not the best name. So I took BigBottle as my name. I'm an alchemist, so I wanted something catchy. "

The bottles are all sorts of odd liquids, none that look drinkable or refreshing. Dwarf "Aye and Aye again, I'm a Traveling Merchant. A Rolling Stone. Fell free to sit and put your feet up. I'm Gromm BigBottle. Dwarven alchemist of no small bottle. "