I’ve always liked playing under-powered or useless or cursed characters. But you have to make sure the whole group is into it. Just because I want to play the germophobic sword-fighter who can’t be in melee range doesn’t mean anyone else wants to be part of that story…
Nobody in my group wanted to do any sidequests when I was playing as a faery dragon that specialized in support spells and we got wind of an undead outbreak. Faery Dragons are extremely against undead, so my character went to stop the zombies all by himself and lost an arm, an eye and nearly died because my party members were metagaming dumbasses trying to go straight for the BBEG at level fucking 2.
Even the DM was disappointed and then gave me some sick new powers to allow me to be better solo if it happened again.
I’ve always liked playing under-powered or useless or cursed characters. But you have to make sure the whole group is into it. Just because I want to play the germophobic sword-fighter who can’t be in melee range doesn’t mean anyone else wants to be part of that story…
Nobody in my group wanted to do any sidequests when I was playing as a faery dragon that specialized in support spells and we got wind of an undead outbreak. Faery Dragons are extremely against undead, so my character went to stop the zombies all by himself and lost an arm, an eye and nearly died because my party members were metagaming dumbasses trying to go straight for the BBEG at level fucking 2.
Even the DM was disappointed and then gave me some sick new powers to allow me to be better solo if it happened again.