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From: jagardner@watmath.UUCP (Jim Gardner)
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Subject: Re: Multiple characters
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 18:58:55 EST
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[...]

One solution to the multiple character dilemma is to have a
portfolio of several characters and then choose the one you
will run on a particular adventure.  We've done this in our
Champions campaign with some success.  All you have to do is
give the GM advance warning of which character you will be
running, so allowances can be made.

This approach gives you variety (if that's what you want),
but doesn't spread you too thin during the actual gaming
session.  It also makes for interesting combinations --
consider the situation when every player decides to trot
out his martial artist character and suddenly the party is
drastically out of balance.  It's not the sort of thing you
want to try every session, but it's good for giggles to see
how the characters react to one another.

			Jim Gardner, University of Waterloo