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Old 10-18-2011, 12:05 PM   #41
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Default Re: New here and new to GURPS

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Originally Posted by RyanW View Post
I can't speak for him, but one thing I like that I see too rarely is a good grounding of what kind of characters would be appropriate. Take a look at any prospectus Bill Stoddard has posted for an example. Many new (or even experienced) GMs will give little more than a broad genre and ask for characters, all too often leading to characters that are at best marginally compatible with each other or the campaign.
I do this always and I still sometimes get players that want to build shopping list characters. Just shopping lists with some vague nod to the campaign concept.
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