Pre-generated Characters
I've been mulling an idea through my head for a while now.
For any RPG campaign I run in the future, I'm going to build at least seven or eight characters that would fit in the campaign.
This serves a few purposes:
Players new to GURPS won't have to build their own character while still learning the system. This gives them a chance to play without being overwhelmed with decisions.
Players new to the group won't have to build their own character while still deciding if they even want to play in the group.
Players get a whole bunch of example characters that they can compare to and get ideas from.
New players will get to see characters that are actually balanced and they'll consider giving their characters more than just combat skills.
If a player likes one of my example characters, they can just keep it and I just build another one. With GCS (see previous posts), this is easy enough and fairly quick.
My players will see some of my very unique creations from their side of the table, instead of having to fight them.
Near as I can tell, there's only one down side to this plan. I have to build seven or eight characters for each campaign, in addition to everything else I have to prepare. I think it's worth it.
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