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Passive subservient characters

[(Anonymous)]

May anyone give some advice on how to play a very docile character whose actions mostly come from being dragged along by stronger personalities? It's like those perennial Number 2 characters (which I would also like to play! unfortunately no one plays the other half), but in this case #1 can be...pretty much anyone that happens to be around. What's the best way to plot and let other people know that there's a usable lackey/dishwasher/etc for grabs?

Re: Passive subservient characters

[(Anonymous)]

My biggest advice on this is while it's perfectly fine for your character to be the doormat, lackey, what have you, by all that's holy and un, don't be a passive PLAYER. Suggest plots. Suggest ways that your character can be used or manipulated. Be proactive in forming that relationship and CR.

Too many times I've seen players of these types of characters act exactly like the character when it comes to plotting. Nothing is a bigger turn-off for repeat CR with these character types than knowing you will always be the one doing all the work for a lazy player. Don't be that player, and make it crystal clear you're not from the outset. A lot of people have been burned.