D&D Idea/concept/pipedream
Okay, players and DMs have a relationship.
Players seek to be awesome or have something unique about them. DMs seek to have a firm grasp on understanding all aspects of their game to provide a much better environment. This comes up as conflict, where players say they have a plan, but refuse to share with party members or their DM, simply making checks without consultation. There is a breakdown at this point.
Now this idea, would take a great deal of trust on the DMs part. This idea also requires two players. The idea is to play identical twins, works best with identical levels, similar but not identical builds. The two players, lets say they're playing a pair of elvn rogues: Shana and Lana. The players would be switching character sheets, frequently. To assure that the behaviors of the characters will inherantly be similar.
Why is this a pipedream? becasue the DM wouldn't know.
If the DM doesn't know which one is which, it grants the awesomeness or uniqueness or mystery to the characters. But the DM needs to trust the players not to take advantage of it. I think it could create for a great rp experience as well as a source of entertainment in and out of game.
Players seek to be awesome or have something unique about them. DMs seek to have a firm grasp on understanding all aspects of their game to provide a much better environment. This comes up as conflict, where players say they have a plan, but refuse to share with party members or their DM, simply making checks without consultation. There is a breakdown at this point.
Now this idea, would take a great deal of trust on the DMs part. This idea also requires two players. The idea is to play identical twins, works best with identical levels, similar but not identical builds. The two players, lets say they're playing a pair of elvn rogues: Shana and Lana. The players would be switching character sheets, frequently. To assure that the behaviors of the characters will inherantly be similar.
Why is this a pipedream? becasue the DM wouldn't know.
If the DM doesn't know which one is which, it grants the awesomeness or uniqueness or mystery to the characters. But the DM needs to trust the players not to take advantage of it. I think it could create for a great rp experience as well as a source of entertainment in and out of game.