[X] My Assistant

[Thanee]

There are two ways, I guess.

#1 Dump him. Yeah, kinda harsh, but he also kinda deserves it.

#2 Try to help him make a decent character. How about asking him to not actually write up a character sheet, but rather describe what character he would like to play, and help him make that character actually somewhat realistic. This will take some time, but maybe he will open up? Maybe not, but then there is always #1.

#3 Make the character for him (give him the full Amnesia Quality and then start adding stats in as he needs them, until the character is complete and well-rounded).

Ok, that's three, but #2 and #3 are quite similar, really. The decision is between trying to help him, or find someone else, really.

Bye
Thanee

[Blade]

All characters should have a backstory. If the player has trouble finding one, help him. If he doesn't want to have one, explain to him why it's necessary. If he doesn't see the point, dump him.

And even if I have already accepted characters without backstory (players who tend to do the backstory last and have just created a char before the game), I always apply one rule:
- If the team is playing shadowrunners The character has to be a Shadowrunner. The creation system lets you create an honest surgeon or a lawyer or nearly anyone in the Sixth World, but if a Shadowrunner is expected, I want a Shadowrunner. This excludes:
* characters who have no good reason for Shadowrunning
* characters who are too stupid/weak (physically or mentally) or generally unfit to survive as a Shadowrunner.