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OK, I know a lot of the questions here are about systems, but this is something I'm finding difficult.

When I play a new character or try to create one, I end up with usually one of two problems:

1) I give my character the same opinions and personality as my first, core character. My core character is a sneaky, impulsive, two-faced, loot-obsessed rogue. You can see how this would not work with a character who's meant to be a holy, righteous sort.

Or

2) I makes decisions based not upon what my character would do, but meta-game and think about what would bring me the greater benefit (when I play Dragon Age, my character is always ready to say whatever the companions want to hear).

Does anyone have any tips about how to stay in the mindset of my character? Any advice appreciated!

Hi all,

Still feel relatively new to gaming though I've been at it for a few years now. I'm trying to avoid newbie mistakes (though it's D&D-based, the High Rollers stream has been invaluable in realising my own errors).

For example, forgetting the rule of three led to me shooting some suspicuous, motionless creatures with my bow... Until I shot a human in the face, gagged and made to appear like a creature.

Worse, I rolled a natural 20. Watching the GM's face as I accidentally maimed an innocent was quite something.

It may sound like very commonsense to you guys now, but are there any obvious pitfalls to avoid in gaming, out is it better to just work them out for myself?