[quote=@ayzrules] I agree with this-I really do love seeing what people can come up with. I don't like the concept of facing flat-out "rejection" when joining an RP, though. If I know there's a 50% chance that I won't get the character (in instances where there are 2 people going for the same one), I find that it makes me [i]less[/i] likely to want to join. [/quote] Oh, I know what you mean. On here I joined an RP where they basically had one slot for a particular roll, but I lost it to the GM's long time buddy. They did let me participate in the RP anyway, but they basically treated me like shit until I left. Not too fun. And making the players compete against each other makes for a more hostile atmosphere. I want my players to peacefully coexist. Odin's idea for having themed teams feels a bit more fair that way. It's fine if many people want to join the same team. the chances of you the GM needing to make a choice between two players instead of a choice based on the merits of their sheet is much lower.