I think that we can set this behind us. The way that the scene worked out works and was some fun. As the party grows together, they'll start to anticipate to some degree what to expect from each other.<br/><br/>As at least one of the charactrs would almost of certainly of kept most of his skill set quiet, I wasn't... still not... sure how much actual information passed between the characters in route beyond the already mentioned, "I'm a ranger and I like the outdoors... My parents were killed by orcs... etc, etc, etc." or "I'm the bastrd child of a noble lord who never recognized me, but regulated me to a servant's life until I made a big scene and walked out."<br/><br/>So, it may be advantagious to determine how much the characters know about each other in a little more detail. I hate meta gaming and so I try hard to limit what my character knows to what I think would be reasonable.  In Lydia's case.<br/><br/>"Ok, that one carries a shield, rides a horse and is apparently a member of this society... probably decent riding a horse and with the sword."<br/><br/>"The horny one who hasn't offered much about his background could be either a sell sword of some kind, or someone without much manners and trying to start off new... don't know much about him."<br/>"Ah... she's a magic user...So, she probbly knows something about magic and cast spells... I wonder what kinda spells.... pretty cat though; I wonder if I could pet it."<br/>and of course, "I'm a Ranger, I use a bow and traveling for the adventure of new places. My parents traveled a lot and were killed by orcs when I was a little girl. This sounded like a lot of fun."<br/><br/>For the record (Not that her character sheet isn't already here someplace), Lydia is good with animals, knows how to live off of the land and can make a pretty decent bow if someone wants one. She can be a little rough in language and while she's friendly enough, she's got a couple of rough edges. She likes to poke fun at people in a friendly way and apparently, can be a little fast with the bow. Oh, she has no skill with mind reading, but she can track a rabbit across a field if she needs to. ;)