[Neus]

As a quick mention, there has been a problem with character variety for a while now (in the sense that people tend to feel characters are mechanically very samey, which isn't preferred in a roleplay game)

This is going to derail the topic a bit, and for that reason it may be preferable for you to make a new topic discussing this, but I am interested in hearing in more detail what people believe causes the sense that characters are 'samey'.