@booksmusicanime, sorry bout the strip poker joke, I didn't mean to scare anyone.
@acethekidd, It's easier to be included in the plot when you make characters that don't have as much of a rejective personality as Eli and Klaus. They both complain and resist when adventure is involved, so you are making it harder for yourself there. I'm not saying you shouldn't play the way you want to. But I have a lot less trouble with Ciskel and Charlie, because they are both quite extrovert. Algon is more of a challenge, but mostly since I try and play him as really smart and really evil. The smart thing is doable, the evil thing is harder. He ain't nearly as cruel as I want him to be.