| From: | "Dr. Bolthy von Schotz" <bolthy@**.com> |
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| Subject: | Re: Munchkins and TCWs |
| Date: | Tue, 14 May 1996 08:54:48 -0500 (CDT) |
> Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 09:13:35 +0200 (MET DST)
>
> Hey guys !
>
> Has anyone else noticed that there is a new group (contradictory to
> the Munchkins) out there ? Personally I call them the TCWs which
> stands for "Tres Chique Weaklings".
>
> Whom I mean by this are players that consider it good roleplaying
> if they build a character as weak as possible because they fear they
> could be called Munchkins. Quite a lot of them are Ex-Munchkins who
> don't want to be called "Munchkin !" all the time so they become TCWs
> because noone can tell them they are munchkinous, then. There are even
> some people who fear their own tendency towards Munchkinism and hence
> become TCWs (in fact I am convinced that most of the hardcore
> "Munchkin-hunters" are out of this category).
>
> In my eyes both are bad roleplayers, because roleplaying doesn't
> depend on how strong or how weak you are but on how good you play a
> role. At least that's what I always thought. Personally I`ve played
> everything from combat-monsters to weaklings that were hardly able to
> defend themselves - and I liked ALL of them in their special way.
>
> Why do I post this ? Simple: I noticed that quite a lot of the people
> on the list have a tendency towards pointing the finger at someone
> else they don't know and calling him "Munchkin" or even worse
> insulting him. This is really bad style. Noone can tell anyone he
> hasn't experienced in game a Munchkin. You CAN say a CHARACTER (NOT a
> player) has a tendency towards Munchkinism - O.K., but you can NEVER
> call anyone a Munchkin if you haven't played with him. The SAME goes
> for TCWs. I played weak characters myself just to experience how it
> feels and I loved playing my StreetSam that kicked MAYOR ass.
>
> So stop playing little popes and gods and holier-than-you-preachers,
> let's discuss things in a civilized way and try to have CONSTRUCTIVE
> discussions.
>
> That's it for now, I just HAD to say this once - hope I didn't step on
> too many toes. Later,
Now.. lesse... which would my Otaku fit under? Hrm... Whoops insane
amounts of ass in the matrix, gets pinballed by gangers... Tough call...
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