| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Why is everyone so happy with RBB2? |
| Date: | Wed, 17 Dec 1997 07:05:48 -0700 |
/
/ > This is entirely correct. But this is, IMHO, the essence of
/ > roleplaying: impersonating and becoming someone you really want to be,
/ > or like to play. Roleplaying, again IMHO, has nothing to do with
/ > creating "effective" characters -- this belongs to the
/ > munchkin-department.
/ >
/ > :)
/ > BulletShower
/
/ Noooooo... Maybe its wrong to interfere here... maybe it will start a
/ useless discussion, but...
/ I can not let this be said...
/ You say that roleplaying has nothing to do with creating effective
/ characters... I am sick of all that players that believe they are
/ good roleplayers just because their characters are weak...
/ (no personal offense intended)
/ creating weak characters is VERY bad roleplaying, IMHO... Your
/ characters are humans, they want to survive, so they sacrifice all
/ they got (money, essence, humanity) in order to survive... They are
/ caught in a vicious circle, they have to improve or they will die...
/
/ Of course, creating a lively character with a personality is most
/ important, but there is no need for the character to be weak, and not
/ every character that is really strong (strong does not mean a combat
/ monster without other skills! a very diverse character is strong,
/ too) was created by a bad roleplayer/munchkin.
Ditto that. The group I'm in also plays an AD$D Power Game. The
characters would be described as munchkinous by most standards. But
we roleplay the heck out of those characters and have a blast. It is
so much fun playing a character that can chain lighting opponents
into oblivion, but tries to talk her way out of every situation (much
to the consternation of the other characters that would rather she
chain lightninged the opposition :) "A Black Dragon, kill it."
"Wait a sec, it might be a nice dragon. Let's talk to it first."
"WHAT?!? Are you nuts?!" "Trust me. Yoohoo! Mr. Dragon!...."
-David
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