Those seem a bit polarized. If we were to put them on a scale of say, 0 is absolutely useless at everything, 5 is your average person and 10 is Warrior of Light/Echo-enabled/super-duper amazing, I'd say I like stuff around maybe a 5-7 range.Â
Sometimes we need those awesome people for stories. Other times, it might be that a person is overpowered, and trying to deal with it. I lean in at what I'd maybe call a 6.5 on the scale. Franz is certainly normal when it comes to his strengths (he's not going to be killing primals by himself for lulz or something, but he's gonna be able to take a a fair amount of hits and get back up, for the most part.Â
On rare occasions, he gets a moment or two where he'd probably rank an 8-9 on the scale. I keep this reserved ONLY for people who are looking for that RP, and it is used sparingly and with consequences.
edit: But at the end of the day, people should play what they find fun. ...but don't expect a 0 and a 10 to sit at a table and assume they'll have a friendly arm-wresting match just for fun. In my experience, if someone is playing a "10" character, they need to know when it's time to be OP. People will not flock to someone who's always better, alwas prettier, always [insert descriptive words here]. But the same could be said for people playing 0. Progression is important. We're here to make interesting stories and engage with other people.
Sometimes we need those awesome people for stories. Other times, it might be that a person is overpowered, and trying to deal with it. I lean in at what I'd maybe call a 6.5 on the scale. Franz is certainly normal when it comes to his strengths (he's not going to be killing primals by himself for lulz or something, but he's gonna be able to take a a fair amount of hits and get back up, for the most part.Â
On rare occasions, he gets a moment or two where he'd probably rank an 8-9 on the scale. I keep this reserved ONLY for people who are looking for that RP, and it is used sparingly and with consequences.
edit: But at the end of the day, people should play what they find fun. ...but don't expect a 0 and a 10 to sit at a table and assume they'll have a friendly arm-wresting match just for fun. In my experience, if someone is playing a "10" character, they need to know when it's time to be OP. People will not flock to someone who's always better, alwas prettier, always [insert descriptive words here]. But the same could be said for people playing 0. Progression is important. We're here to make interesting stories and engage with other people.
