I tend to disconnect gameplay capability from RP capability for a few reasons:
1.) I've met some pretty awesome storytellers that are kinda shit at the game they're RPing in, due to lack of time or skill.
2.) For people who aren't bad at the game and have the time, getting to max level is pretty easy, leading to swarms of supermen characters.
3.) Some people (like me) actually prefer to play underpowered characters, whose abilities are
going to be far lower than what the gameplay suggests.
4.) If you're playing a one-shot villain for a story, you probably don't want to invest the time required to level them.
5.) People will use gameplay to make story developments trivial. Example: Why didn't they use a phoenix down on Aeris?
There's more, I think, but my brain is failing me, and I have to leave for work soon.
Now, I do like some rules when it comes to combat RP. I just think those rules should be separated from the game play due to the above-mentioned things. Unfortunately, coming up with a set of rules everyone will agree on and use can be a bit of a challenge.
And that's my 2 gil.
1.) I've met some pretty awesome storytellers that are kinda shit at the game they're RPing in, due to lack of time or skill.
2.) For people who aren't bad at the game and have the time, getting to max level is pretty easy, leading to swarms of supermen characters.
3.) Some people (like me) actually prefer to play underpowered characters, whose abilities are
going to be far lower than what the gameplay suggests.
4.) If you're playing a one-shot villain for a story, you probably don't want to invest the time required to level them.
5.) People will use gameplay to make story developments trivial. Example: Why didn't they use a phoenix down on Aeris?
There's more, I think, but my brain is failing me, and I have to leave for work soon.
Now, I do like some rules when it comes to combat RP. I just think those rules should be separated from the game play due to the above-mentioned things. Unfortunately, coming up with a set of rules everyone will agree on and use can be a bit of a challenge.
And that's my 2 gil.
