A friend has told me several times that no one wants to play an "ordinary rice farmer". While I agree and understand that, people think too much in a black or white spectrum. Being rice farmer or Superman are -not- our only two options as RPers. There are enormous shades of grey between.
Balance is key. Because, in all honesty, the problem I have with characters who are very powerful is "spotlight stealing". I have seen it happen many times where what is set up to be a puzzle or challenge is easily overcome by a powerful character. How is that fun for the other RPers involved? How is that even fun for the character who overcame it?
I see RP as -sharing- a story. My character will take the spotlight when and if it is her time. She will do so, not by stepping in and bulldozing her way over every issue, but by contributing to situations where her strengths might be useful, and leaving situations in which she may do poorly to others who can do better.
In my opinion, one weakness no one can know about is not enough. A character can be "realistic" and still be extraordinary. Then again, a character can be more "high fantasy" and still have several weaknesses without loosing the extraordinary aspect.
Kiht is neither option 1 nor option 2 on your poll. Depending on what kind of door it is, she would likely kick it open like a bad-ass, but when she finds Ifrit on the other side of said door, she would GTFO of there so fast that she would be gone before Ifrit even finished his monologue about "foolish mortals".
Balance is key. Because, in all honesty, the problem I have with characters who are very powerful is "spotlight stealing". I have seen it happen many times where what is set up to be a puzzle or challenge is easily overcome by a powerful character. How is that fun for the other RPers involved? How is that even fun for the character who overcame it?
I see RP as -sharing- a story. My character will take the spotlight when and if it is her time. She will do so, not by stepping in and bulldozing her way over every issue, but by contributing to situations where her strengths might be useful, and leaving situations in which she may do poorly to others who can do better.
In my opinion, one weakness no one can know about is not enough. A character can be "realistic" and still be extraordinary. Then again, a character can be more "high fantasy" and still have several weaknesses without loosing the extraordinary aspect.
Kiht is neither option 1 nor option 2 on your poll. Depending on what kind of door it is, she would likely kick it open like a bad-ass, but when she finds Ifrit on the other side of said door, she would GTFO of there so fast that she would be gone before Ifrit even finished his monologue about "foolish mortals".
