I frequently have bad rolls. Or, perhaps to be more precise, I like to think I do. But it could just be confirmation bias - I remember all the incidents where I've rolled poorly far more than the times I've rolled well. The losses stick in the mind more than the wins - heck, Chachan's won the Grindstone once and made it to the semi-finals the first day I brought him back for a little combat-related plot with him. I just "feel" like my characters should do "better" and getting rudged out early on due to bad rolls - or the other person rolling hot - bothers me more than I like to admit.
Still, I'm working on it and - oddly enough - it's one of my characters and his bad rolls that's helping with that. Specifically, it's Judge. Since his inception I've kinda wanted to imply that he's an authority figure and not one to really be messed with and I did a lot of asking around about how to get people to respect him and whatnot. However, every dice-rolling fight he's been in he's lost - like, every single one. And yet, people still respect him despite that, and several still think he's intimidating and threatening. And seeing somewhat similar situations with Hammersmith help solidify that it's the presentation of your character that matters far more than how lucky you are at dice rolls.
... That said, I still get probably unreasonably miffed if I get completely shut out (3-0 losses at the Grindstone, for example) or if I go several weeks losing in the first round. Fortunately, though, it's still better than when I'd get upset at losses in general before later realizing that my character still put up a good fight. Again, it was Judge and several of his 3-2 losses helping with that. A work in progress, I suppose.
Still, I'm working on it and - oddly enough - it's one of my characters and his bad rolls that's helping with that. Specifically, it's Judge. Since his inception I've kinda wanted to imply that he's an authority figure and not one to really be messed with and I did a lot of asking around about how to get people to respect him and whatnot. However, every dice-rolling fight he's been in he's lost - like, every single one. And yet, people still respect him despite that, and several still think he's intimidating and threatening. And seeing somewhat similar situations with Hammersmith help solidify that it's the presentation of your character that matters far more than how lucky you are at dice rolls.
... That said, I still get probably unreasonably miffed if I get completely shut out (3-0 losses at the Grindstone, for example) or if I go several weeks losing in the first round. Fortunately, though, it's still better than when I'd get upset at losses in general before later realizing that my character still put up a good fight. Again, it was Judge and several of his 3-2 losses helping with that. A work in progress, I suppose.
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