My characters tend to have their specializations (my Garlean is resourceful and a decent sniper, but shit in a melee and not scholarly/ my Monetarist is clever and shrewd, but is basically defenseless) or they are low leveled. The Vath Aegir is a shit fighter, not very smart, and cowardly. My Dotharl is 12, he is an extremely good fighter for a 12 year old, but anyone above... 16 should be able to kick his ass.
I've noticed that I occasionally attract people who will gravitate towards my characters and use them as an outlet to flaunt their characters superior strength or intelligence. (Yes, if you punch my Monetarist in the face, he will be VERY hurt. Congratulations?) I play a lot of bad guys, so losing doesn't bother me. But I try to look for the red flags that tell me the relationship is only to make their character look awesome.
I'm wary of people who complain a little tooooo much about /random. Or who spend a lot of time OOCly talking about beating the crap out of my character.
I admire people who can roll with /random and still stay true to their character. My roommate plays a guy who is suppose to be a good brawler, but his rolls are HILARIOUSLY bad, ALL the time. But I think he manages to write his losses in a way that stays true to his character and shows that he is trying his best and is fighting as intelligently as he can.
I've definitely noticed that a lot of rpers think their character is the strongest guy in the room. So what happens when the best sword fighter gets in a fight with the best sword fighter?
That's why I like random. I also like just rping the situation out. But I think that requires getting to know the player first, so you know you aren't going to be stuck in a "nut-uh, I dodged" battle for 7 hours. Even when you're with your friends, you might think "my guy is stronger than his guy at X."
I've noticed that I occasionally attract people who will gravitate towards my characters and use them as an outlet to flaunt their characters superior strength or intelligence. (Yes, if you punch my Monetarist in the face, he will be VERY hurt. Congratulations?) I play a lot of bad guys, so losing doesn't bother me. But I try to look for the red flags that tell me the relationship is only to make their character look awesome.
I'm wary of people who complain a little tooooo much about /random. Or who spend a lot of time OOCly talking about beating the crap out of my character.
I admire people who can roll with /random and still stay true to their character. My roommate plays a guy who is suppose to be a good brawler, but his rolls are HILARIOUSLY bad, ALL the time. But I think he manages to write his losses in a way that stays true to his character and shows that he is trying his best and is fighting as intelligently as he can.
I've definitely noticed that a lot of rpers think their character is the strongest guy in the room. So what happens when the best sword fighter gets in a fight with the best sword fighter?
That's why I like random. I also like just rping the situation out. But I think that requires getting to know the player first, so you know you aren't going to be stuck in a "nut-uh, I dodged" battle for 7 hours. Even when you're with your friends, you might think "my guy is stronger than his guy at X."
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