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Wajeb Deb Kaadeb
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| denderan marajain wrote: | | I can be a roleplayer at the same time as Powergamer. The one does not exclude the other |
A powergamer can be a roleplayer when the character's stats and equipment are at the bad-@$$ level.
A powergamer isn't a roleplayer if the character ends up with minimal stats and poor equipment, and the powergamer refuses to play the character to his best ability. Or is very unhappy about playing a "subpar" character. |
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cheshire
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| Wajeb Deb Kaadeb wrote: |
A roleplayer takes lemons and makes lemonade. He sees the challenge in playing a character like this, and he turns it into something cool and interesting. |
A power game doesn't take make lemonade. He makes you take the lemons back! He demands to talk to the GM, and uses a weapons engineering roll to invent a combustible lemon!!
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Mamatried
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I just wonder if the issue is a super uber epic powerful character, or is it actually "bad" and uncreative role play, or maybe the combination.
A powerful character can be very well roleplayed, and then Idk if there is a problem even if the character makes emperor palpatine go to therapy for his inferiority complex |
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garhkal
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| Wajeb Deb Kaadeb wrote: | | denderan marajain wrote: | | I can be a roleplayer at the same time as Powergamer. The one does not exclude the other |
A powergamer can be a roleplayer when the character's stats and equipment are at the bad-@$$ level.
A powergamer isn't a roleplayer if the character ends up with minimal stats and poor equipment, and the powergamer refuses to play the character to his best ability. Or is very unhappy about playing a "subpar" character. |
Very true. Power gamers seem unsatisfied unless their character IS powerful. Where as the role player can play most anything he gets..
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