Comments on: Another Post About Nothing http://www.stupidranger.com/2008/05/another-post-about-nothing.php Never Adventure Alone Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: thanuir http://www.stupidranger.com/2008/05/another-post-about-nothing.php/comment-page-1#comment-541 thanuir Thu, 15 May 2008 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.stupidranger.com/2008/05/another-post-about-nothing.html#comment-541 When playing, I often find any and all main plots to be at best boring, at worst annoying. When running a game, any plot there is happens entirely around characters and is there mostly just to poke them towards action.<br/><br/>I've never figured out the point of heavy plotting, really, from player or GM point-of-view. When playing, I often find any and all main plots to be at best boring, at worst annoying. When running a game, any plot there is happens entirely around characters and is there mostly just to poke them towards action.

I’ve never figured out the point of heavy plotting, really, from player or GM point-of-view.

]]> By: MichaelS http://www.stupidranger.com/2008/05/another-post-about-nothing.php/comment-page-1#comment-540 MichaelS Wed, 14 May 2008 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.stupidranger.com/2008/05/another-post-about-nothing.html#comment-540 This is EXACTLY how I love to roleplay - find something that is a hallmark of my character and go with it. If he's not a fighter, then he's maybe timed, afraid of the shadows. Or maybe he's annoyed by the Lady who's carrying around a dog. Or maybe he's dumb as rocks, but watch out if the other party members don't distract him while they're talking for 30 minutes, he might go tweak that dragon's tail and ruin everyone's day.<br/><br/>All of the above happened to my characters because I love to find that 'thing' that my guys are known for, and exploit it.<br/><br/>(I should write about my genocidal half-elf LARP character...)<br/><br/>Thanks for the fun post! This is EXACTLY how I love to roleplay – find something that is a hallmark of my character and go with it. If he’s not a fighter, then he’s maybe timed, afraid of the shadows. Or maybe he’s annoyed by the Lady who’s carrying around a dog. Or maybe he’s dumb as rocks, but watch out if the other party members don’t distract him while they’re talking for 30 minutes, he might go tweak that dragon’s tail and ruin everyone’s day.

All of the above happened to my characters because I love to find that ‘thing’ that my guys are known for, and exploit it.

(I should write about my genocidal half-elf LARP character…)

Thanks for the fun post!

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