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From: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Multiple characters (really roleplaying)
Message-ID: <410@wuphys.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 17:29:49 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 17:29:49 1985
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Reply-To: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing)
Organization: Physics Dept., Washington U. in St. Louis
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In article <832@h-sc1.UUCP> riggsby@h-sc1.UUCP (andrew riggsby) writes:
>>if a player's back-up character looked a bit interesting, the player was
>>much more likely to take stupid chances with his primary character (not
>>very good roleplaying).
>>
>This is a very common idea but I think is wrong.  Success does not necessarily
>equal good role-playing.

Couldn't agree more.  One of the characters I have enjoyed playing most is a
ranger with a good strength and above-average hitpoints.  Because of this, the
guy has just never learned to fear anything.  (Well, almost anything).  His
idea of strategy is to run up to a monster and kill it.  A typical example:

M.U.:  Yes, I can sense a big red dragon beyond that door.

Ranger:  Right!  Let's go!! (Opens door)

Rest of Party:  WAIT!

Dragon: Snort

The ranger and one other surviving member then walk in and kill the dragon.  Of
course, if the dragon had gotten one more breath off, we'd all have been dragon
chow.  It's a definite personality quirk, certainly not the most intelligent
thing to do, but is still good role playing (in my opinion at least).



						Mark F. Flynn
						Department of Physics
						Washington University
						St. Louis, MO  63130
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