Question of the Day, July 28, 2010

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Question of the Day, July 28, 2010



Greg Tito's column this week deals with tabletop gaming player profile types, and how best to resolve conflicts during a game session. What kind of DnD player are you?

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[Celtic_Kerr]

Woot! Another Instigator.

I would have chosen instigator, but I do love exploring, and I don't JUST take risks... Ah, the olden days

 

[tehroc]

Tactical.

 

[Legion]

I am not a DnD player but if I were then I'd probably say an Instigator: Depending on how immersed I was I'd just have fun provoking the NPC's and seeing what I could get away with.

If I were really into it however I'd be a 'Thinker'.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Combination of Thinker, Explorer, and Instigator.

 

[Proteus214]

I've never actually played before, but I imagine I would be the "Power Gamer."

 

[ItsAPaul]

Slayer's the closest to me, though instead of killing everything I just prefer to be in combat over not being in combat.

 

[Eric the Orange]

There's a word that we use for what you call "power gamer"s in the RPG world, it's called munchkin. I find it sad when some one is trying to "win" a PnP RPG, totally missing the point.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

My style of play is definitely that of an Instigator, although in my group we have two Power Gamers, two Slayers, and a Watcher as well. I really don't envy our GM in the slightest.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

GAAAAAAAAHAH!
Damm you for making wish I could find somone to play DnD with!
I want to try it but everybody around the area where I live says it's sad.
I just want to try it!
[/annoyed]
OT: I'd probably be a storyteller or Actor.
But I'm going for actor.
RP rules my freinds, RP rules.

 

[Marmooset]

What classification would rules lawyer fall under? General pest?

 

[Ciran]

I'm more of a cross of Explorer/Instigator, but I'm more of an instigator, so I went with that.

 

[Koeryn]

I love killing things in DnD, but I like having the ability to use tactics and figure them out before we go through and start the combat.

But it's just no fun without story.

 

[iLikeHippos]

... No one else took Watcher? Really?! (Post sent at 15:14)

I feel lonely...

 

[Skarvig]

Part thinker, part storyteller. Love to solve problems and I'm in for a good story.

 

[oppp7]

I've never really played DnD, but if I did, I'd be the Watcher, AKA making jokes and weird situations.

 

[ultimateownage]

I'm the one who can't be asked to play DnD.

 

[craddoke]

I think it would be interesting to compare how a player first became involved with DnD with the type of player they are - my hypothesis is that (in general) if someone moves from fantasy literature to role-playing, they become storytellers or actors (maybe explorers); if they move from board/card/video games to PnP role-playing, they become power-gamers or slayers; if they are drafted into role-playing by friends, they become watchers or instigators.

It's not a complete theory - and exceptions would be rampant - but I suspect the tendencies would prove statistically significant.

 

[Jaebird]

Even though I haven't been playing for a long time, and I chose to quit because it ended up being too much paper work, I consider myself a Watcher. Just being around friends was a treat.

 

[Woem]

I'm a Storyteller / Power Gamer. Best of both worlds