Question of the Day, July 28, 2010

[Keava]

For this polls purpose i'd consider myself instigator-actor. I try to immerse myself into the character i am roleplaying, avoiding meta-game as much as possible usually spending hours on evaluating psyche profile of my characters more than actual statistic and combat prowess. I always try to make flawed characters, especially in mental department.
Same time i create my characters with one purpose mostly - to mess with the Game Masters. I will always opt for the most risky most insane options, pushing my characters to extreme situations It's the best way to fully show of the characters psyche and if i can somehow cause a little chaos in the plot, it's even better.

 

[Patton662]

Don't have friend to play DnD with

 

[Firia]

I am both a Story focused player, and a Risk Taker. But since this is a focus on me as a player, not a GM, I went with Risk Taker. Many of my players do things the safe way. So I mix things up by being the daredevil, the provoker, the chaos element.

 

[Taco of flames]

I chose Watcher, but I'm also big on story and conversation with NPCs. Consider me a Storyteller/Watcher/Actor combination.

 

[Shaun Hentchel]

D&D is all about the story telling, one of oldest human traditions there is.

 

[TraumaHound]

Instigator: I like to poke the NPCs to see how far "off-script" we can get the DM, even if it's just a distraction like a bar fight or deciding to ask out the local mayor's wife to see just what kind of trouble that could cause. Sure, it can derail a game so it's best used sparingly but it's still fun to improvise when we can.

 

[Shynobee]

I've never played DnD, though not for a lack of wanting to, (just a lack of willing friends). But, in most games that my friends and I play, I tend to be an instigator. I love pushing things forward, no matter the cost.

For example, me and my three friend were playing Nazi Zombies last night, and we had the perfect system going, we were all camping up on the catwalk in Der Reise, taking turns emptying our clips into the endless undead horde. When I felt like things were getting too systematic, I'd throw a monkey bomb, book it to the teleporter, and hightail it to the mainframe. Of course, my friends would then follow me to try and save my soon-to-be-zombie-chow-ass, and, then we are all stuck in the center of the map having an epic, high tension battle, getting attacked from all sides. Then, the round ends, I get an earful for almost getting them all killed, and we head back to the catwalk for a few rounds. But they all know its my bursts of idiocy that keep the game interesting.

 

[lizards]

whats dnd?

 

[Shoggoth2588]

*Standing on a chair and speaking in a deep voice*

I...am Yngvar. Barbarian.

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That was a fun night ^^ I miss DnD >.> I should make friends so I can play it again

 

[InnerRebellion]

Storyteller...but none of my friends will ever play...damn them.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I like getting into the mind of my character and acting like I feel he would act in a situation...

Look mom, I'm an actor!

 

[Freeze_L]

thats a tough one, how about choose 3... i am a power gamer, explorer, and thinker. of the 3 power gamer and explorer are top 2... they are both what i love about the game, choosing between them is impossible!!!

 

[Cain_Zeros]

Actor and proud of it. When you get so into you're character that you feel what they feel, fucking amazing. I really don't understand Slayers at all... Instigators kinda, but only because most of them have slight Actor tendencies (you've gotta roleplay to piss of the NPCs). Power Gamers are another group who's rational is just beyond me. But then again, that's all because I'm an Actor.

 

[ZephrC]

I have to say I enjoy all of those roles in the right circumstance, but mostly I'm an explorer/instigator.

Or at least I would be if I could find anybody else around here that was interested in D&D.

 

[Haywoot]

I replied "The Instigator", but I have a lot of Explorer, Thinker and Storyteller in me as well. Primarily because I'm the DM in most occasions, at least in my posse of RPG-friends.

 

[Catalyst6]

I marked Thinker, but isn't the entire game based around solving problems?...

 

[Alfador_VII]

I can't vote for this. You've all got the abbreviation wrong, it's D&D. I've never seen anyone who actually played the game call it DnD before