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I thought I would link this old quiz: Law's Game Style based upon Robin Laws categories. The quiz rates you in the following areas:
Butt-kicker: You like a straightforward combat character. After a long day at the office, you want to clobber foes and once more prove your superiority over all who would challenge you (Note: Bold emphasis mine.)
Powergamer: The Power Gamer wants to make his character bigger, tougher, buffer, and richer. However success is defined in your game, that's what you want. You want the "game" put back into "roleplaying game," and you want the chance to add shiny new abilities to your character sheet. (Note: Bold emphasis mine.)
Specialist: favors a particular character type, which he plays in every campaign and in every setting. The most common sub-type of specialist is the player who wants to be a ninja every time. … The specialist wants the rules to support his favored character type, but is otherwise indifferent to them. To make a specialist happy you have to create scenes in which his character can do the cool things for which his archetype is known
Tactician:You're probably a military buff who wants to have the chance to think through complex problems. You want the rules, and your GM's interpretation of them, to match up what happens in the real world or at least be consistant. You want challenging yet logical obstacles to overcome.
Method Actor: You think that gaming is a form of creative expression. You may view rules as, at best, a necessary evil, preferring sessions where the dice never come out of the bag. You enjoy situations that test or deepen your character's personality traits.
Storyteller: You're more inclined toward the role playing side of the equation and less interested in numbers or experience points. You're quick to compromise if you can help move the story forward, and get bored when the game slows down for a long planning session. You want to play out a story that moves like it's orchestrated by a skilled novelist or film director.
Casual Gamer: You generally get left out when people talk about gamer types, but there's usually one in each game. You tend to be low key and come to hang out with your friends. But, you fill a very important and often underappreciated role of taking on the job nobody else jumps up at. And, typically, you also help to balance out some of the stronger personalities in the group." (Note: Bold emphasis is mine)
While not perfect*, I think it is interesting. If you take it, post your results: Player type and the breakdown by category.
* I think it needs an Exploration category for those whom exploring and learning about the setting is most important.
I thought I would link this old quiz: Law's Game Style based upon Robin Laws categories. The quiz rates you in the following areas:
Butt-kicker: You like a straightforward combat character. After a long day at the office, you want to clobber foes and once more prove your superiority over all who would challenge you (Note: Bold emphasis mine.)
Powergamer: The Power Gamer wants to make his character bigger, tougher, buffer, and richer. However success is defined in your game, that's what you want. You want the "game" put back into "roleplaying game," and you want the chance to add shiny new abilities to your character sheet. (Note: Bold emphasis mine.)
Specialist: favors a particular character type, which he plays in every campaign and in every setting. The most common sub-type of specialist is the player who wants to be a ninja every time. … The specialist wants the rules to support his favored character type, but is otherwise indifferent to them. To make a specialist happy you have to create scenes in which his character can do the cool things for which his archetype is known
Tactician:You're probably a military buff who wants to have the chance to think through complex problems. You want the rules, and your GM's interpretation of them, to match up what happens in the real world or at least be consistant. You want challenging yet logical obstacles to overcome.
Method Actor: You think that gaming is a form of creative expression. You may view rules as, at best, a necessary evil, preferring sessions where the dice never come out of the bag. You enjoy situations that test or deepen your character's personality traits.
Storyteller: You're more inclined toward the role playing side of the equation and less interested in numbers or experience points. You're quick to compromise if you can help move the story forward, and get bored when the game slows down for a long planning session. You want to play out a story that moves like it's orchestrated by a skilled novelist or film director.
Casual Gamer: You generally get left out when people talk about gamer types, but there's usually one in each game. You tend to be low key and come to hang out with your friends. But, you fill a very important and often underappreciated role of taking on the job nobody else jumps up at. And, typically, you also help to balance out some of the stronger personalities in the group." (Note: Bold emphasis is mine)
While not perfect*, I think it is interesting. If you take it, post your results: Player type and the breakdown by category.
* I think it needs an Exploration category for those whom exploring and learning about the setting is most important.
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