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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 7697316" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>Yeah, there's two different things about Anna's portrayal of the character that could be addressed, so we don't really know which side the comments might be talking about.</p><p></p><p>First, there's the "character" itself in the roleplay-- extremely happy, extremely helpful, "Southern" voiced, rather naive, and pretty oblivious to the comments going on around her.</p><p></p><p>Then there's the character's actions in the roleplay-- finding or coming upon situations or problems, and choosing to help the people involved just because the character is a good person.</p><p></p><p>If the comments are complaining about the former, then sure I can kind of understand it because a lot of times people get annoyed with the Superman / goody-two-shoes type of character... we being a rather cynical society and all. I personally would rather see her acknowledge it when the others ridicule her and then stand up for herself because it gives the character more presence and strength (which is all about what a paladin is with that really high CHA) but I'd rather see Evelyn as-is than the blank space the other three characters are.</p><p></p><p>But if the comments are complaining that she's actually <em>doing things</em>... finding problems to solve... then those people can go screw themselves. The last thing anyone wants to watch is four characters being led through the plot by the DM because they are passive wastes of space. At that point the game becomes the REALLY worst kind of "railroad"... not one where the DM is forcing the players to follow his track, but the one where the DM is having to pull the PCs along the track because the players just refuse to make ANY choices whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>For a show we are supposed to watch... that provides no drama and no reason to watch in the slightest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 7697316, member: 7006"] Yeah, there's two different things about Anna's portrayal of the character that could be addressed, so we don't really know which side the comments might be talking about. First, there's the "character" itself in the roleplay-- extremely happy, extremely helpful, "Southern" voiced, rather naive, and pretty oblivious to the comments going on around her. Then there's the character's actions in the roleplay-- finding or coming upon situations or problems, and choosing to help the people involved just because the character is a good person. If the comments are complaining about the former, then sure I can kind of understand it because a lot of times people get annoyed with the Superman / goody-two-shoes type of character... we being a rather cynical society and all. I personally would rather see her acknowledge it when the others ridicule her and then stand up for herself because it gives the character more presence and strength (which is all about what a paladin is with that really high CHA) but I'd rather see Evelyn as-is than the blank space the other three characters are. But if the comments are complaining that she's actually [i]doing things[/i]... finding problems to solve... then those people can go screw themselves. The last thing anyone wants to watch is four characters being led through the plot by the DM because they are passive wastes of space. At that point the game becomes the REALLY worst kind of "railroad"... not one where the DM is forcing the players to follow his track, but the one where the DM is having to pull the PCs along the track because the players just refuse to make ANY choices whatsoever. For a show we are supposed to watch... that provides no drama and no reason to watch in the slightest. [/QUOTE]
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