Kid Krynn wins the thread!Cam Banks said:Is there some Githzerai word for optimizer?
Yes, but for what purpose? Roleplaying? As Bacris said, its subjective.Whizbang Dustyboots said:You can't be an optimizer "to an extent." "Optimum" doesn't mean "pretty good," it means "best."
Gish?Cam Banks said:Is there some Githzerai word for optimizer?
Totally agreed. I consider myself an 'Optimizer', but not a 'Powergamer', 'Min/Maxer' or a 'Munchikin'...Greg K said:As far as I am concerned, optimizing, min/maxing, powergaming or munchikinism are not and will never be the same thing.
Yes, because when you find the self-selected group that call themselves optimizers, roleplaying is what they've got on their mind.Psimancer said:Yes, but for what purpose? Roleplaying?
Warren Okuma said:In an old school campaign it's called "pulling your weight."
WarlockLord said:All of us compulsive optimizers out there need a cool name. "Optimizers" is a label applied to us, and it sounds OK. However, I have come up with a much, much cooler name.
IceFractal said:I don't know about a general name (Optimizer has a Z! Isn't that cool enough for you?), but here's some names for subsets that may come in handy:
OptoMiser: Really good at optimizing their own character, but won't help with anyone else's.
Fatal Optomizt: Makes "uber" characters with glaring weak spots (like a Berserker with a Will save of -1 at 20th level), and hopes the DM won't notice or take advantage of it.
Max/Miner: Works to make amazingly weak characters, and then says they're roleplaying better as a result.
Posergamer: Claims they have an godly character that could kill the whole rest of the group. Actually has no such thing - their character couldn't conquer a molehill.
Hunchkin: Munchkin who uses metagaming instead of raw character power. They've always got a "hunch" on which door to open (because they read the module).
Optic-Master: Can read the DM's notes off the reflection in his glasses (only works if the DM wears glasses).
Powerroller: Doesn't make that powerful a character, just rolls amazingly well, on everything. Are they cheating, really lucky, or psychic?