WayOfTheFourElements
Hero
Any player at my table who engages in any type of my imaginary p**** is bigger than your imaginary p**** type behavior is shown the door. Friendly rivalry is fine; power fantasy is not.
I agree with this sentiment, but with the observation that grassbowls seem to gravitate more toward being power gamers (as defined/relevant in the current discussion) in my opinion.Powergamers aren't a problem. Jerks (which is a euphemism for something that rhymes with 'grassbowl') are the problem. A jerk roleplayer can be more disruptive than a jerk powergamer.
I agree with this sentiment, but with the observation that grassbowls seem to gravitate more toward being power gamers (as defined/relevant in the current discussion) in my opinion.
I thought the question was relevant. Of course we all know that guy who only picks classes and features to show off and be the hero at the table through abusing the system, but would you say a person who optimizes their character to fulfil their character concept while remaining very efficient is a power gamer?
I ask this because I am frequently considered a power gamer at times because my characters have shown to be very efficient at achieving results. However I also place limits or restrictions on what my character will acquire as features/ multicasting based on what makes sense for their character. My characters tend to be able to contribute on all 3 of the pillars and if I am not skilled enough to directly resolve a matter with one side of my characters abilities in the pillars I know how bypass those situations by using a pillar my character is more proficient in. So in this regard, could a person be a power gamer by their play style and influence on games or is a powergaming purely mechanical based character creation?
I thought the question was relevant. Of course we all know that guy who only picks classes and features to show off and be the hero at the table through abusing the system, but would you say a person who optimizes their character to fulfil their character concept while remaining very efficient is a power gamer?
I ask this because I am frequently considered a power gamer at times because my characters have shown to be very efficient at achieving results. However I also place limits or restrictions on what my character will acquire as features/ multicasting based on what makes sense for their character. My characters tend to be able to contribute on all 3 of the pillars and if I am not skilled enough to directly resolve a matter with one side of my characters abilities in the pillars I know how bypass those situations by using a pillar my character is more proficient in. So in this regard, could a person be a power gamer by their play style and influence on games or is a powergaming purely mechanical based character creation?
I get this sometimes too. I don't scour message boards looking for optimized combos but my characters frequently end up being very "effective". I don't see a reason to artificially restrict my character as long as I'm not bending rules or doing something that's just annoying.