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Ok, you do you (although I don't see a situation where the dice tell you who you like). That's not the same as "character destroyed"
Mar 5, 2026
Micah Sweet
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So long as what your PC does makes sense in the setting for that character, we're golden.
Mar 5, 2026
Micah Sweet
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Like I said, "if I notice". You're welcome to trick me with your motivation.
Mar 5, 2026
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You want slightly different things out of it than I do. That shouldn't be a surprise by now.
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Fair enough, but every time I notice you doing that it would bug me. I really dislike basing character choices on drama, unless the...
Mar 5, 2026
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Yeah, but if you were running for me you'd have to deal with the fact sometimes I'm making decisions on what I think would be...
Mar 5, 2026
Micah Sweet
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We're not going to agree. I can't see any part of this conversation as "destroying your character".
Mar 5, 2026
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It’s not that I don’t get it. It’s that “it” is an extreme that doesn’t exist. You don’t feel things the same as your character would...
Mar 5, 2026
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I mean, I think the core distinction is that I don't feel the weight of that discovery if the discovery is a choice I make as a player...
Mar 5, 2026
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i wouldn't say you're incorrect there BUT think the point is more nobody else has as strong opinions on what the character 'should be'...
Mar 5, 2026
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How exactly are you "surprised" by the actions of your PC over whom you have full control at all times, with zero influence of any kind...
Mar 5, 2026
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Interesting premise. Doesn't mean I automatically buy it though, so here we are.
Mar 5, 2026
Micah Sweet
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GMs and NPCs have different levels of social skill too.
Mar 5, 2026
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People who don't have as severe an attachment to it as you are are rather more prone to accepting a cookie to do something that may...
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I just want everyone to play their PCs and NPCs as characters grounded in their own personalities, knowledge, and capabilities in the...
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