18 int, 6 wis, 6 chr Warforged. Roleplaying tips?

[Torm]

Also I'd second the suggestion that he would be similar to Lt. Com Data from ST:NG.

Thirded. But definitely more like Data from the first few episodes - "Query: Why is .....?" combined with attempts at fake emotion that come off completely wrong.

 

[Remathilis]

I think the "absent-minded professor" model might work too; interested in his experiments/psionics, but too narrowly focused to connect with others and too scatterbrained to notice. Have him dole on about relevant (and mostly irrelevant) facts and discuss his hypothesis, oblivious to his listeners boredom, and dry enough to sound textbook.

 

[SteelDraco]

Do you want to play the character as a serious guy, or for amusement? That'd change completely the direction I went with him.

If I wanted him to be amusing, then I'd agree with the Data suggestion, particularly if he's trying to emulate humanity - the most important part of Data's character. His knowledge about a situation from a theoretical standpoint is excellent, but his ability to express himself and apply what he knows to a practical situation is really, really lacking.

If you want him to be a serious character, I'd play him more like HAL 9000 or (if you're familiar) IG-88 from the Star Wars books - absolutely calculating. He's not emotional, and doesn't really understand them well enough to even fake them. Might even view them as a weakness, something that he's above. Depends on what alignment he is, too - a Neutral Evil character like this would play much differently than a Lawful Good one, for example.

 

[Nightfall]

I was thinking more like a child-like Data or Lore myself.

 

[monboesen]

You should remember that low Charisma strictly speaking does not mean that others dont like him. But that he has little force of personality, is insecure, has trouble making his meaning clear, don't like social situations and so on.

In addition low Wisdom means he has trouble understanding and decoding other peoples signals. He will have trouble understanding irony, jokes, non-verbal communication and find small talk deadly boring.


Since he is very smart he will probably have realised this and other people will tend to frustrate him. I mean, why can't they just speak what is on their mind in a logical way that he can understand. It must be because they are stupid. And why dont they listen to him, he is so smart.

He could either be very quiet as a result of his insecurety and people rarely bothering to listen OR constantly speaking what is on his mind with no regards or understanding of whether it rude, cruel and so on (When a women asks him "Do I look fat in these pants" the answer will be "Yes, you need to loose 10,4 pounds to make them fit").

 

[blargney the second]

I like the Cliff Claven suggestion most. Warforged aren't robots or androids.

 

[Grymar]

I like the Cliff Claven suggestion most. Warforged aren't robots or androids.

I agree...I dislike any warforged/robot comparison.

Ignore the fact that he is a warforged for a minute.

He is brilliant, but a very poor communicator and unwise. He has a wealth of knowledge and is brilliant with puzzles, but tends to be a wall-flower. With few chosen people he may open up and be able to talk, but he is terrible with moderate or large social situations. He doesn't deal well with sarcasm, innuendos, or any non-direct communications.

He is like many geeks!

 

[Ghendar]

Data from ST:TNG.

Even Data has more wisdom than that, and is more charismatic.

If we want to use Star Trek comparisons then maybe a recently liberated (from the collective) Borg would suffice. Think Seven of Nine.

Highly intelligent, very little common sense, no personality and is difficult when interacting with others.

 

[Ghendar]

I like the Cliff Claven suggestion most. Warforged aren't robots or androids.

Not in the classic sci-fi mold, no. However, there are similarities. Golems are the closest thing in D&D to robots, and Warforged are constructs, albeit living.

 

[XCorvis]

For perhaps a more amusing twist, think of Steve Urkel. While not a robot (though he did buld an Urkel-bot), he's a good example of a character with a high intelligence, but a low charisma (and a comparatively low wisdom, also).

Beat me to it.

Urkel is very smart, but with a low wisdom, he usually picks projects that backfire or cause problems. His low charisma means it is difficult for him to get along with others, and may have some self-esteem issues. Could be interesting...