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<blockquote data-quote="Jib" data-source="post: 3779505" data-attributes="member: 38074">Many of you most often just add it the role-play element of the game without thinking about it.&nbsp; But for others if they are not taught to create a well rounded character they will not do it.&nbsp; If you ever have had the pleasure to play with a munchkin you know of what I speak. I don't blame the &quot;kick in the door and kill&quot; style of play but I think it gets boring after a few sessions.&nbsp; If you character is rooted in the game and has something at stake it changes the entire feel of D&amp;D.&nbsp; Many of you might do this naturally, others might need a few paragraphs to suggest how do place these elements in the basic D&amp;D game.&nbsp; When your character becomes a&nbsp; vital part of the story the game becomes more than a hack n' slash table top MMO.If they even just suggested that the opening section on character creation was &quot;Rich has an idea for a new character he'd like to play in Jame's Thursday night game.&nbsp; He'd like to create a Wizard who has spent the most part of his life researching and cataloging magic at the University.&nbsp; He assigns 16 to his Intelligence to show his book smart background and dedication to details.&nbsp; Rich then assigns his two lowest roles of 9 and 9 to the characters Wisdom and Charisma to show his lack of real world application and social skills.&quot;IMHO (and you are free to disagree) stupid play often comes from the lack of the role play part of the D&amp;D expereince.&nbsp; It is also something that once you taste you will forever desire again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jib, post: 3779505, member: 38074"] Many of you most often just add it the role-play element of the game without thinking about it. But for others if they are not taught to create a well rounded character they will not do it. If you ever have had the pleasure to play with a munchkin you know of what I speak. I don't blame the "kick in the door and kill" style of play but I think it gets boring after a few sessions. If you character is rooted in the game and has something at stake it changes the entire feel of D&D. Many of you might do this naturally, others might need a few paragraphs to suggest how do place these elements in the basic D&D game. When your character becomes a vital part of the story the game becomes more than a hack n' slash table top MMO. If they even just suggested that the opening section on character creation was "Rich has an idea for a new character he'd like to play in Jame's Thursday night game. He'd like to create a Wizard who has spent the most part of his life researching and cataloging magic at the University. He assigns 16 to his Intelligence to show his book smart background and dedication to details. Rich then assigns his two lowest roles of 9 and 9 to the characters Wisdom and Charisma to show his lack of real world application and social skills." IMHO (and you are free to disagree) stupid play often comes from the lack of the role play part of the D&D expereince. It is also something that once you taste you will forever desire again. [/QUOTE]

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