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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 7719771" data-attributes="member: 6778044">While I agree that categorizing players is a sort of futile exercise, I also enjoy these types of philosophical/theoretical discussions. Because while I don't think that people fit into neat categories, they do fit into very messy and overlapping categories. Understanding a little better how somebody else (or even yourself) thinks can be a great way to address conflicts and misunderstandings, along with learning new perspectives, approaches and techniques.I think combat easily favored the planners, not improvisers. Especially starting in 2.5e through 4e, where you could spend hours planning your "build" and "tactics" prior to session 1. I think that they often discouraged improvisation, due to the complexity of the rules. You wanted to make sure you didn't make a mistake in building your character. The approach shares a lot of similarities with deck building in MtG, planning out combinations and looking for the opportunities to use themI'm not sure I'd agree that improvisers like chaos or games with uncertainty. I think improvising is one of the most important skills a DM has, because in any game where other players can alter the situation at any time, it's nearly unavoidable. Perhaps I'm a planner who has learned to improvise.And I guess that's probably what I find most useful. If you agree with this assessment (or are making the actual assessment), what can you gain from that knowledge? How does knowing a categorization help you?I think the trend in RPGs has been for more "improvisation" or reacting to the circumstances, rather than planning. Planning runs the risk of railroading. Improvising runs the risk of a lack of consistency, depth in the setting or scenario, or things holding together. So if you are a "planner" who wants to be a better DM, how do you do it? As has been alluded to in the comments, you plan to improvise. You prepare bits and pieces that you can drop in as needed. If you're an improviser, how do you improve your planning? I'd say it's a couple of bullet points with ideas as starting points. In both cases I think that a planner can benefit from learning how to improvise better and vice versa.</blockquote>

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