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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7324590" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Powergamer is a pretty broad term and can encompass a lot of behaviors.Behaviors are:Someone who builds optimized characters, but adheres to the rules (including house rules and rulings).&nbsp; This is fine, if it can be a little annoying.&nbsp; If something is really, truly, broken in my opinion I'll verify my understanding (see &quot;rulings&quot; below) or just house rule it.&nbsp; I don't go overboard with it, but there are a couple of spells in particular that just take the fun out of any encounter.&nbsp; Fortunately a lot of the power builds rely on an overabundance of long and short rests and it's easy enough to follow the 6-8 encounters between long rests with 1-2 short rests if you want.

The guy who constantly &quot;bends&quot; the rules, and then complains about my rulings when I override them. Don't be that guy.&nbsp; I don't want to double check every power, spell and ability you claim.&nbsp; I have to do that more than a few times and either you need to change how you play or you need to find a different game.&nbsp; It's one thing to occasionally have different interpretations of the rules or make an honest mistake (we all do it), but be open to correction.

The Bully. The person that is always pushing to get their way, overriding or belittling other people at the table, etc.&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Just no.

The whiner/pouter.&nbsp; When things don't go this guy's way or the DM rules what they're doing isn't correct they either throw a hissy-fit or or sulk.&nbsp; I get it.&nbsp; Sometimes we disagree with a DM's ruling or are disappointed by some outcome.&nbsp; Just try to be graceful about it, OK?

The Dominator.&nbsp; This is the guy who always has to be the center of attention, always the best at every role.&nbsp; It gets old and gets you not invited to the next campaign.

So those are some of the behaviors I see typically lumped in to &quot;powergamer&quot;, usually in some combination.&nbsp; Add all of those together in one package, and no I don't want to spend my time set aside for fun/gaming with you.But just building optimized characters that follow the rules, shares the spotlight, and is generally fun to play with?&nbsp; Not a problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7324590, member: 6801845"] Powergamer is a pretty broad term and can encompass a lot of behaviors. Behaviors are: [INDENT][B]Someone who builds optimized characters, but adheres to the rules (including house rules and rulings).[/B] This is fine, if it can be a little annoying. If something is really, truly, broken in my opinion I'll verify my understanding (see "rulings" below) or just house rule it. I don't go overboard with it, but there are a couple of spells in particular that just take the fun out of any encounter. Fortunately a lot of the power builds rely on an overabundance of long and short rests and it's easy enough to follow the 6-8 encounters between long rests with 1-2 short rests if you want. [B]The guy who constantly "bends" the rules, and then complains about my rulings when I override them.[/B] Don't be that guy. I don't want to double check every power, spell and ability you claim. I have to do that more than a few times and either you need to change how you play or you need to find a different game. It's one thing to occasionally have different interpretations of the rules or make an honest mistake (we all do it), but be open to correction. [B]The Bully.[/B] The person that is always pushing to get their way, overriding or belittling other people at the table, etc. No. Just no. [B]The whiner/pouter.[/B] When things don't go this guy's way or the DM rules what they're doing isn't correct they either throw a hissy-fit or or sulk. I get it. Sometimes we disagree with a DM's ruling or are disappointed by some outcome. Just try to be graceful about it, OK? [B]The Dominator.[/B] This is the guy who [I]always[/I] has to be the center of attention, always the best at every role. It gets old and gets you not invited to the next campaign. [/INDENT] So those are some of the behaviors I see typically lumped in to "powergamer", usually in some combination. Add all of those together in one package, and no I don't want to spend my time set aside for fun/gaming with you. But just building optimized characters that follow the rules, shares the spotlight, and is generally fun to play with? Not a problem. [/QUOTE]

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