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<blockquote data-quote="Tymophil" data-source="post: 5528106" data-attributes="member: 46923">My experience with stupid characters have always been the same : the player is having a lot of fun, but the group is bogged down by his attitude and actions and the scenario is also ruined by the stupid acts of the stupid PC. Noone was having fun except the player of the stupid PC. You may have different experiences, but this is mine.I don't want to... I told you I would not play a stupid character ! ;-)Did he move his character randomly on the board ? Did he act stupidly when another player was trying to play cleverly or in character ? My experience, once again, is that this kind of stupid character plays as cleverly as possible in combat, but triggers the &quot;stupid&quot; feature when other players are trying to roleplay... Ruining the scene for everyone, except themselves of course.My experience is that the most enjoyable characters are those who are survivors at heart, simply because they are the ones that will really roleplay an adventurer in the end. Moreover, they are the ones that get a chance to evolve, simply because they survive long enough for their character to get depth.It may seem a little strange to many people, but roleplay, for me, means that the character has to make sense. I have yet to see a stupid character that makes sense in an adventuring environment. I have seen my share of outstanding characters, none of them portrayed a stupid guy. On the other hand, each and every stupid character I have had to play along was a pain, ruining the fun of the GameMaster and the other players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tymophil, post: 5528106, member: 46923"] My experience with stupid characters have always been the same : the player is having a lot of fun, but the group is bogged down by his attitude and actions and the scenario is also ruined by the stupid acts of the stupid PC. Noone was having fun except the player of the stupid PC. You may have different experiences, but this is mine. I don't want to... I told you I would not play a stupid character ! ;-) Did he move his character randomly on the board ? Did he act stupidly when another player was trying to play cleverly or in character ? My experience, once again, is that this kind of stupid character plays as cleverly as possible in combat, but triggers the "stupid" feature when other players are trying to roleplay... Ruining the scene for everyone, except themselves of course. My experience is that the most enjoyable characters are those who are survivors at heart, simply because they are the ones that will really roleplay an adventurer in the end. Moreover, they are the ones that get a chance to evolve, simply because they survive long enough for their character to get depth. It may seem a little strange to many people, but roleplay, for me, means that the character has to make sense. I have yet to see a stupid character that makes sense in an adventuring environment. I have seen my share of outstanding characters, none of them portrayed a stupid guy. On the other hand, each and every stupid character I have had to play along was a pain, ruining the fun of the GameMaster and the other players. [/QUOTE]

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