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<blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 4978505" data-attributes="member: 380">My opinion on such things tends to fluctuate, so if if I were answering this question a few weeks in the past or a few weeks in the future the answer might be totally different.&nbsp; Currently however I've been going through and reading all the old entries on the Grognardia blog.&nbsp; While not always in agreement with some of the idea presented therein, and occasionally frustrated by the us versus them tone that seems to seep in at times*, I nevertheless find it interesting.&nbsp; At this point in time I'm rather fond of the idea of the player as the characters guardian angel.&nbsp; That is to say even if the character is dumb, it is still incumbent on the player to play intelligently.&nbsp; Those scores on the sheet are more a handy tool for the DM to decide the chance of success rather than a limiter on the actions a character may attempt.&nbsp; From a roleplay perspective I find them a decent suggestion of how that guardianship of the character might be present in game, but I don't like the idea that they limit the players actions.&nbsp; *[slightly incoherent rant] Arg, there is so much good an interesting stuff related to old school games, why does the community have to be so insular, condescending, and pompous.&nbsp; I know that's not everyone, but it's extremely frustrating to visit forums and blogs for information or ideas and being left with the feeling that you're not welcome or somehow believed to be inferior due to age or matters of taste.&nbsp; This isn't leveled at Grognardia in particular, which is actually quite good in this regards, but ....ARG!&nbsp; [/slightly incoherent rant]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oni, post: 4978505, member: 380"] My opinion on such things tends to fluctuate, so if if I were answering this question a few weeks in the past or a few weeks in the future the answer might be totally different. Currently however I've been going through and reading all the old entries on the Grognardia blog. While not always in agreement with some of the idea presented therein, and occasionally frustrated by the us versus them tone that seems to seep in at times*, I nevertheless find it interesting. At this point in time I'm rather fond of the idea of the player as the characters guardian angel. That is to say even if the character is dumb, it is still incumbent on the player to play intelligently. Those scores on the sheet are more a handy tool for the DM to decide the chance of success rather than a limiter on the actions a character may attempt. From a roleplay perspective I find them a decent suggestion of how that guardianship of the character might be present in game, but I don't like the idea that they limit the players actions. *[slightly incoherent rant] Arg, there is so much good an interesting stuff related to old school games, why does the community have to be so insular, condescending, and pompous. I know that's not everyone, but it's extremely frustrating to visit forums and blogs for information or ideas and being left with the feeling that you're not welcome or somehow believed to be inferior due to age or matters of taste. This isn't leveled at Grognardia in particular, which is actually quite good in this regards, but ....ARG! [/slightly incoherent rant] [/QUOTE]

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