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<blockquote data-quote="The_Gneech" data-source="post: 1490499" data-attributes="member: 6779"><p>I had something of an epiphany at Saturday night's session ... which is that as a player, I make a great GM. :\</p><p></p><p>Y'see, no matter what character I make, they always "play" the same. My current character is a ftr/wiz/eldritch knight who I originally pictured as a pretty serious-minded, "tall dark silent type" -- but when the time comes to play, I can't resist, he's silly. He taunts the villains, engages in banter with his familiar, and generally cracks wise, Crow T. Robot-style.</p><p></p><p>That wouldn't be so bad, except that every other character I've run, from the bard to the barbarian, has done exactly the same. The bard, at least, was <em>supposed</em> to be like that.</p><p></p><p>Now, it isn't a problem when I'm the GM ... my speciality is creating diverse and interesting NPCs that the players enjoy interacting with and gives the game a sense of reality that others may lack. It's only when I'm sitting in front of the GM screen rather than behind that I have this problem.</p><p></p><p>Is it because I so seldom get to play that I just don't have enough practice? Or I'm so caught up in my own cleverness that I can't shut off my internal Bugs Bunny to play the character right? It's not disruptive to the game particularly ... the other players and the DM are having a great time and often play along; it just annoys me when I realize what I'm doing, but don't have the willpower to shut it off.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions?</p><p></p><p> -The Gneech <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The_Gneech, post: 1490499, member: 6779"] I had something of an epiphany at Saturday night's session ... which is that as a player, I make a great GM. :\ Y'see, no matter what character I make, they always "play" the same. My current character is a ftr/wiz/eldritch knight who I originally pictured as a pretty serious-minded, "tall dark silent type" -- but when the time comes to play, I can't resist, he's silly. He taunts the villains, engages in banter with his familiar, and generally cracks wise, Crow T. Robot-style. That wouldn't be so bad, except that every other character I've run, from the bard to the barbarian, has done exactly the same. The bard, at least, was [I]supposed[/I] to be like that. Now, it isn't a problem when I'm the GM ... my speciality is creating diverse and interesting NPCs that the players enjoy interacting with and gives the game a sense of reality that others may lack. It's only when I'm sitting in front of the GM screen rather than behind that I have this problem. Is it because I so seldom get to play that I just don't have enough practice? Or I'm so caught up in my own cleverness that I can't shut off my internal Bugs Bunny to play the character right? It's not disruptive to the game particularly ... the other players and the DM are having a great time and often play along; it just annoys me when I realize what I'm doing, but don't have the willpower to shut it off. Any suggestions? -The Gneech :uhoh: [/QUOTE]
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