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<blockquote data-quote="shadow" data-source="post: 189071" data-attributes="member: 2182">Am I a &quot;munchkin&quot;?I personally perfer high power gaming, with emphasis on the rules vs. &quot;storytelling&quot;.&nbsp; I've played in a few &quot;deep emersion storytelling&quot; games before and absolutely hated them because of the lack of visible action and because I often felt left out.&nbsp; Since emphasis was on dialogue and speaking skill, people with natural charisma and social skill dominated the game, whereas I, a somewhat shy and socially awkward person, was left out.&nbsp; Am I bashing on this style of game?&nbsp; NO!&nbsp; If you like doing this style of game, then go ahead and play that way.&nbsp; There is no one &quot;right&quot; way to play.&nbsp; However, I expect people to respcet my style of game.&nbsp; I have been called a &quot;munchkin&quot; before simply because I enjoy high level play, with emphasis on dungeon crawling, rather than political intrigue.&nbsp; I would much rather my character explore an old forgotten crypt full of monsters and traps, rather than have to play the political arena.&nbsp; Is there anything wrong with this style of play?&nbsp; Then why am I called a &quot;munchkin&quot;?&nbsp; Why has dungeon crawling and &quot;old school gaming&quot; seen as an inferior style of play, to deep imersion storytelling?&nbsp; Why is perfering high level characters that can boast of combat prowess considered &quot;munchkin&quot; and &quot;juvenile&quot;?&nbsp; Can't people respect this style of playing, rather than constantly demeaning it? /end rant/</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shadow, post: 189071, member: 2182"] [b]Am I a "munchkin"?[/b] I personally perfer high power gaming, with emphasis on the rules vs. "storytelling". I've played in a few "deep emersion storytelling" games before and absolutely hated them because of the lack of visible action and because I often felt left out. Since emphasis was on dialogue and speaking skill, people with natural charisma and social skill dominated the game, whereas I, a somewhat shy and socially awkward person, was left out. Am I bashing on this style of game? NO! If you like doing this style of game, then go ahead and play that way. There is no one "right" way to play. However, I expect people to respcet my style of game. I have been called a "munchkin" before simply because I enjoy high level play, with emphasis on dungeon crawling, rather than political intrigue. I would much rather my character explore an old forgotten crypt full of monsters and traps, rather than have to play the political arena. Is there anything wrong with this style of play? Then why am I called a "munchkin"? Why has dungeon crawling and "old school gaming" seen as an inferior style of play, to deep imersion storytelling? Why is perfering high level characters that can boast of combat prowess considered "munchkin" and "juvenile"? Can't people respect this style of playing, rather than constantly demeaning it? /end rant/ [/QUOTE]

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