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<blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 6788679" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>I think you have summed up better than I have the frustration we are feeling and why. </p><p></p><p>We were told ahead of time what kind of game this was going to be and to make characters that would fit in this mercenary company. We don't have an issue with a player playing a quirky off beat PC. We don't care if all he ever wants to be a wizard who prefers to smash heads but come on is it really to much to ask can he at least be a little good at smashing heads. </p><p></p><p>We are spending an enormous amount of resources keeping the PC alive. And what do we get for that? Nothing no spells, no help in combat, no help in dealing with NPCs basically his character does nothing for the party. His role playing choices trump everyone else choices at the table. There has to be a way for everyone to have fun at the table not just one player. </p><p></p><p>I think it is rather interesting how many people here are just assuming that he is some creative method actor struggling to educate us dumb power gamers how to role play. I am not a method actor I am a story teller which means I more than wiling to compromise my characters beliefs to move the game along. We are all role players and more than willing to have sub optimized PC in the party. But come on as I keep saying don't be bad at everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elf Witch, post: 6788679, member: 9037"] I think you have summed up better than I have the frustration we are feeling and why. We were told ahead of time what kind of game this was going to be and to make characters that would fit in this mercenary company. We don't have an issue with a player playing a quirky off beat PC. We don't care if all he ever wants to be a wizard who prefers to smash heads but come on is it really to much to ask can he at least be a little good at smashing heads. We are spending an enormous amount of resources keeping the PC alive. And what do we get for that? Nothing no spells, no help in combat, no help in dealing with NPCs basically his character does nothing for the party. His role playing choices trump everyone else choices at the table. There has to be a way for everyone to have fun at the table not just one player. I think it is rather interesting how many people here are just assuming that he is some creative method actor struggling to educate us dumb power gamers how to role play. I am not a method actor I am a story teller which means I more than wiling to compromise my characters beliefs to move the game along. We are all role players and more than willing to have sub optimized PC in the party. But come on as I keep saying don't be bad at everything. [/QUOTE]
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