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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8356074" data-attributes="member: 22779">I have to admit, I do have some fairly strong expectations when someone comes to the table with a non-human race.&nbsp; Err, strong is probably the wrong word.&nbsp; But, I do expect it to be part of the portrayal of the character.&nbsp; If someone watching the game for a couple of sessions would have no idea what race a character is, then I get a bit shirty.&nbsp; As long as the player is making an honest attempt at it, I'm pretty content, regardless of quality.&nbsp; But, I've seen far too many players who played this or that race simply for the bonuses and it annoys me.&nbsp; I do consider it pretty bad play.&nbsp; Or, at the very least, not the kind of play I want to play with, if that's a better way of saying it.&nbsp; Like I said, a little goes a long way.&nbsp; You don't need funny voices or anything like that. But, if you're playing a halfling (to use a somewhat abused example <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />) then maybe mentioning having difficulty getting into a chair or stairs once in a while wouldn't kill you.&nbsp; Part of role play, to me, is portraying a character.&nbsp; If the portrayal is so lacking that someone watching doesn't even know that you're not human?&nbsp; Yeah, I'm not really down with playing with that person.&nbsp; It just sucks all the joy out of the game for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8356074, member: 22779"] I have to admit, I do have some fairly strong expectations when someone comes to the table with a non-human race. Err, strong is probably the wrong word. But, I do expect it to be part of the portrayal of the character. If someone watching the game for a couple of sessions would have no idea what race a character is, then I get a bit shirty. As long as the player is making an honest attempt at it, I'm pretty content, regardless of quality. But, I've seen far too many players who played this or that race simply for the bonuses and it annoys me. I do consider it pretty bad play. Or, at the very least, not the kind of play I want to play with, if that's a better way of saying it. Like I said, a little goes a long way. You don't need funny voices or anything like that. But, if you're playing a halfling (to use a somewhat abused example :D) then maybe mentioning having difficulty getting into a chair or stairs once in a while wouldn't kill you. Part of role play, to me, is portraying a character. If the portrayal is so lacking that someone watching doesn't even know that you're not human? Yeah, I'm not really down with playing with that person. It just sucks all the joy out of the game for me. [/QUOTE]

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