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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tyberious Funk" data-source="post: 672482" data-attributes="member: 9550">I spent many years playing with a guy (one of my best friends actually) who always played a slightly derranged barbarian/fighter type.  Didn't matter the game system, campaign or character class he chose.  In D&D he tended to favour rogues because he liked the *idea* of being sneaky.  More often than not he would charge head-first into battle.  His intentions always began quite honourably... "trust me, this character will be different".  But something would usually set him off and he would go utterly psycho and do something out of character.He's a really nice, generally passive sort of guy but has the occasionally short fuse.  I think roleplaying was a means for him to let off steam in a consequence-free environment.  It used to annoy me a bit, but I eventually learned to relax.  He always put a lot of heart and passion into his gaming and I respect that.  So what if he was a bit mis-guided?  And heck, the rest of us got a lot of laughs at his expense.Personally, I try to aviod pigeon-holing particular classes and try to give players the freedom to do what they want.  Yes, even if it means they aren't very good at it.  Of course, if they do something that is just plain silly, or wrong (like the paladin commiting an evil act) then they get slapped.  The rogue that thought he was a warrior frequently got some humiliating thrashings.  Likewise, your dumbass wizard example should be expected to pay the penalty for not thinking clearly... as long as the penalty isn't too stiff.Then again, maybe I'm just being a bit sensative because I've been playing a wizard for the first time and am having a tough time coming to grips with the huge array of spells (and have already copped some criticism for poorly placed spells).</blockquote>

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