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Fallacious Follies: Oberoni, Stormwind, and Fallacies OH MY!
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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 9176957" data-attributes="member: 90374"><p>Im not entirely sure what that means? My reference was to the idea that the character intentionally doesn't do what they are good at for role play reasons. That doesnt make a lot of sense to me, or I should say its not where I want to focus my role play. To me the mechanics are the engine that I like to keep under the hood. Too much focus on it, and im not enjoying everything else about the character. </p><p></p><p>For example, you may have a doctor PC in a game. Now mechanically, the doctor might be a wiz at healing people and conditions. To add some roleplay tension the player decides that the doctor wont treat a patient because they want to roleplay out a scene where the doctor is unable to help. That might be a compelling roleplay activity, but its one that doesn't feel organic. Like if you don't play a flawed character you are not role playing correctly. My instinct isnt to create these situations, its to look at the mechanics and wonder why they are not facilitating them? Sounds to me the engine needs tuning so the car runs smoothly and I can then crank the radio.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="payn, post: 9176957, member: 90374"] Im not entirely sure what that means? My reference was to the idea that the character intentionally doesn't do what they are good at for role play reasons. That doesnt make a lot of sense to me, or I should say its not where I want to focus my role play. To me the mechanics are the engine that I like to keep under the hood. Too much focus on it, and im not enjoying everything else about the character. For example, you may have a doctor PC in a game. Now mechanically, the doctor might be a wiz at healing people and conditions. To add some roleplay tension the player decides that the doctor wont treat a patient because they want to roleplay out a scene where the doctor is unable to help. That might be a compelling roleplay activity, but its one that doesn't feel organic. Like if you don't play a flawed character you are not role playing correctly. My instinct isnt to create these situations, its to look at the mechanics and wonder why they are not facilitating them? Sounds to me the engine needs tuning so the car runs smoothly and I can then crank the radio. [/QUOTE]
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