Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Going to church? Don't forget your sawed-off shotgun!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 3316886" data-attributes="member: 5171"><p>But when "you" (in this case, not you, but certain players) make a character be a gun-toting sharpshooter despite the fact that the GM said "Normal people -- you know nothing about Cthulhu yet," that's frustrating for the people who didn't try to game the system.</p><p></p><p>And that's what this is. This is gaming the system. If you make a CoC character who just happens to be "X", where "X" is "an antique sword collector and coincidentally an awesomely skilled broadsword enthusiast" or "a guy with a job in no way involving firearms who just happens to not only enjoy firearms as a hobby but carry them with him wherever he goes, no matter how inappropriate for his character", you are gaming the system.</p><p></p><p>If the GM is setting up a "y'all come" game where gaming is fine, then great. The waitress just happens to be a demolitions expert, the librarian just happens to be lochaber-axe enthusiast, and the art collector carries his father's lucky shotgun with him wherever he goes.</p><p></p><p>But if most people AREN'T doing that, then it's frustrating when one person is.</p><p></p><p>The "I refuse to play a stereotype, so don't tell me what my character would and wouldn't do" argument loses a lot of power when what your character does in fact do just always happens to be the most minmaxy choice at any given time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takyris, post: 3316886, member: 5171"] But when "you" (in this case, not you, but certain players) make a character be a gun-toting sharpshooter despite the fact that the GM said "Normal people -- you know nothing about Cthulhu yet," that's frustrating for the people who didn't try to game the system. And that's what this is. This is gaming the system. If you make a CoC character who just happens to be "X", where "X" is "an antique sword collector and coincidentally an awesomely skilled broadsword enthusiast" or "a guy with a job in no way involving firearms who just happens to not only enjoy firearms as a hobby but carry them with him wherever he goes, no matter how inappropriate for his character", you are gaming the system. If the GM is setting up a "y'all come" game where gaming is fine, then great. The waitress just happens to be a demolitions expert, the librarian just happens to be lochaber-axe enthusiast, and the art collector carries his father's lucky shotgun with him wherever he goes. But if most people AREN'T doing that, then it's frustrating when one person is. The "I refuse to play a stereotype, so don't tell me what my character would and wouldn't do" argument loses a lot of power when what your character does in fact do just always happens to be the most minmaxy choice at any given time. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Going to church? Don't forget your sawed-off shotgun!
Top