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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PoisonBlade" data-source="post: 2559447">First off, very well written Nugan! Now it's time to add my 2¢ to everything you've brought up! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />An Embarrassed Character is not the Same Thing as an Embarrassed Player: I agree with you a 100% here. No one should try to play the perfect character. Perfect characters are dull, dismal, and terribly unbelievable. Characters who second guess themselves, makes mistakes, and occasionally look foolish are far more interesting and fun to role-play!Flaws Make a Character:Indeed! As I said above, no one likes a perfect character. Adding little quirks and weaknesses to a character really helps develop their persona!Keep Your Abilities True to Your Character:Yes! Please don't try to make a character who excels at everything! If a character's a warrior, then don't load him up with items that make him a powerful wizard as well. Characters like that just look power hungry and their players simply look like snerts.Massive Displays of Power, They aren't Cool:They're annoying. They also make players look like Power Gamers. Avoid big flashy spells like the plague!Character Level is not the Same Thing as Character Power:Here's my opinion on the whole "Character Level / Character Power" issue. In D&D, a 20th level character has an edge over a 10th level character. In the ISRP, however, both of these characters should be considered as equals. If the two engage in combat, both should be able to lay hits on one another and both should do about the same damage. Levels have no place in the ISRP, everyone should consider other players to be equally as powerful as they are. (Of course, this isn't always the case. I have one character who would find herself quite helpless in a combat situation.)Take Damage:For the love of God, YES!!! Allow your character to get beaten up a little. Nothings worse than engaging in a combat where your opponent wont even take a single hit!Don't Expect to Kill Your Opponent:Of course not. You have no right killing another players character!Forget the Rules, Use Logic: As I said above, a level 10 character can defeat a level 20 character in the ISRP. If the level 10 exploits a weakness in the level 20's combat strategy, then the level 10 should be declared the winner.Don't Be Afraid to Run:He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />PoisonBlade</blockquote>

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