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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadow" data-source="post: 244270" data-attributes="member: 2182">I know a lot of newbies have heard the term munchkin or drama queen before and are confused about them.  I thought that I would help to clarify the situation by presenting how the munchkin and drama queen would react to situations in game.  Hope this helps clear things up!Example 1:  Call of Cthulu d20                     Munchkin:  CRITICAL HIT!  My 20th level investigator just took out Cthulu!  Booyah!____________________________________________________Drama Queen playingDM:  You've failed your madness check.  Roll on the insanity table.Drama Queen:  Alright!  Insanity!  I've had a lot of experience playing characters with some sort of insanity.  My role as Hamlet gave me the experience of playing a character who is both depressed and has himself fixiated upon the a single goal........____________________________________________________Example 2: Dungeons and DragonsDM:  Out of the darkness you see 20 orcs lunge out of the tree to attack you!Munchkin:  No problem!  With my ultimate improved initiative and my two finessed +5 vorpal scimitars (along with the perfect two-weapon fighting feat) I should be able to take them all down in one round!____________________________________________________DM: Out of the darkness you see 20 orcs lunge out of the tree and attack you!Drama Queen: Alas!  Alack!  Why am I forced to live this life of the sword?  'Tis said that those who live by the sword will die by the sword.  Ne'er before has such a statement rung so true.  Once again I am forced to take up the sword to defend myself.  I simply pray that I am not forced to shed more blood than.....DM (interupting): Okay while you're talking an orc attacks you for 5 points of damage!Drama Queen:  Woe is to me!____________________________________________________Example 3  Losing a characterDM: CRITICAL HIT, 40 points of damage.  You're dead!Munchkin1:  What!?  My Epic toughness and Resist Death feats didn't keep me alive?  NO FAIR!Munchkin2: Whoa dude he just wasted you're character!Munchkin1:  Well for my new character can I at least play as a clone as my previous one?____________________________________________________DM: Critical hit, 40 points of damage.  You're dead!Drama Queen 1:  Not so wide as a church door, nor so deep as a well, but 'twill suffice.Drama Queen 2: Alas he hast fallen.  No breath no pulse!  Alas thou art truly dead!Munchkins speak in terms of 'Booyah!', 'layin' the smack down!', 'critical hits', and 'fwack-boom'Drama Queens speak in terms of 'Alas!', 'Alack', and 'Woe is to me'.Hope these examples helped clear up any confusion!</blockquote>

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