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<blockquote data-quote="Doctor Proctor" data-source="post: 5733792" data-attributes="member: 78547">I'm not trying to be flipant or anything here, but then what's the point of the character sheet in the first place if RP always trumps it?&nbsp; Why not just resolve combat that way too?&nbsp; I mean, if IRL I actually know a lot of martial arts, and could properly disarm and kill an opponent, why not let my 8 STR Wizard simple kill the BBEG on an OA then?&nbsp; Obviously, that's an extreme example, but it's the ultimate path this road leads down.&nbsp; Well, either that or LARPing.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp;Without codified rules, the game will quickly devolve into &quot;Who's the most charismatic player?&quot;&nbsp; In that case, you're no longer even roleplaying, becuase you're not playing a role, you're playing yourself.&nbsp; It's the exact opposite of what you set out to do.&nbsp; The 8 INT/10 CHA Fighter that writes tear inducing poetry, solves complex metaphysical problems and can probably sneak into a heavily guarded fortress in full plate and shield with a 10 DEX (hey, he roleplayed his stealth too!) is no longer a character in the game.&nbsp; It's the player at the table inserting himself, and his skills, into the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doctor Proctor, post: 5733792, member: 78547"] I'm not trying to be flipant or anything here, but then what's the point of the character sheet in the first place if RP always trumps it? Why not just resolve combat that way too? I mean, if IRL I actually know a lot of martial arts, and could properly disarm and kill an opponent, why not let my 8 STR Wizard simple kill the BBEG on an OA then? Obviously, that's an extreme example, but it's the ultimate path this road leads down. Well, either that or LARPing. ;) Without codified rules, the game will quickly devolve into "Who's the most charismatic [I]player?[/I]" In that case, you're no longer even [B]role[/B]playing, becuase you're not playing a role, you're playing yourself. It's the exact opposite of what you set out to do. The 8 INT/10 CHA Fighter that writes tear inducing poetry, solves complex metaphysical problems and can probably sneak into a heavily guarded fortress in full plate and shield with a 10 DEX (hey, he [I]roleplayed [/I]his stealth too!) is no longer a character in the game. It's the player at the table inserting himself, and his skills, into the world. [/QUOTE]

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