New "What sort of RPG player are you?" poll (this one by Charles Ryan)

[HeapThaumaturgist]

Hrm, I topped

Storyteller (70)
Character Player (60)
Power Gamer (55)
Weekend Warrior (55)

So it looks like I prefer to tell a good story whenever possible, but I like to ham it up at the table while kicking the stuffing out of monsters and taking their lewt, too.

Yup. Me as a player.

--fje

 

[Land Outcast]

Storyteller 100%

Character Player 100%

Weekend Warrior 40%

Casual Gamer 35%

Tactician 30%

Specialist 25%

Power Gamer 5%

with tie breaker

 

[Plane Sailing]

I look like this

Storyteller 75%
Character Player 75%
Tactician 65%
Weekend Warrior 60%
Power Gamer 35%
Casual Gamer 25%
Specialist 5%

I'd certainly agree that those are my top three priorities

 

[Melan]

Weekend Warrior 85%
Casual Gamer 60%
Storyteller 55%
Specialist 40%
Character Player 40%
Tactician 20%
Power Gamer 15%

I am flattered.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

The Weekend Warrior is in the game to kick down doors and kill monsters. After a long day in the office or classroom, he wants his character to wade into the action—too much time spent on diplomacy, story arc, planning, or even character-building tends to bore him. He tends to prefer combat-ready, simple-to-create, simple-to-run characters, leaning toward fighter types or blaster magic-users. Optimizing the rules for an ideal character is secondary, so long as he gets to hit things. To the Weekend Warrior, the greatest reward in roleplaying is the exciting, action-packed battle. With apologies to Robin Laws.

Power Gamer 75%

Weekend Warrior 75%

Character Player 50%

Casual Gamer 40%

Tactician 35%

Specialist 25%

Storyteller 25%

 

[Eosin the Red]

Storyteller 100%
Tactician 80%
Character Player 70%
Weekend Warrior 50%
Casual Gamer 30%
Power Gamer 25%
Specialist 25%

Hummmmmmm.... Makes sense to me.

 

[Diomeneus]

Character Player 85%
Storyteller 55%
Weekend Warrior 55%
Power Gamer 45%
Tactician 40%
Specialist 30%
Casual Gamer 30%

Judging from what my first post on this site was, these stats don't really surprise me at all.

 

[BryonD]

Character Player 70%
Storyteller 65%
Tactician 60%
Weekend Warrior 50%
Casual Gamer 35%
Specialist 25%
Power Gamer 20%

I can buy that. More on the character / story side, but not overwhelmingly so.

 

[sckeener]

No surprise for me....I love the stories and plots...though I have to disagree with the power gamer bit for me...I know other people think of me as a power gamer. I just think I know how to tweak the rules.

The Storyteller is in it for the plot: the sense of mystery and the fun of participating in a narrative that has the satisfying arc of a good book or movie. He enjoys interacting with well-defined NPCs, even preferring antagonists who have genuine motivations and personality to mere monsters. To the Storyteller, the greatest reward of the game is participating in a compelling story with interesting and unpredictable plot threads, in which his actions and those of his fellow characters determine the resolution. With apologies to Robin Laws.

Storyteller 90%
Character Player 70%
Tactician 45%
Casual Gamer 45%
Weekend Warrior 45%
Specialist 40%
Power Gamer 25%​

 

[Psion]

Storyteller 65%
Character Player 60%
Tactician 55%
Casual Gamer 45%
Power Gamer 40%
Weekend Warrior 35%
Specialist 25%

I think it under-rates specialist a bit. I usually play some sort of psion or mage, possibly mixed with some fighter or rogue, but that doesn't mean I "always play the same character". Character class != character.