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

[Henry]

Character Player 80%
Storyteller 65%
Tactician 50%
Weekend Warrior 45%
Power Gamer 35%
Casual Gamer 30%
Specialist 10%

Personally, I would have figured the "Character Player" and "Storytellers" reversed, and the "Casual Gamer" higher.

 

[Necrohazard]

Character Player 90%
Tactician 75%
Storyteller 75%
Power Gamer 55%
Casual Gamer 45%
Weekend Warrior 30%
Specialist 25%

 

[Particle_Man]

Kill! Kill!

Weekend Warrior 90%

Power Gamer 75%

Character Player 45%

Tactician 35%

Specialist 35%

Casual Gamer 35%

Storyteller 20%

Hmmm...I could see why there would be no Casual Gamers on the internet web site here, but where are the tacticians and specialists?

 

[Troll Wizard]

Weekend Warrior - 80%
Character Player - 80%
Storyteller - 65%
Tactician - 60%
Power Gamer - 45%
Casual Gamer - 25%
Specialist - 20%

 

[The_Gneech]

Huzzah!

Character Player - 75%
Storyteller - 70%
Weekend Warrior - 70%
Tactician - 55%
Casual Gamer - 35%
Power Gamer - 30%
Specialist - 25%

Huh ... I would have expected Specialist to be higher and Casual Gamer to be lower. For that matter, I would have expected Tactician and Weekend Warrior to be swapped, although I suspect that part of that is because I'm something of an "instinctive" tactical thinker rather than a planner. I optimize individual moves, rather than trying to craft a master plan.

-The Gneech

 

[drothgery]

Hmm... kind of surprised by this one...

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.

Weekend Warrior 65%
Casual Gamer 60%
Tactician 40%
Character Player 40%
Storyteller 35%
Power Gamer 30%
Specialist 20%

 

[Pielorinho]

You scored as Character Player.

The Character Player enjoys creating in-depth characters with distinct and rich personalities. He identifies closely with his characters, feeling detached from the game if he doesn’t. He takes creative pride in exploring different characters, often making each new one radically different than others he’s played. The Character Player bases his decisions on his character's psychology first and foremost. He may view rules as a necessary evil at best, preferring sessions in which the dice never come out of their bags. For the Character Player, the greatest reward comes from experiencing the game from the emotional perspective of an interesting character.

Character Player 95%
Storyteller 80%
Power Gamer 55%
Weekend Warrior 45%
Casual Gamer 25%
Tactician 20%
Specialist 0%

Sounds about right for me. I like dice a lot, don't get me wrong, but I can also enjoy a session with good politicking or other non-killing-things action.

Daniel

 

[JoeyD473]

Storyteller 75%

Character Player 75%

Weekend Warrior 50%

Power Gamer 50%

Casual Gamer 45%

Specialist 40%

Tactician 35%


I'm surprised Casual Gammer didn't ge a higher percentage

 

[Odhanan]

A bit surprised by the results. I think I'm shifting again in my gaming tastes lately:

Character Player 70%
Storyteller 65%
Weekend Warrior 60%
Power Gamer 55%
Casual Gamer 50%
Tactician 35%
Specialist 25%

 

[Yair]

You scored as Storyteller.

Storyteller 75%
Casual Gamer 55%
Character Player 55%
Weekend Warrior 55%
Tactician 40%
Specialist 20%
Power Gamer 10%

Hmm. I don't seem to fit any hole overly well, but like a good story combined with casual action mayham and a nod to charactarization. Yes, that sounds about right.