Power Gamer or Munchkin?

[tburdett]

I've never really thought about it much, but with all of the Power Gamer and Munchkin stuff thrown about it's made me wonder. Please read the following and let me know what you think.

I pretty much always play the same character. Fighter for 10 levels, followed by 4 levels of Weapon Master and 4 levels of Master Samurai. After that I usually move into Paladin until the campaign comes to an end (which has always been before we reach 20th level). Only the names and places change.

With this class progression I pretty much always have the same skills and feats (with those two prestige classes you only get to actually pick ONE feat by the time you reach 18th level, and that has always been Close Quarters Fighting).

We're at 18th level now and I may just skip the Paladin levels this time if the DM indicates that we'll continue into Epic levels. I'll go back to Fighter and earn all those glorious Epic bonus feats.

Does this make me a Power Gamer or a Munchkin? Or I am just a regular player trying to have fun by playing something familiar and comfortable?

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Well, I don`t know wether that is powergaming or munchkin"like", but I am sure it is quite boring - at least, it would be for me...

In our group there is someone that nearly always plays rogues - though he can't play them well...

Mustrum Ridcully

 

[Bodah]

Just because you like playing the same combination doesnt mean your a power gamer or a munchkin.

Its understandable that you just might like playing something familiar. However now and then it might be nice to just branch out your intrests, play something you'd normally never consider..it can bring alot of fun into the game. If your going into epic levels its a good opportunity to give it a shot..stick a few levels in something you'd otherwise not play. After all, since your going epic now you've got all the time in the world to test out some new things.

 

[Numion]

Does this make me a Power Gamer or a Munchkin? Or I am just a regular player trying to have fun by playing something familiar and comfortable?

I don't think so. If you're not doing it for the most power, you're not a powergamer. And if your character has a story behind the funky multiclassing, it's not too munchkin either. One player in my game has four classes, and it's not too bad IMO. (He's a powergamer though)

Of course the "file of the serial number" approach to characters (all alike, different names) will irk many DMs, but I don't see the point to that. After all, the character is the only part of the game that is the players sole property. Rest belongs to DM. That's why I don't like to tell players what they should choose for their characters. I may restrict it, but if it's something I've allowed in the past, I'll allow it now. Thus, I'd allow people to make characters similar to what they've had in the past.

 

[hong]

Does this make me a Power Gamer or a Munchkin?

Neither. It just makes you boring.

Seriously, if you're having fun, and everyone else is having fun, who gives a damn about labels?