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<blockquote data-quote="Prestidigitalis" data-source="post: 5275146" data-attributes="member: 74496">It would be interesting to map the different player &quot;types&quot; -- as in the Robin Laws definition -- to the different ways of defining a character.Because I enjoy tactical play, I tend to first pick a class which has a tactical dimension I have not yet explored.&nbsp; Next, I pick a race that allows me to most fully explore that class.&nbsp; So far, that has meant dwarf, human, human, half-orc, halfling and human, plus a couple of single-session characters (elf, human).My latest character has a new twist -- she actually has a family that is alive, not in captivity, not out to kill her, not estranged and living in the campaign area.&nbsp; To me, that will be more of a role-playing challenge than any outlandish skin color, ectomorphic build, horns, mental ability or mystical heritage could ever be.And who knows -- maybe one of these days I will play a male character and turn the tables on the guys who always play females...&nbsp; Unique RP challenges do not begin and end with race.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prestidigitalis, post: 5275146, member: 74496"] It would be interesting to map the different player "types" -- as in the Robin Laws definition -- to the different ways of defining a character. Because I enjoy tactical play, I tend to first pick a class which has a tactical dimension I have not yet explored. Next, I pick a race that allows me to most fully explore that class. So far, that has meant dwarf, human, human, half-orc, halfling and human, plus a couple of single-session characters (elf, human). My latest character has a new twist -- she actually has a family that is alive, not in captivity, not out to kill her, not estranged and living in the campaign area. To me, that will be more of a role-playing challenge than any outlandish skin color, ectomorphic build, horns, mental ability or mystical heritage could ever be. And who knows -- maybe one of these days I will play a male character and turn the tables on the guys who always play females... Unique RP challenges do not begin and end with race. [/QUOTE]

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