Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5732674" data-attributes="member: 92511">To my thinking on the OP...Keep your Roles out of my Classes and I'll keep my Classes out of your Roles.Deal?The combat role of a PC is whatever the player (that'd be the seemingly forgotten &quot;P&quot; of &quot;PC&quot;) wants their character to be/do during combat.The &quot;role&quot; in role-playing game is not/should not be &quot;what they do in combat.&quot; It is the role the player gives/creates for their character in the game...in whatever situation they find themselves...whatever the player wants it to be.I am absolutely baffled by the very concept that it is (or was) either necessary or desired or even acceptable to players...For da rulz to tell them what their PC (specifically) or class (more generally) is. Not 'should be' or works best for mechanics or (another of my favorites) 'game balance'...but is. That, to me, ruffles all kinds of imaginative/creative feathers. You want a rowdy thief from the tough streets that charges into battle (against everyone's better judgement)? Oh, nuh-no. You want a Fighter who's a big game/monster-hunter named &quot;Crossbow Joe&quot; who takes down his prey from a distance? Sorry. You don't seem to understand the &quot;improvement&quot; to the design of the rules.Thank you, no. No Roles required nor desired.Classes...for [arche]types of Player Characters, not &quot;Rule-Design Stipulated Roles.&quot;That's for me and my game(s).Whatever you think about &quot;Roles&quot;, have fun and happy gaming.--SD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5732674, member: 92511"] To my thinking on the OP... Keep your Roles out of my Classes and I'll keep my Classes out of your Roles. Deal? The combat role of a PC is whatever the[I] player[/I] (that'd be the seemingly forgotten "P" of "PC") wants their character to be/do during combat. The "role" in role-playing game is not/should not be "what they do in combat." It is the role the player gives/creates for their character in the game...in whatever situation they find themselves...whatever the player wants it to be. I am absolutely baffled by the very concept that it is (or[I] was[/I]) either necessary or desired or even acceptable to players...For [I]da rulz[/I] to tell them what their PC (specifically) or class (more generally) is. Not 'should be' or works best for mechanics or (another of my favorites) 'game balance'...but [I]is[/I]. That, to me, ruffles all kinds of imaginative/creative feathers. You want a rowdy thief from the tough streets that charges into battle (against everyone's better judgement)? Oh, nuh-no. You want a Fighter who's a big game/monster-hunter named "Crossbow Joe" who takes down his prey from a distance? Sorry. You don't seem to understand the "improvement" to the design of the rules. Thank you, no. No Roles required nor desired. Classes...for [arche]types of Player Characters, not "Rule-Design Stipulated Roles." That's for me and my game(s). Whatever you think about "Roles", have fun and happy gaming. --SD [/QUOTE]

Verification