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<blockquote data-quote="TheGemini" data-source="post: 1693005" data-attributes="member: 21095">I always try to play up character flaws.&nbsp; I think this is because in real life I struggle constantly with them.&nbsp; So why is it fun playing a flawed character?&nbsp; The best way I know how to explain this is with a real story:Many stutterers have low self esteem and this only exacerbates their stuttering.&nbsp; They get in some social situation, feel bad about themselves as a stutterer, and then find it harder to relax and converse.&nbsp; A vicious cycle.&nbsp; One of the exercises is to actually go to a mall or something and MAKE yourself stutter.&nbsp; By having every interaction full of stuttering, they find that who they are and what they are is not defined by it.&nbsp; They are defining the stuttering -- the stuttering isn't defining them.Also, in the exercise they often realize that people are actually very kind and patient and accepting of them despite what they're doing to sabotage the interaction.&nbsp; The stuttering isn't determining their &quot;loveability&quot; or whatever.&nbsp; Their ability to control the situation brings out their confidence.So that's how playing flawed characters is insightful and therapeutic for me vs. my flaws.&nbsp; But it also makes me very aware of people at the table who are intolerant or perfectionistic!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheGemini, post: 1693005, member: 21095"] I always try to play up character flaws. I think this is because in real life I struggle constantly with them. So why is it fun playing a flawed character? The best way I know how to explain this is with a real story: Many stutterers have low self esteem and this only exacerbates their stuttering. They get in some social situation, feel bad about themselves as a stutterer, and then find it harder to relax and converse. A vicious cycle. One of the exercises is to actually go to a mall or something and MAKE yourself stutter. By having every interaction full of stuttering, they find that who they are and what they are is not defined by it. They are defining the stuttering -- the stuttering isn't defining them. Also, in the exercise they often realize that people are actually very kind and patient and accepting of them despite what they're doing to sabotage the interaction. The stuttering isn't determining their "loveability" or whatever. Their ability to control the situation brings out their confidence. So that's how playing flawed characters is insightful and therapeutic for me vs. my flaws. But it also makes me very aware of people at the table who are intolerant or perfectionistic! [/QUOTE]

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