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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7535093"><p>To be clear, I don't actually want to play a 5 Int Sherlock (or a 5 Int Genius!) either, and I also don't like farce in my games (with the exception of the good one line zinger here and there). I do feel very strongly that playing a 5 Int Sherlock isn't contrary to the rules, though, and a refusal to acknowledge that is a...canary test?...of a deeper issue about player agency and a right to contribute to the fiction.</p><p></p><p>In other words, it's fine to oppose it for aesthetic reason, as long as one is not claiming that it's "wrong".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. And if I *did* want to play a drooling moron I might start with 5 Int, but that in itself is insufficient to describe the character.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh! THAT explains it! In this thread I keep thinking, "Man, I remember getting so mad at Ovinomancer and his style of argument that I came close to blocking him. But he's totally rational and reasonable. Maybe it's some other topic we disagree on...? Strange."</p><p></p><p>And, yeah, [MENTION=97077]iserith[/MENTION] and [MENTION=6776133]Bawylie[/MENTION] have had a huge impact on my style, too. When are you guys going to kickstart a DMing guide?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7535093"] To be clear, I don't actually want to play a 5 Int Sherlock (or a 5 Int Genius!) either, and I also don't like farce in my games (with the exception of the good one line zinger here and there). I do feel very strongly that playing a 5 Int Sherlock isn't contrary to the rules, though, and a refusal to acknowledge that is a...canary test?...of a deeper issue about player agency and a right to contribute to the fiction. In other words, it's fine to oppose it for aesthetic reason, as long as one is not claiming that it's "wrong". Yes. And if I *did* want to play a drooling moron I might start with 5 Int, but that in itself is insufficient to describe the character. Oh! THAT explains it! In this thread I keep thinking, "Man, I remember getting so mad at Ovinomancer and his style of argument that I came close to blocking him. But he's totally rational and reasonable. Maybe it's some other topic we disagree on...? Strange." And, yeah, [MENTION=97077]iserith[/MENTION] and [MENTION=6776133]Bawylie[/MENTION] have had a huge impact on my style, too. When are you guys going to kickstart a DMing guide? [/QUOTE]
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