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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6847622" data-attributes="member: 23751">It seems like you are saying that Reason = being correct, and that if you are incorrect in your decision, you cannot have used reason.That's wrong.  You can use reason and come up with the wrong decision.  Stupid people do it all the time.  Smart people do it all the time.  As long as your decision is not arbitrary/random and you have a reason for what you do, the you have exercised reason.The game is also about roleplaying your character.  If you are playing a stupid PC, then making stupid decisions is the sensible choice and very reasonable.If the rules of the game didn't want you to roleplay your characters or engage in such activities, they wouldn't make it possible to have a stupid PC and call itself a roleplaying game.I understand your argument.  I just think you are wrong on this.The rules involve roleplaying and the ability to have a stupid character.  They don't exempt you from having to roleplaying out stupid.  If the rules didn't expect you to roleplay a stupid PC as stupid, it either wouldn't be possible to have a stupid PC or the rules would have said something about not having to roleplay your character.Whenever you roleplay your character appropriately, it adds to the game, even if it makes the goal more difficult.  Good roleplay makes the game more enjoyable if roleplaying is your thing.  If you are a gamist and you don't care about roleplay, then making the right decision is all that matters and roleplaying a stupid PC as stupid is probably going to be a bad thing.  I'd walk out of a game like that.  I play roleplaying games to roleplay.  I'd also walk out of a game where a 5 int PC is being roleplayed like Einstein or a 5 charisma PC is being roleplayed like James Bond.</blockquote>

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