The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[dragoner]

See, I don't expect character generation to be "thrilling". That's what play is for.

It is its own mini-game, with life path generation.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Maybe not, though if it becomes repetitive ...

Even then, I'm not seeing avoiding that as something that should be demanded of someone. In one of my two groups, one player has in her old age settled into playing pretty much minor variations on a theme. You can just take it as a given. Its not my, or the GMs job, to insist she not do that as long as its compatible with the setting and the campaign setup.

 

[Thomas Shey]

It is its own mini-game, with life path generation.

I have a little more respect for randomness baked into lifepath, but I'm still unsold that when I go into a game its a virtue to be dragged off into doing something I don't want to.

 

[CleverNickName]

It is its own mini-game, with life path generation.

It's one of my favorite ways to "play D&D" alone. Sort of like playing Solitaire, but without cards.

 

[dragoner]

Even then, I'm not seeing avoiding that as something that should be demanded of someone

You have to reconcile it with people who also want difference.

 

[Ryujin]

It's one of my favorite ways to "play D&D" alone. Sort of like playing Solitaire, but without cards.

Character creation? Yes, I'll sometimes sit down with a rule system and see what sort of interesting and playable character concepts I can come up with. No maximizing; just variety.

 

[dragoner]

It's one of my favorite ways to "play D&D" alone. Sort of like playing Solitaire, but without cards.

Indeed I like doing it as well, because that becomes the stock of NPC's, pregens, or antagonists, etc..

 

[prabe]

Character creation? Yes, I'll sometimes sit down with a rule system and see what sort of interesting and playable character concepts I can come up with. No maximizing; just variety.

Seeing what's possible, seeing what the system at least seems to expect, seeing what slightly-strange combinations are possible and whether they're playable.

 

[dragoner]

I have a little more respect for randomness baked into lifepath, but I'm still unsold that when I go into a game its a virtue to be dragged off into doing something I don't want to.

Of course. You shouldn't do what you don't want to do. Though Traveller is sort of built around it, so one is going to have modulate the power levels a bit.

 

[Malmuria]

People realize that living in a cyberpunk dystopia is a bad thing right? Not something to be desired in the name of progress?