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<blockquote data-quote="thecasualoblivion" data-source="post: 6862688" data-attributes="member: 59096">You got it pretty close. I would call roleplaying a close second in priority, as opposed to simply a second priority. Any character I play, whatever the concept, whatever the system, ends up good in a fight. Back when I used to play oWoD, I played the most violent Ventrue you've ever seen(Fortitude was waaaaay underrated). Where I've had the most problems is with modern games where you play regular people. Call of Cthulhu or d20 modern for example. I've learned I don't enjoy those sort of games at all, and now avoid playing games in a modern setting unless I'm playing a vampire or have superpowers or whatever. I've been able to enjoy games that have a primary focus other than combat(a politics focused World of Darkness game, for example), but I'm still the guy whose good in a fight in those games. Whatever we play, I will end up playing that game's version of a butt kicker, and it fails to translate into play I generally won't enjoy the game.As for the rest, my only comment would be on the dice comment you made. I'm not allergic to random failure due to dice, but confidence dictates that I should have a good idea of the odds of success and can act using that knowledge. Being able to stack the odds in my favor also helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thecasualoblivion, post: 6862688, member: 59096"] You got it pretty close. I would call roleplaying a close second in priority, as opposed to simply a second priority. Any character I play, whatever the concept, whatever the system, ends up good in a fight. Back when I used to play oWoD, I played the most violent Ventrue you've ever seen(Fortitude was waaaaay underrated). Where I've had the most problems is with modern games where you play regular people. Call of Cthulhu or d20 modern for example. I've learned I don't enjoy those sort of games at all, and now avoid playing games in a modern setting unless I'm playing a vampire or have superpowers or whatever. I've been able to enjoy games that have a primary focus other than combat(a politics focused World of Darkness game, for example), but I'm still the guy whose good in a fight in those games. Whatever we play, I will end up playing that game's version of a butt kicker, and it fails to translate into play I generally won't enjoy the game. As for the rest, my only comment would be on the dice comment you made. I'm not allergic to random failure due to dice, but confidence dictates that I should have a good idea of the odds of success and can act using that knowledge. Being able to stack the odds in my favor also helps. [/QUOTE]

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