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<blockquote data-quote="Jaliloloth Dae'Ithildin" data-source="post: 2558664">*applauds*&nbsp; Bravo to the makers of this thread.Now to add in my two cents, and to do so, I've chosen this name because I'm using this character as an example.When I started Jalil, I started her off as a 'practitioner of the dark arts' who had come to Juxta and Oerth in search of the devils who were running around then (Helfried and his gang).&nbsp; Well the first question that came to my mind was &quot;Why?&quot;&nbsp; Why would Jalil be looking for devils.&nbsp; It was then I began to pull together her background and from there what she could do.&nbsp; Jalil has her weaknesses...oh does she ever, but to alot of people she seems powerful because they haven't figured out what those weaknesses are.&nbsp; This is because Jalil is good at what she does whether it be talking, seducing, or otherwise bluffing.&nbsp; People fear her (at least some do, heh) because her true power is unknown.&nbsp; She's good at reserving herself, but also let's it be known that she isn't afraid to push herself past her limits when the time and situation come where she needs to in order to accomplish her goals.&nbsp; Jalil has thus become one of my most in-depth characters I play, second only to the infamous Ilye Sena and Dragona (who was my very first and so far longest running character).&nbsp; I RP Jalil to have fun and so other people can have fun.The main point is this.&nbsp; When you know your character, then the process of RPing comes alot easier.&nbsp; Jalil has gotten into a few fights on site.&nbsp; She has whipped arse and had her own arse whipped (though the latter she would firmly deny <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> ).&nbsp; All my characters are this way.&nbsp; Most of them have sheets simply because I'm a dice freak.&nbsp; I like rolling stats and calculating numbers because the numbers help me round out my characters strengths and weaknesses.&nbsp; If I come up against another character who has a sheet, great.&nbsp; if they want to freeform it, fine as well.&nbsp; And I see nothing wrong with adjusting power levels.&nbsp; I have a character that does it expertly because she loves to get a person's confidence up and then break it (she's cruel like that <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil&nbsp; &nbsp; :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" /> ).&nbsp; 50 plus characters (no lie) I've played on Wizards at one time or another and each one has had their strengths and weaknesses.&nbsp; The point is, maybe the uber-powerful mage seems as such because her strength is your weakness.&nbsp; Or maybe the lowly commoner kicks the uber-mage's face into the dirt because he picked out the mage's weakness and exploited it with his strengths.&nbsp; Who knows!What really matters is the fun and the interaction in the process...periodSincerely,~Draggyness~&nbsp; Resident ISRP Evil-doer <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil&nbsp; &nbsp; :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jaliloloth Dae'Ithildin, post: 2558664"] *applauds* Bravo to the makers of this thread. Now to add in my two cents, and to do so, I've chosen this name because I'm using this character as an example. When I started Jalil, I started her off as a 'practitioner of the dark arts' who had come to Juxta and Oerth in search of the devils who were running around then (Helfried and his gang). Well the first question that came to my mind was "Why?" Why would Jalil be looking for devils. It was then I began to pull together her background and from there what she could do. Jalil has her weaknesses...oh does she ever, but to alot of people she seems powerful because they haven't figured out what those weaknesses are. This is because Jalil is good at what she does whether it be talking, seducing, or otherwise bluffing. People fear her (at least some do, heh) because her true power is unknown. She's good at reserving herself, but also let's it be known that she isn't afraid to push herself past her limits when the time and situation come where she needs to in order to accomplish her goals. Jalil has thus become one of my most in-depth characters I play, second only to the infamous Ilye Sena and Dragona (who was my very first and so far longest running character). I RP Jalil to have fun and so other people can have fun. The main point is this. When you know your character, then the process of RPing comes alot easier. Jalil has gotten into a few fights on site. She has whipped arse and had her own arse whipped (though the latter she would firmly deny :D ). All my characters are this way. Most of them have sheets simply because I'm a dice freak. I like rolling stats and calculating numbers because the numbers help me round out my characters strengths and weaknesses. If I come up against another character who has a sheet, great. if they want to freeform it, fine as well. And I see nothing wrong with adjusting power levels. I have a character that does it expertly because she loves to get a person's confidence up and then break it (she's cruel like that :devil: ). 50 plus characters (no lie) I've played on Wizards at one time or another and each one has had their strengths and weaknesses. The point is, maybe the uber-powerful mage seems as such because her strength is your weakness. Or maybe the lowly commoner kicks the uber-mage's face into the dirt because he picked out the mage's weakness and exploited it with his strengths. Who knows! What really matters is the fun and the interaction in the process...period Sincerely, ~Draggyness~ Resident ISRP Evil-doer :devil: [/QUOTE]

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