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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6937172">Had to rewatch that to remember that line.&nbsp; Good times.&nbsp; Honestly the more complete of an answer is this:I design my characters statistically to fill a role.&nbsp; Sometimes that role comes with more fluff than usual, but the core of it is to fill a crunch-based role.&nbsp; Someone who is mathematically and statistically able to do certain things when I need them to do certain things.&nbsp; Maybe it's the traditional gallant paladin, defender of the weak; others it is the thieving rogue with many skills; sometimes it's the big, dumb, brawny guy who hits things.&nbsp; There's no necessary order for me to create the math and then the fluff, or the fluff and then the math.&nbsp; But once I have one or the other, I will then move on to my &quot;role&quot; that I intend on playing.&nbsp; I am, for example, in the process of creating a southern gentleman styled paladin.&nbsp; Always says please and thank you, sir, ma'am, never swears, even to his enemies and holds a speak softly and carry a big stick policy.&nbsp; A role intended for nothing but thematic play need not serve any purpose other than personal enjoyment and group enjoyment as a side effect.&nbsp; The mathematical role I fill is the service I give to the group.&nbsp; My compromise on what I want to play and what the group needs.&nbsp; My roleplay fluff is completely mine.&nbsp; That is how I intend to enjoy my own character.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6937172"] Had to rewatch that to remember that line. Good times. Honestly the more complete of an answer is this: I design my characters statistically to fill a role. Sometimes that role comes with more fluff than usual, but the core of it is to fill a crunch-based role. Someone who is mathematically and statistically able to do certain things when I need them to do certain things. Maybe it's the traditional gallant paladin, defender of the weak; others it is the thieving rogue with many skills; sometimes it's the big, dumb, brawny guy who hits things. There's no necessary order for me to create the math and then the fluff, or the fluff and then the math. But once I have one or the other, I will then move on to my "role" that I intend on playing. I am, for example, in the process of creating a southern gentleman styled paladin. Always says please and thank you, sir, ma'am, never swears, even to his enemies and holds a speak softly and carry a big stick policy. A role intended for nothing but thematic play need not serve any purpose other than personal enjoyment and group enjoyment as a side effect. The mathematical role I fill is the service I give to the group. My compromise on what I want to play and what the group needs. My roleplay fluff is completely mine. That is how I intend to enjoy my own character. [/QUOTE]

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