Olaf the Stout
Hero
What types of players do you have in your group? How would you describe them in one line?
For example, in my group I have the following players:
The "I suck at rolling dice" player - Despite the law of normal distribution telling us that you'll average about 10.5 per roll on a d20, this guy seems to somehow be doing his best to bring that average down.
The "optimizer" player - This player doesn't necessarily try and break the system or be the biggest damage dealer dealer in the party. What he is good at though is picking a niche or role that he wants his character to fill and then using the feats, classes and magic items available to make his character the best at that role. He's even happy to help other players with their builds.
The "my character sheet is not up to date" player - I'm not sure how or why, but this guy's character sheet is never up to date. Earlier this campaign when someone else played his character for a session we discovered his PC had one less feat than he should have had, simply because he'd forgotten to pick one. If I had to guess, I'd say his PC normally plays one level less than what it should be, simply because his character sheet hadn't been updated fully for a level up.
The "becomes his character at the table" player - This guy seems to get into his character so much at the table that it's hard sometimes to figure out if what he says is in character or out of character. There have been several times where I've thought the player was annoyed or angry at me during the game, only to find out after the session was over that it was just him roleplaying his character.
The "won't this be awesome" player - This player seems to constantly be excited by what his character will be able to do 3 or 4 levels from now. i.e. When I get to level 12 I'll be able to shoot lightning out of my eyes and gain the ability to fly in storms. He always seems to be fixated on what his character will be like 6 months from now. To be fair to the player, he is only 16, so it's understandable to a certain extent.
For example, in my group I have the following players:
The "I suck at rolling dice" player - Despite the law of normal distribution telling us that you'll average about 10.5 per roll on a d20, this guy seems to somehow be doing his best to bring that average down.
The "optimizer" player - This player doesn't necessarily try and break the system or be the biggest damage dealer dealer in the party. What he is good at though is picking a niche or role that he wants his character to fill and then using the feats, classes and magic items available to make his character the best at that role. He's even happy to help other players with their builds.
The "my character sheet is not up to date" player - I'm not sure how or why, but this guy's character sheet is never up to date. Earlier this campaign when someone else played his character for a session we discovered his PC had one less feat than he should have had, simply because he'd forgotten to pick one. If I had to guess, I'd say his PC normally plays one level less than what it should be, simply because his character sheet hadn't been updated fully for a level up.
The "becomes his character at the table" player - This guy seems to get into his character so much at the table that it's hard sometimes to figure out if what he says is in character or out of character. There have been several times where I've thought the player was annoyed or angry at me during the game, only to find out after the session was over that it was just him roleplaying his character.
The "won't this be awesome" player - This player seems to constantly be excited by what his character will be able to do 3 or 4 levels from now. i.e. When I get to level 12 I'll be able to shoot lightning out of my eyes and gain the ability to fly in storms. He always seems to be fixated on what his character will be like 6 months from now. To be fair to the player, he is only 16, so it's understandable to a certain extent.