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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mycanid" data-source="post: 3040664" data-attributes="member: 40370">Monkey Dragon - you can't see how random rolls in the beginning could be the basis for some incredible opportunities for role playing  as opposed to thinking up a character ahead of time and making everything fit into that idea?Don't get me wrong - I am not saying that a person could NOT rp with the latter model. Indeed, it seems to be more and more the standard nowadays. Nothing wrong with it! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />However, some of the most interesting rp'ing experiences I had were when I was presented a collection of stats and characteristics and the like in the beginning, and then periodically have something else thrown into my life that helped form the character. THIS was a blast. And some of my most memorable games come from this .. "style". It IS possible to roleplay in this way.Again though ... I know that it is just not to most people's liking.This may be somewhat off the topic. I am not necessarily defending the DM and saying his ruling was good or bad. I am merely saying that I had many experiences of "rolling with the changes" as they came along and thoroughly enjoying the game. If the player stays in the game perhaps he will see something totally unexpected emerge or come about. I am not saying she should leave or go ... merely trying to show another way to look at the whole thing if she decides to stay that may make it more interesting. <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    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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