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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6962519" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya! I have "a few"...but I'll limit myself to just...two? Three maybe, for this post. <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=":)" />(1) A player that starts creating a character with everyone else, and, when doing so, tries to "hide" their actual intent to min/MAX or otherwise 'pimp out' their character. As he goes through the process, it's painfully obvious that he's trying to create some sort of munchkin, one-trick-glass-cannon....all the while insisting that he's making "just a regular character".(2) [This is related to #1] The player who does stuff in game with his character that is, again, painfully obvious as to reasons...but tries to hide it under the guise of "RP'ing in-character". Basically making a character that is RIDICULOUSLY specialized to the point of being a walking "I Win!" button in only specific conditions...like "only at Ranged combat with a Longbow". And as soon as play starts, the player starts building/planning on removing ALL the drawbacks to the PC. The end result is a character that wins anytime they are at range...but can always stay in range. (3) Silly Names. Gods I hate characters with stupid, silly, non-campaign-formed names! *fume* An 'unfortunate' name, ok...so I don't have a problem with "Humpfry Bedfellow". But I do have a problem with "Humpfry Salott, but everyone calls me Hump. I'm a bard with a hankering for the ladies... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ...". Good for a laugh the first time, but after hearing it a thousand times, it's just dang annoying!(4) Just thought of this one. Players that have characters, then get out into the wilderness, and then say "Well, no, I don't *actually* have 'bedroll' or 'tinderbox' written on my sheet...but c'mon, who wouldn't have that knowing they are going into the wilderness?"...Me: "Well, obviously, that would be your character. You don't have either. Next time you are in town make sure to have your PC pick those things up".  Sorry, "Campaign stuff", or "Horse and horse-equipment things" are NOT going to cut it in my game.^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

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