Your favorite reverse-cliche character type (or other game element)?

[Driddle]

Personally, I love the suprisingly intelligent and socially skilled fighter archetype, a reverse on the dumb tank cliche. I'm also partial to the charismatic half-orc (even better if he's a learned mage of some sort).

Which of the most obvious reverse cliches do you like playing with? (Campaign or adventure genres count as well.)

 

[Odhanan]

Reluctant war-veteran fighter.

Evil Drow? (Kidding)

 

[xmanii]

Extremely religious mage (who followed a god of law, Tyr in the Forgotten Realms IIRC).

 

[Klaus]

I'd love to play the smart, knowledgeable Fighter.

I'd also love to play a Charismatic half-orc battle sorceror.

 

[Lalato]

Right now... my favorite is a Warforged Bard comic relief master. I have yet to meet a DM that would allow me to play that.

--sam

 

[Gold Roger]

The civilisationist druid. This "druid" is in fact a cultivated urban gentleman that wants to domesticate nature for the sake of civilisation, controlling it through the same deep understand that makes other druids embrace it or use it as weapon. He builds parks, establishes gardens, trains animals and fights threads to his beloved city by calling on the power of nature.

 

[Huw]

The stupid sorcerer: "Look, I just wiggle my fingers and fire comes out. It's easy!"

The hedonist. You'd think that the way most players play, their characters think that tents and iron rations are fine. My character keeps brandy, cured meats and a decent bed in his portable hole.

 

[Driddle]

The "average" anything.
... I once rolled up straight 13s for attributes and decided to make "Garth" a wizard with a decidedly negative view of life. Compared with his companions, he was decidedly lackluster -- and it made him one dour individual. Felt very unlucky, he did.

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

The "average" anything.
... I once rolled up straight 13s for attributes and decided to make "Garth" a wizard with a decidedly negative view of life. Compared with his companions, he was decidedly lackluster -- and it made him one dour individual. Felt very unlucky, he did.

But... he was above average (by 30%) in every category. He was a 30 point character in point buy, above the DMG's 'high powered' 28 points.

Sounds like a right wanker to complain about that...

But probably a fun character to play with.


Anyway, my personal fave: the ranger who wears dark clothes, lurks in the corner, wears a dour expression - and, when he's with a small group instead of a crowd, is a garrulous, friendly sort who always looks to help out. Turns out he's not a secretive loner, he's just on the shy side.

 

[Doug McCrae]

Personally, I love the suprisingly intelligent and socially skilled fighter archetype, a reverse on the dumb tank cliche.

Personally, I love the dumb tank archetype, a reverse on the suprisingly intelligent and socially skilled fighter cliche.