tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post6130040682251868332..comments2024-03-19T05:07:17.119-04:00Comments on DISCOURSE AND DRAGONS: I (Really) Hate Character BuildsKiltedyaksmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-48466033624255481372012-01-17T11:26:10.393-05:002012-01-17T11:26:10.393-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-14540565008353547962012-01-17T08:20:41.502-05:002012-01-17T08:20:41.502-05:00Hey anonymous troll, where did you learn to spell ...Hey anonymous troll, where did you learn to spell dude?Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-84945950672383622832012-01-17T01:28:42.853-05:002012-01-17T01:28:42.853-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-14986165238867541482012-01-16T21:58:39.214-05:002012-01-16T21:58:39.214-05:00Damn straight Limp.Damn straight Limp.Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-56977387504595354092012-01-16T12:31:35.486-05:002012-01-16T12:31:35.486-05:00I really loved the old days when everything I need...I really loved the old days when everything I needed to know about whatever character I was playing fit on one side of a piece of paper torn out of my spiral notebook. If that guy died, I flipped it over and created a new guy on the back. <br />Maybe it's my imagination and rose colored glasses, but I seem to recall that the less we as players needed to write down, the more we seemed to Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-86546933732122033822012-01-16T09:01:18.161-05:002012-01-16T09:01:18.161-05:00Challenge being building character / challenge bei...Challenge being building character / challenge being actual play and all that falls out from that (balanced encounters, story-based vs exploration, splat books, min-max, power creep) is the biggest difference between old school and everything 2nd ed and later.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-36024076141788603462012-01-16T03:00:17.627-05:002012-01-16T03:00:17.627-05:00Like Eric and Ted said, the part I hate most is th...Like Eric and Ted said, the part I hate most is that the newer systems give you just enough rope to hang yourself, and then punish you for building in a way that the designers didn't anticipate.<br /><br />Look, if you're going to expect that my Warlock have a high charisma, why not just cut the shit and make it easy for me? Why not take the extra nine steps out of character gen and say &Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-14204520512865250642012-01-16T01:59:21.756-05:002012-01-16T01:59:21.756-05:00I also hate builds. I'd rather think up an int...I also hate builds. I'd rather think up an interesting character than have to make sure my numbers click with all my other numbers to maximum efficiency... and I'd rather not play a game where I'm actually punished for not taking Face Punch when I should have taken Eye Gouge to get the synergy bonus.DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-68559211877846257692012-01-15T22:36:57.291-05:002012-01-15T22:36:57.291-05:00Yeah I despise them too, I played a pathfinder gam...Yeah I despise them too, I played a pathfinder game were I was a low con Barbarian...game sucked. <br /><br />What amazes me in my new game where the d6 tends to rule I have gotten more player interaction than ever I got running 2e or higher.<br /><br />I have the same problem with character "balance". It has ruined player involvement, older editions where more concerned with party &ERIC!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18251132223571608976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-59212395558150894662012-01-15T21:52:27.525-05:002012-01-15T21:52:27.525-05:00Agreed. Went to a 4E game, spent 1.5 hours making ...Agreed. Went to a 4E game, spent 1.5 hours making a character, was criticized for not putting high points in certain attributes. THAT ain't my idear of fun...Tedankhamennoreply@blogger.com