[Mister Negative]

I think too often, people play Bad Temper as some sort of 'semi-Berserk'.

I had a bad-tempered Knight in DF, and he was a hoot. The reaction is supposed to be generally appropriate to the situation, so many times he simply cursed (like a sailor) at someone that everyone else in the party would ignore (or politely defer to). He also disadvantaged himself by removing himself from situations where he FELT like he was going to lose his temper. That meant that he wasn't making the self-control roll, but it also meant that I was also unable to contribute in situations where I could have been useful (kind of like the squeamish person avoiding muck and grue).

I don't think he EVER just attacked someone from anger. On the other hand, having a incredibly filthy mouth, and a Vow to accept any challenge to single combat meant that there were probably several more fights than were strictly necessary.

Also not the best guy to have around when the Important Person has rambunctious children around during the whole Quest-getting or Reward-giving phase.