Things we get out of roleplaying

johndallman · 08-27-2013, 06:02 AM

What specific events and results in a game do you especially enjoy?

I started thinking about this because of the latest Parkour thread in the GURPS forum, which baffled me. I can see why it might be a useful ability, but some of the commenters seemed to want it as the centre of character design, the defining aspect of the character. There was something there I wasn't getting in terms of the rewards of the game.

Things I like these days include: Playing the character(s) and thus thinking as someone else to some degree for a while. Getting things done in terms of goals or a mission. Doing things "neatly" by ingenious methods or just seeing a simpler way to get the job done. Using less violence or destruction than the obvious way, if that's possible.

What do you most like to get out of a game?

08-27-2013, 06:02 AM	#1
johndallman Night Watchman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK	Things we get out of roleplaying What specific events and results in a game do you especially enjoy? I started thinking about this because of the latest Parkour thread in the GURPS forum, which baffled me. I can see why it might be a useful ability, but some of the commenters seemed to want it as the centre of character design, the defining aspect of the character. There was something there I wasn't getting in terms of the rewards of the game. Things I like these days include: Playing the character(s) and thus thinking as someone else to some degree for a while. Getting things done in terms of goals or a mission. Doing things "neatly" by ingenious methods or just seeing a simpler way to get the job done. Using less violence or destruction than the obvious way, if that's possible. What do you most like to get out of a game?