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Hymenopteran wrote:

Tom Mannering wrote:

trollbill wrote:

Then I would question why you chose to play such a characters in an environment where you knew it was likely to cause problems. "I'm just role-playing my character," is not a justification for violating the "Don't be a Jerk" rule.

The words "I'm just role-playing my character" are so often used as an excuse to 'justify' antagonistic roleplaying, they're nails on a chalkboard to me. Whatever your reason to play a character who features 'jackass' in their personality description, find a different way to outlet that.

I've seen characters with that have a chip on their shoulder roleplayed really well, while still contributing to the group positively and forwarding the groups agendas. Find away to align the two and run with it, even if that means compromising your 'character' somewhat.

Yes, that is the challenge. I prefer to play characters who have personality flaws though because I think it makes the story more interesting. I'm not much of an action movie fan and flat characters really bore the heck out of me. What seems to work is to keep my character's concept an open, ever evolving work in progress and to keep sight of the overarching teamwork aspect of the game.

And sometimes I think the 'don't be a jerk' rule should be complemented with the 'don't be a crybaby, its just a game' clause. I think its healthy to make mistakes and fall victim to the ol' foot in mouth syndrome from time to time because this livens up the game, promotes thicker skin and allows people to learn from said mistakes. In my opinion, there are few things that deaden the RP experience more than a contrived sense of social correctness.

Glubbles think jerk and crybaby same thing.

*smiles*

Glubbles think robot have many program bugs. Robot need check for virus and update.

BEEP! BEEP! WHIZZ! TICK-TICK-TICK..

*sets crosshairs on annoying goblin*

SYSTEM ERROR! SHUTDOWN IMMANENT!

WHEEEEeeeeeezzzzzz....POP!

Okay GM, here's the deal:

The GM is supposed to be a referee and your job is to make sure all the players are having fun and getting along and that the game is running smoothly. If the power gamers are disrupting things for everyone else then its an issue and it should be brought up at the table for everyone to discuss. Otherwise you should be willing to compromise and work with this player.

Keep your perspective too - its just a game and its not the end of the world if it doesn't play out how you want it to. You will also have plenty of opportunities to run more games in the future. Many more games if you choose to. This is just a drop in the bucket in the long run and will be a valuable learning experience for you. Look at it that way instead of being fixated on the here and now.

And please, as I have demonstrated above, please, please, please, don't take every little jab or gesture as a personal insult because, chances are, it isn't intended that way. Even if it is, its on the other person and doesn't really matter.

The alternative is that you can quit and deprive yourself or you can act out like I did and make things a lot worse, solving nothing.

Okay, good night everybody.

Thanks guys. I hope this GM is able to resolve his issues too.

Maybe expectations are part of the problem too? When people don't conform to our expectations sometimes we get mad. Hmmm. Never heard that one before...:/

On second thought. I would like to hold off. Is there any way that my account can be put on hold to be retrieved later? I'd just like to know what my options are.

Just got back from a long walk. Look guys, I apologize for the outburst. I have my own issues and its my responsibility to take care of them.

I just want to say this: people with PTSD tend to be very sensitive and can get triggered to react in extreme ways. This should be taken into account.

The GM who is experiencing this, I would advise him to seek help and get into therapy (I'm going to go back into counseling as I obviously have a lot that still needs to be worked out) because you cannot change the world or other people and you will need to develop coping strategies for when you are triggered.

I really don't think that PFS is a bad place more or less than any other public environment. And its online aspect is prone to even worse tendencies, just like any other public online forum.

I wish everybody the best RP experience and I hope you all do not lose sight of the central objective to have a good time and make friends.

Most of the time people are just acting like imperfect humans and its important to forgive them for their mistakes, just as we would like to be forgiven for our own mistakes and shortcomings.

Again, I apologize for creating an uncomfortable environment on here and I hope people can move past that and learn from it. I am doing my best to as well.

-Best regards

Please delete my account. Thanks.

The GM announces that, 'we will be taking breaks every 20 minutes or so to hear a word from our sponsors'.

I mean, did you really believe that there was a corner of life that the epitome of pure evil could not reach? Bwhahahahaha!

trollbill wrote:

Then I would question why you chose to play such a characters in an environment where you knew it was likely to cause problems. "I'm just role-playing my character," is not a justification for violating the "Don't be a Jerk" rule.

The words "I'm just role-playing my character" are so often used as an excuse to 'justify' antagonistic roleplaying, they're nails on a chalkboard to me. Whatever your reason to play a character who features 'jackass' in their personality description, find a different way to outlet that.

I've seen characters with that have a chip on their shoulder roleplayed really well, while still contributing to the group positively and forwarding the groups agendas. Find away to align the two and run with it, even if that means compromising your 'character' somewhat.

Yes, that is the challenge. I prefer to play characters who have personality flaws though because I think it makes the story more interesting. I'm not much of an action movie fan and flat characters really bore the heck out of me. What seems to work is to keep my character's concept an open, ever evolving work in progress and to keep sight of the overarching teamwork aspect of the game.

And sometimes I think the 'don't be a jerk' rule should be complemented with the 'don't be a crybaby, its just a game' clause. I think its healthy to make mistakes and fall victim to the ol' foot in mouth syndrome from time to time because this livens up the game, promotes thicker skin and allows people to learn from said mistakes. In my opinion, there are few things that deaden the RP experience more than a contrived sense of social correctness.

Hymenopteran wrote:

Disk Elemental wrote:

6. Also, you're all highly trained professionals, acting like a jackass occasionally is funny, acting like a jackass constantly, is not.

But what if jackassery is an integral part of your character's personality?

That's fine. But if you're violating basic common sense, and/or jeopardizing the mission, just to "play your character," then your character needs to be changed.

It is a bit of a fine line for sure. I'm currently playing a cantankerous 'tough guy' who keeps going back and forth with the LG characters. On one hand I like how he is not two-dimensional. On the other hand I have to watch out or the dynamic will escalate and generate conflict between the players. The last thing I want is to ruin the fun of the game and create a headache for the GM (its a PbP game too, so I'm trying really hard to not make it look like a YouTube comments section...lol).

--The GM is wearing a George Romero t-shirt.
--The GM asks for a list of the characters' daily and encounter powers.
--You realize that you are the only fetchling among a party that resembles the cast of Jersey Shore.

6. Also, you're all highly trained professionals, acting like a jackass occasionally is funny, acting like a jackass constantly, is not.

But what if jackassery is an integral part of your character's personality?

My apologies for the thread necromancy. I just could not resist commenting.

Cognitive dissonance, the state in which two contradictory beliefs are held at once, may provide some insight as to how an upstanding paladin could work for a faction like Cheliax.

How many atrocities have been performed throughout history by people who sincerely believed that they were doing the right thing (serving crown and country, doing the will of the gods, spreading democracy, civilizing the 'savages', etc.)?

A large majority of Hitler's supporters also thought this way.

Perhaps our paladin hero drank the Kool-Aid long ago and is now marching to the tune of 'Onward Asmodean Soldier'...