Leanther Natrix's page

Thanks for all the responses, I hadn't expected this to get as much attention as it did. I have spoken with a few members of the group I was playing with and I have decided to back out of Pathfinder Society for the time being. I don't think it is a suitable medium for the kind of enjoyment I get from playing tabletop RPGs. And that was my point overall, I think I have a very different agenda at the table than the other players. I'm much more interested in the dynamic between the characters and the potential conflicts there. The group I was running with are very focused on the task at hand. To me, having a group of characters that meshes perfectly hurts my immersion. I would liken it to watching an episode of House where nobody ever tries to reign House in. Or the Avengers movie, which would not have been nearly as impressive if the Avengers all got along at the very beginning. Anyway, with time constraints and the general attitude of the players, it seems very clear that they're not interested in that. And me trying to impose my brand of fun on them is detracting from their enjoyment.

My character concept was a Diplomacy user who manipulates the party as readily as the npcs we encounter. I don't personally feel that I have not been contributing to the success of the party. But I recognize that my perception of the situation is subject to my personal bias. That was why I came on here to get an idea of what other player's expectations were and their interpretation of what is acceptable at a Society table.

At what point am I crossing the line though? My first Society character I conceived was rude and a bit of a party mooch. I had not purchased healing for myself by 3rd level and I was being accused of not being a team player. I thought this was very appropriate for the character concept I had in mind. I have since been told by members of the group I'm playing with that it is counter productive and unwelcome at the table. And I had the Core Assumption cited to me.

The Core Assumption

The leadership of this organized play community assumes that you will use common sense in your interpretation of the rules. This includes being courteous and encouraging a mutual interest in play, not engaging in endles rules discussions. While you are enjoying the game, be considerate of the others at the table and don't let your actions keep them from having a good time too. In short, don't be a jerk.

Does The Core Assumption preclude players from playing abrasive characters in an effort to drive interparty roleplay? At what point does one player's fun impose too much on another player? What if players definition of what is enjoyable about a session differ? Does PFS frown on roleplaying emotional conflict between players? I'm having a lot of trouble understanding what is acceptable at a Society game as I am fairly new at it. I'm struggling to reconcile the concept that all the party members know and trust each other and are always working towards the same goal.