cello_buddy

By cello_buddy

• January 20, 2025
Rules: Yes
Referral: Other
Discord: cellobuddy
In your own words, what is powergaming, and why should it be avoided in roleplay?: I avoid being the one to powergame by making sure each of my roleplay responses give the other person a change to respond to the situation at hand. EX. *I step forward, sword at the ready, and attempt to take a jab at {name}* This way, they can react, and I also make sure that I do not force anyone to do anything.

If someone tries to do it to me I say something like, "before you attempt to do that, my character does {action within reasonable means for character}"
In your own words, what is metagaming, and why should it be avoided in roleplay?: If taken to far, it essentially gives a character a crazy level of knowledge that often isn't reasonable to have. It can alter choices that realistically the character would not make since they do not know. If someone gave a recluse goblin knowledge of how to act in court and how to play the game of nobles, it would be unrealistic and would not be true to the character.
Status: Accepted