Witherael

By Witherael

• January 9
Rules: Yes
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Discord: Witherael
In your own words, what is powergaming, and why should it be avoided in roleplay?: well, I generally take the approach of strategy over skill, so for my character, I'd probably be a scholarly type who seeks to earn every crumb of knowledge possible, then use them to my advantage, such as through bartering or preparation for a foreseen or unforeseen encounter
edit - so, to further elaborate on this, while I'd seek out advantages to further character goals and motivations, the advantages would be within the squarely allowed rules of play, so as an example, if I learn that someone is after me, I might try to gather allies, or ascertain the motive of my pursuer, and if it's something that I can negotiate with or prepare for, I'd take that step. as an example of what I wouldn't do, I wouldn't just simply presume my character to be sly or dexterous enough to escape any physical encounter unscathed without this kind of essential preparation. to further elaborate, such that it's very evident that I understand what is required of me, I wouldn't try to write myself out of anything done to me, and I wouldn't write myself to be over someone else's agency
In your own words, what is metagaming, and why should it be avoided in roleplay?: the answer is as simple as there not being a logical in-character reason for a given character to know something that wasn't learned by the character, but by the player, and without logical consistency, there isn't fairness
Status: Accepted