Character Creation philosophy

[Mastermind]

So, what goes into the decision making process when creating a character for you? I generally try to make interesting characters and stick to them, but it frequently descends into powergaming, particularly if the game is easy to abuse (M&M7, Morrowind).

 

[Zomg]

New game: Make a generic fighter or tank-killer-healer party, get annoyed halfway through the game when I realize all the unpredictable ways that the build sucks. Turns out you only ever get a wooden pistol of shittiness, woops

Game with known system: Make some shit that has a objective as an interesting or strong tool, like exploiting some particular mechanic or another. It doesn't have to be the ultimo badass build, especially some shit that only starts working with 80% of the game finished, but all the parts should work together - a gameplay-aesthetosperg if you will

 

[King Crispy]

I voted the classical RPG choice.

I enjoy crafting a character (assuming single character game) who is going to be a challenge to play, but who won't face any unreasonable hardships. intentional weaknesses are common for me in a D&D system, as I think that adds spice, but going in blind and just choosing what strikes my fancy is best for gameworlds I'm not familiar with.

For some people any signs of weakness or inefficiency stirs mad rage, and that's interesting to me. The age-old story of power gamer vs. purist, I guess.

 

[JarlFrank]

Option 1 because that automatically includes options 2, 3, 4 and 5

 

[Konjad]

"I try to make interesting characters and enjoy watching the game unfold based on the character I made (classical RPG player) "

I just make a character I wish and play as that character. It doesn't matter how good or not i will be in combat and other things. Of course I put at least a little in combat skills, so I can manage to fight.

 

[felipepepe]

Fantasy Themed RPGs - Make battlemage or kamikaze dual-wielding dude.
Modern Times RPGs - Make agile Gunslinger/Sniper.

 

[mondblut]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I create a well-rounded PARTY, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

 

[Excidium]

Isn't your party composed of characters you create individually? Or was your post just meant to show how much a of a dungeon crawling badass you are? We already know that.

Anyway.

If I have to create a single character, it's most probably a magic user (or equivalent in non-fantasy settings) with some persuasion skills.

If I have to create a party I try to make it as varied as possible. One of each class, one of each race. Of course if the selection is limited and some options are gimped, I'll pick repeats.

 

[Ebonsword]

My first play through of a game is almost always using a character (or characters) that have whatever abilities seem cool to me at the time (I think my first playthrough of NWN2 was with a warlock/assassin because having an assassin who could cast invisibility at will seemed really badass--probably wouldn't have been my first choice if I had known how undead-heavy the game was going to be).

On my next playthrough, I've usually read all of the available FAQs for the game and end up creating something uberpowerful, or, perhaps, a build that lets me experience as many alternate paths as possible.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I try to make an interesting character. I don't care if he's not very efficient, as games are rarely that demanding. For example, in NWN a monk is much stronger if it's a pure class all the way, but around chapter two I also took a level or two of Shadow Dancer, because I though the summonable shadow was cool.

Isn't your party composed of characters you create individually? Or was your post just meant to show how much a of a dungeon crawling badass you are? We already know that.

Mondblut must be so used to blobs that he can't tell individuals apart, anymore.

 

[Serious_Business]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I create a well-rounded set of numbers, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

Fixed, monseigneur

 

[mondblut]

Isn't your party composed of characters you create individually?

If that is the case, I create a party consisting of a fighter, a paladin, a ranger, a cleric, a thief and a mage. Incredibly novel and poll-worthy idea, huh?

 

[Wyrmlord]

I try to make an interesting character. I don't care if he's not very efficient, as games are rarely that demanding. For example, in NWN a monk is much stronger if it's a pure class all the way, but around chapter two I also took a level or two of Shadow Dancer, because I though the summonable shadow was cool.

Isn't your party composed of characters you create individually? Or was your post just meant to show how much a of a dungeon crawling badass you are? We already know that.

Mondblut must be so used to blobs that he can't tell individuals apart, anymore.

Mondblut has said that he prefers top down to blobs, so this joke doesn't work.

 

[Zed]

I'm mostly an ego/tactics fag lately. If the game has a good story and many choices and paths, then I might be more of a RP fag and go with any of the other options.

 

[Surf Solar]

At my first playthrough I try to spend as little time as possible creating my character and only look if some skills/functions are "cool" initally to me, then I roll with them and see ingame how my character sucks at aspect a or b but play through it nonetheless, to make my second playthrough more thought out and planned.

 

[ArcturusXIV]

I generally make an interesting character, something tactical between stealth, lockpicking, hacking, with a minimal magic ability, or at least some interesting weapons and tactics to use on the battleground with final build choices.

However, I am a terrible powergamer/munchkin, so I picked egofag, because I like to go back and experience every choice, and given the option, will roll for stats for hours, placing them in options I *know* I want to max out given time...

Not that it matters, but thinking back, I wish I'd taken a much more brilliant patch of simply roleplaying my character, instead of worrying about how powerful they become--it would have made MUD's, for instance, a much better experience for me, when I was intense into them, instead of a rollfest for the most powerful character, which inevitably ended up getting PKilled by someone who'd spent less time rolling, as opposed to exploring and building their character a place IN the gameworld. Spreadsheet logic sucks...

 

[Excidium]

Isn't your party composed of characters you create individually?

If that is the case, I create a party consisting of a fighter, a paladin, a ranger, a cleric, a thief and a mage. Incredibly novel and poll-worthy idea, huh?

Indeed.

 

[DraQ]

Option 1 because that automatically includes options 2, 3, 4 and 5

 

[FatCat]

Battlemage , battlemage is always the answer , in fantasy setting at least.
Tacticfags always play mages.

 

[Turisas]

Übermensch is always my goal. Master as many things as possible - or at the very least the most powerful ones.

 

[MMXI]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I create a well-rounded PARTY, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

 

[Mastermind]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I create a well-rounded PARTY, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

That's pretty funny seeing how I

a) Barely played torment.
b) Did play Icewind Dale, BG2, m&m 6-7, Wiz 8 and Icewind Dale 2, all of which had full party creation and were released past '97.

I'm sorry if the past 15 years of your gaming time was spent playing first person shooters with stats.

 

[DraQ]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I recruit a well-rounded PARTY, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

Fix'd.

 

[MMXI]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I recruit a well-rounded PARTY, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

Fix'd.

Didn't I state many times that I much prefer creating an entire party? Oh look, I did!

Go back to your single character action games.

 

[DraQ]

"A character"? What kind of a popamole newfag consoletard RPGs-were-invented-at-Black-Isle poll is that?

I recruit a well-rounded PARTY, you 97-bandwagon-hopping fag.

Fix'd.

Didn't I state many times that I much prefer creating an entire party? Oh look, I did!

Go back to your single character action games.

I will. In between my romantic evenings with true party based ones.

 

[markec]

I only play RPGs that allow me to make extremely hot and sexy female characters with excuse that I do this only to watch their asses, but in truth I do this because I dream of having breasts.