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The Actor
Actors do not play RPGs for character development or for the thrill of strategic combat. They’re in it for the interaction with the NPCs. The more, the better. Combat, cool weapons, and leveling are all a distant second compared to chatting up the computer.

First Character: Max Charisma. High Intelligence. Wimpy physical attributes.
Second Character: Same as the first one, but played as the opposite alignment.
Third Character: Stupid and ugly, just to give it a try. The Actor will almost certainly give up on this character less than an hour into the game.
Combat: Dislikes it, but has lots of henchmen, so involvement is minimal.
Romances: If it fits the character’s persona.
Other Games Played: Not too many computer games. Likes Vampire the Masquerade.
The Extreme Actor: Four words: Live Action Role Playing.


The Explorer
Explorers are borderline obsessive-compulsive types who are driven to find every last Easter Egg in a game. Explorers play RPGs because it’s a self contained universe that they can understand.

First Character: Decent attributes all around. Probably with a focus on the physical, but he won’t totally sacrifice Charisma or Intelligence.
Second Character: Hacked to Max in all attributes. Wouldn’t want to miss anything.
Third Character: Hacked to Max, but with the opposite alignment. Wouldn’t want to miss anything .... EEEEEEEEVIL.
Combat: Sure! How else could he test out the +3.1419 Widget of Goblin Groin Exploding that the old fishwife had hidden in the secret door in the back of her medicine cabinet?
Romances: Yes, but the Explorer plays through romances with a weird scientific detachment. As in: “If I say this ... Viconia sleeps with me and Jaheira cuts off my testicles with a pair of scissors. Hmmm ... interesting.”
Other Games Played: Chess. FFVII.
The Extreme Explorer: Writes a mean GameFAQs Strategy Guide.


The Strategist
The Strategist is in it for the tactics. He’s the guy that catalogs his potions, buffs every character before combat, and actually enjoys keeping his archers in formation.

First Character: Physical attributes first and foremost. However, the Strategist recognizes the value of talking old fishwives out of their +3.1419 Widgets of Goblin Groin Exploding, and so he won’t totaly sink Charisma or Intelligence.
Second Character: See First Character.
Third Character: See Second Character.
Combat: Combat is the only reason the Strategist buys these games.
Romances: Maybe. If they’re short and you get some kind of cool kit out of it.
Other Games Played: Any RTS game. Possibly also X-Com or Jagged Alliance.
The Extreme Strategist: Also plays Master of Orion 3.


The Munchkin

Munchkins are in it to win. While Explorers want to understand the game world, Munchkins want to 0WNZ0R it.

First Character: Min/maxed for combat. Possibly has a 4 in Charisma if he knows that a certain NPC will only give up the game’s Uber-Weapon to a character with a 4 or higher Charisma.
Second Character: Hacked to Max in all attributes.
Third Character: Hacked beyond Max in all attributes.
Combat: I AM YOU”RE GOD!!!! HEAR ME ROAR!!!!! YEAH EXPLODDING GOBLIN GRIONS!!!!!!!!1
Romances: Sometimes. Some Munchkins are only in it for the +19 Flails of Acidic Groinshots and the accompanying giblets, but quite a lot of them are truly pathetic and will download the mod for the Viconia-Jaheira-Aerie three-way.
Other Games Played: Diablo II. Often hacked.
The Extreme Munchkin: Has an extensive collection of Japanese-style girlfriend sims.

Ravencrow wrote:
Kinda silly to hack characters to the max, sometimes that kinda makes one go in a straight line rather than explore all over just to earn more exp points.

irishmick79 wrote:The extreme strategist should be revised to read, "also plays Diplomacy" instead of MoO3.

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I play mages...so I dont fit any of those.

The Optimizer
The Optimizer is in it to develope the best possible character/team. He’s the guy that makes Excel tables of the various items, weapons, spells Etc. in the game in effort to discover the PERFECT combination. Will spend hours upon hours polishing of his characters. Hates Muchkins with a rather disturbing fervor.

First 100 characters: Testbeds and prototypes for the PERFECT character. Not really used to play the game, rather the purpose is to study the ingame mechanics.
101th character: Product of thorough research: The PERFECT character.
Combat: When needed to help the charecter get thougher and better. (A lot that is)
Romances: Only if it makes the character thougher.
Other Games Played: All games that allowe you to develope a character or car/ship Etc. FF series and Freelancer.
The Extreme Strategist: Has 99 level characters in FFVII, FFVIII and Diablo II. NEVER cheats.

Coaan wrote:A cross between an actor....and a righteous smiter of the wicked!



Favour Paladins above all other classes, have the right attitude when it comes to it

Alyrium Denryle wrote:

Coaan wrote:A cross between an actor....and a righteous smiter of the wicked!



Favour Paladins above all other classes, have the right attitude when it comes to it

You mean you are self-rightous bigot?

Ghost Rider wrote:

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I play mages...so I dont fit any of those.

Actually for mages...I would fit into easily Munchkinism.

I mean you can easily exceed any warriors abilites(usually) using a mage and decimate the world you live in.

Either way I start out Explorer and descend into Munchkin at around 15th play through(though I've only done this with maybe 3...4 games...namely Fallout1/2, BG2).

Alyrium Denryle wrote:

Coaan wrote:A cross between an actor....and a righteous smiter of the wicked!



Favour Paladins above all other classes, have the right attitude when it comes to it

You mean you are self-rightous bigot?

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I know. It is ust fun to think of them as marauding crusaders, usng the expansionist tendancies of religion to justify acts of genocide...this allows a character to play a chaotic evil characer, and still keep a lawful good alignment.

SirNitram wrote:

Alyrium Denryle wrote:I know. It is ust fun to think of them as marauding crusaders, usng the expansionist tendancies of religion to justify acts of genocide...this allows a character to play a chaotic evil characer, and still keep a lawful good alignment.

I considered such, but it always felt like such a lie... I eventually had my Paladin cast off his church's morals and started Kicking Ass For God.

Soontir C'boath wrote:I'm an Explorer. I do every single quest in Diablo II. Even stupid ones such as the Countess....

Cyaround,
Jason