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http://www.criticalmiss.com/issue7/roleplayer1.html

As for a side note on this, mow many points do you "get" if a character based entirely on yourself is made in Role-Player??

Let's see, calculating it for me:

Advantages:

155pts.

(Seen girl naked, Seen girl naked in real life, Atheist beliefs, Parental Understanding of role-playing, Does not understand reference to the second Golgafrincham Ark, Able to give names to characters that are appropriate to the setting and are not Gygax-style e.g. 'Kazyon' or 'Zarquin', Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism,Doesn't suffer from a deep-seated and secret loathing of themselves, Likes classical music, Lovecraftian vocabulary)

Disadvantages:

-60pts.

(Impaired vision, genuine resemblance to genre character (Harry Potter), Eccentric' dress sense (as Dr. Who etc.), Has a variety of 'character accents' (some of them not Welsh/Pakistani), Strange Phobia (used to have a phobia of SGAs), Considers addition of purple clothing to black as 'boldly garish',)

Skills:

115 pts

(Improvise tool, Improvise costume, Knowledge of obscure real life sects, Obsessive and detailed knowledge of one other subject, Knowledge of the natural world, Knows hilarious 'fantasy' versions of American Pie, All Around My Hat, What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor etc, Musician)

Backgrounds:

-25

(Has ever played a character who is an extremely identifiable genre character, Has multi-part novel/freeform /comic perpetually 'in development')

Equipment:

20 pts

(Non-leather clothes)

In total, were I a "Role-Player" character, I'd be worth 205 points! What about YOU??
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340 ish, although whether thats good or bad is beyond me.
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The_Lumberjack wrote:340 ish, although whether thats good or bad is beyond me.
I'd like to know which particular ads/disads you had.
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Revised total: 210 - I think - turns out there were a couple of others that could have applied to me if I was feeling picky, and some that may not have - had to remove the shatner kick thing, I can do sidekicks, but flying's pushing it...

Ads: Seen girl naked, Seen girl naked in real life, Atheist beliefs, Goes on sunny holidays, Plays sports regularly like a real man , Able to credit freeform writer for cool things in character's background rather than self, Able to give names to characters that are appropriate to the setting and are not Gygax-style, e.g., 'Kazyon' or 'Zarquin' ,Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism,
Doesn't suffer from a deep-seated and secret loathing of themselves, Likes Rock music, Likes classical music

Disadv:
Major delusional psychosis (believes self to be the leader of a global rebellion based upon moose)
Python quotation compulsion
Has a variety of 'character accents' (some of them not Welsh/Pakistani)
Tedious and poncy claim to be martial artist (including Tai Chi and other wank)

Skills:
Improvise tool (e.g. bottle opener)
Improvise costume (e.g. from curtains)
Knowledge of the natural world

Backgrounds:
nowt...

Equipment:
Ludicrously large selection of Hawaiian shirts
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advantages:90pts

seen girl naked 10
seen girl naked in real life 25
Atheist beliefs 5 pts (since i have no deities)
Wiccan or other 'pagan' beliefs 5 pts (pantheism has lots in common with "pagan" beliefs)
Does not understand reference to the second Golgafrincham Ark 20 pts
Able to credit freeform writer for cool things in character's background rather than self 20 pts
Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism. 15 pts
Likes Goth music Free (could be considered a Disadvantage)
Likes rock music Free
Likes classical music 5 pts
Likes rap music 5 pts
Likes dance music 15 pts

disadvantages: -45
Cannot distinguish between real made up religion and their own made up religion -20 pts
Strange Phobia (clowns)-10 pts
Laughs too loudly at inappropriate moments -5 pts
Will get naked at the drop of a hat -10 pts (seriously, dont drop hats around me)

skills:70
Obsessive and detailed knowledge of one other subject 20 pts
Knowledge of the natural world 50 pts

backgrounds:-15
Has multi-part novel / freeform / comic perpetually 'in development' -15 pts

equipment:185
Black t-shirts Free
Black t-shirts emblazoned with heavy metal logo Free
Non-leather clothes 20 pts
Cat: note that this refers to the ownership of a feline. 5 pts
Dog 50 pts
Owns car 10 pts

overall: 90pts - 45 +70 -15 +185
= 285...is that good or bad?
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135-30+85+0+20=210

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Christ! This is what happens when you've been playing RPGs for ...umm... more than 10 years, and been in the SCA for the same amount of time!

Advantages: 335
Seen Naked Girl (not myself)-10, Seen Naked Girl IRL (Not myself)-25, Boyfriend (Nitram) -25, Wiccan-5, Other Christian Beliefs-20, Caffeine Tolerance-5, Lovecraft Vocab.-5, Parental Understanding-15, Sunny Holidays (every weekend)-20, Job-15, Golga-whatis Ark (Huh?) 20, Freeform writer for background ideas-20, Timekeeping-15, Doesn't Snore (Ask Nitram!)-10, Doesn't use Gygax names(Ask Nitram) - 20, Difference between Reference and Plagerize- 15, Listens to Rock-free, classical -5, dance-15, pop-20, disco-50.

Disadvantages: 140
Overweight (ok, so only by 10 pounds)-5, Impaired Vision (damn near blind)-5, ALE!!-5, RP Deviant behavior (Ask Nitram) -30, Python Quotes-10, Collects Sharp Pointy Objects-10, Writes in Martian, etc. (Tolkien Runic and Elvish)-10, Bites ( :twisted: )-10, Character Accents (Ask Nitram)-10, Plays Vampire-5, LARP-15, Gives weapons a twirl (Not Latex.. Real Steel!)-5, Lucky Dice-5, Necromicon real (Was dared to touch a believer's copy.. got shocked by it)-10, Gets naked (Ask Nitram)-10

Skills: 190
Works with Computers-Free, Improv. Tool-10, Improv. Costume-10, Knows Crusades-free, Knows other sects-5, Obsessive Other Knowledge (I'm in the SCA, fer christsake) -20, Talks about RP, with Interruptions-25, Knowledge Natural World-50, Knows naughty ditties (sing's them too!)-15, Apply makeup, etc at 7am (Again, I'm in the SCA) -10, Musician (Clarinet, Dombek, Bodhran, Recorder, Harp) -25 (one for each?), Dancer (MidEastern) -20

Backgrounds: 100
Rare Magic Cards -20, Has made a Genre Character-10, Work in Game Shop -15 (took half, since I don't anymore), Academical Descourse on Gaming (College Essay) -10, Novel in Development -15, *Read All Gor Novels* (Yes, I have, so I'm claiming the damn fuckin' things.. with Bonus because I'm female!) -30

Items: 180
Leather Corset (with "cuddlebelly" peeking out, ask Nitram) -15, Non-Leather clothing (silk, satin, velvet, fauxfur... I'm what? In the SCA?) -20, Celtic Jewelry -10, RPG lines (Dragonstorm, 1st Ed Vampire, 1st Ed Werewolf) -30, Multiple multihued dice sets -5, Cat (two of them!) -10, Called "Cat/Kat) -free, Owns Working Car (2002 Neon w/ under 12000miles... should be bonus for that) -40, one Wheel of Time novel -5.


So... 705 in Advantages, Skills, etc.. minus 240 in Disadvantages & Backgrounds... Hrm....

Total points: 465.

EDIT: Added Backgrounds instead of subtracting.. Correct now, I think.
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Anders Russell: 575 pts.

Advantages: 530.
Seen girl naked 10 pts, Seen girl naked in real life 25 pts, Girlfriend 50 pts, Girlfriend with waist 175 pts, Girlfriend who shares your interests 50 pts, Atheist beliefs 5 pts, Lovecraftian vocabulary 5 pts, Goes on sunny holidays 20 pts, Has a job which would not result in a seat on the second Golgafrincham Ark 15 pts, Does not understand reference to the second Golgafrincham Ark 20 pts, Plays sports regularly like a real man 50 pts, Able to credit freeform writer for cool things in character's background rather than self 20 pts, Understands the concept of time-keeping 15 pts, Able to give names to characters that are appropriate to the setting and are not Gygax-style, e.g., 'Kazyon' or 'Zarquin' 20 pts, Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism. 15 pts, Doesn't suffer from a deep-seated and secret loathing of themselves 15 pts, Likes classical music 5 pts, Likes rap music 5 pts, Likes dance music 15 pts.

Disadvantages: -50
Overweight -5 pts, Impaired vision -5 pts, Python quotation compulsion -10 pts, Has a variety of 'character accents' (some of them not Welsh/Pakistani) -10 pts, Plays Vampire -5 pts, Subscribes to dice theory, the erroneous belief that certain pieces of plastic are luckier than others -5 pts, Will get naked at the drop of a hat -10 pts,

Skills: 110 (plus whatever it is for "social skills")
Works with computers Free, Improvise tool (e.g. bottle opener) 10 pts, Improvise costume (e.g. from curtains) 10 pts, Knowledge of Crusades and all Crusader sub-sects Free, Knowledge of obscure real life sects (e.g. Merovingians, Illuminati, Masons and other crap) 5 pts, Obsessive and detailed knowledge of firearms 15 pts, Obsessive and detailed knowledge of one other subject 20 pts, Social Skills Not allowed without special permission from the Warden. Knowledge of the natural world 50 pts

Backgrounds: -65
Has devised an alternate rationale for a nonsensical genre film (Highlander II, Planet of the Apes, etc.) -15 pts, Has written up their own house rules for an RPG and formatted them identically to the source RPG -15 pts, Has converted one system to another and run games with same -10 pts, Has ever played a character who is an extremely identifiable genre character (Darth Maul, Rincewind, Maximus) -10 pts, Has multi-part novel / freeform / comic perpetually 'in development' -15 pts

Equipment: 50
Black t-shirts Free, Non-leather clothes 20 pts, Owns car 10 pts, Owns reliable car +20 pts to either basic "Car" option,
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Total points 290

Advantages

145 points

Seen girl naked in real life 25 pts (I have seen a guy naked....I am the GM it counts)
Atheist beliefs 5 pts
Exceptional caffeine tolerance 5 pts
Lovecraftian vocabulary 5 pts
Parental Understanding of role-playing 15 pts
Goes on sunny holidays 20 pts
Does not understand reference to the second Golgafrincham Ark 20 pts
Doesn't snore 10 pts
Able to give names to characters that are appropriate to the setting and are not Gygax-style, e.g., 'Kazyon' or 'Zarquin' 20 pts (look at my user name)
Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism. 15 pts
Doesn't suffer from a deep-seated and secret loathing of themselves 15 pts(Ich mag mich, ich mag mich!)
Likes rock music Free
Likes classical music 5 pts


Disadvantages

-55

Impaired vision -5 pts
Genuine resemblance to genre character -25 pts( I look like a mage, when I wear my robes)
'Eccentric' dress sense (as Dr. Who etc.) -5 pts
Always plays the same character -10 pts(if you count always being a mage)Rules lawyer -10 pts

skills

115

Obsessive and detailed knowledge of one other subject 20 pts(herpetology)
Obsessive and detailed knowledge of one other subject 20 pts(Magic of Forgotten Realms)
Talk endlessly about role-playing experiences, but allowing interruptions 25 pts
Knowledge of the natural world 50 pts

Background

-25

Has converted one system to another and run games with same -10 pts
Has multi-part novel / freeform / comic perpetually 'in development' -15 pts


Equipment

110

Non-leather clothes 20 pts
Ludicrously large selection of Hawaiian shirts 40 pts (I only wear hawiian shirts, that and my German Club Shirt)
Dog 50 pts
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Got 245.

I wish I got lower.
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Advantages 435 points

Disadvantages -75

Skillz 100

Background 70

Equipment 35

TOTAL= 565
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Advantages: 185

Seen girl naked 10 pts
Seen girl naked in real life 25 pts
Atheist beliefs 5 pts
Non-Caucasian 100 pts
Exceptional caffeine tolerance 5 pts
Has a job which would not result in a seat on the second Golgafrincham Ark 15 pts
Doesn't snore 10 pts
Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism. 15 pts
Likes rock music Free


Disadvantages: -25

Python quotation compulsion -10 pts
Has a variety of 'character accents' (some of them not Welsh/Pakistani) -10 pts
Subscribes to dice theory, the erroneous belief that certain pieces of plastic are luckier than others -5 pts


Skills: 60

Works with computers Free
Improvise tool (e.g. bottle opener) 10 pts
Knowledge of the natural world 50 pts


Background: 0

(hoo-boy, that was kinda close...)


Equipment: 65

Black t-shirts Free
Black t-shirts emblazoned with heavy metal logo Free
Non-leather clothes 20 pts
A complete set of any one rpg line 10 pts per line
Vast collection of multicoloured (i.e. unreadable) polyhedral dice, in velvet pouch 5 pts
Owns car 10 pts
Owns reliable car +20 pts to either basic "Car" option


Final tally: 285

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Advantages 220 pts
Seen girl naked 10 pts
Seen girl naked in real life 25 pts
Boyfriend 25 pts
Atheist beliefs 5 pts
Exceptional caffeine tolerance 5 pts
Plays sports regularly like a real man 50 pts
Understands the concept of time-keeping 15 pts
Doesn't snore 10 pts
Able to give names to characters that are appropriate to the setting and are not Gygax-style, e.g., 'Kazyon' or 'Zarquin' 20 pts
Can recognise the difference between a subtle reference and outright plagiarism. 15 pts
Doesn't suffer from a deep-seated and secret loathing of themselves 15 pts
Likes Goth music Free (could be considered a Disadvantage)
Likes rock music Free
Likes classical music 5 pts
Likes pop music 20 pts

Disadvantages -75pts
Impaired vision -5 pts
Python quotation compulsion -10 pts
Stalker-like fixation on Buffy -5 pts
'Eccentric' dress sense -5 pts
Is a 'biter' (female only) -10 pts
Cannot distinguish between real made up religion and their own made up religion -20 pts
Strange Phobia -10 pts
Subscribes to dice theory, the erroneous belief that certain pieces of plastic are luckier than others -5 pts
Laughs too loudly at inappropriate moments -5 pts

Skills 175pts
Works with computers Free
Improvise tool (e.g. bottle opener) 10 pts
Improvise costume (e.g. from curtains) 10 pts
Obsessive and detailed knowledge of one other subject (palaeontology) 20 pts
Social Skills (Not allowed without special permission from the Warden.) (I guess they're worth 50 pts?)
Talk endlessly about role-playing experiences, but allowing interruptions 25 pts
Knowledge of the natural world 50 pts
Can apply make-up / contact lenses / fake horns and fangs in tent at 7am 10 pts

Background -30pts
Has devised an alternate rationale for a nonsensical genre film (Planet of the Apes) -15 pts
Has multi-part novel / freeform / comic perpetually 'in development' -15 pts

Equipment 55pts
Black t-shirts Free
Black t-shirts emblazoned with heavy metal logo Free
Non-leather clothes 20 pts
Faux Celtic jewellery 10 pts
Vast collection of multicoloured (i.e. unreadable) polyhedral dice, in velvet pouch 5 pts
(small pewter) Discworld models 5 pts
signed Discworld posters 5 pts
Chainmail which is made from historically-accurate zinc-plated steel ring washers (10 pts because it's only a purse)

Total 345

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LadyTevar wrote: *Read All Gor Novels* (Yes, I have, so I'm claiming the damn fuckin' things.. with Bonus because I'm female!) -30
Erm... why would a woman voluntarily read some of the most misogynistic drivel ever written??
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Simon H.Johansen wrote:
LadyTevar wrote: *Read All Gor Novels* (Yes, I have, so I'm claiming the damn fuckin' things.. with Bonus because I'm female!) -30
Erm... why would a woman voluntarily read some of the most misogynistic drivel ever written??
Because my Ex-Husband was a Gorean... so it wasnt' exactly 'voluntary'
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LadyTevar wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:
LadyTevar wrote: *Read All Gor Novels* (Yes, I have, so I'm claiming the damn fuckin' things.. with Bonus because I'm female!) -30
Erm... why would a woman voluntarily read some of the most misogynistic drivel ever written??
Because my Ex-Husband was a Gorean... so it wasnt' exactly 'voluntary'
No wonder that marriage didn't last forever.
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