On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:48:08 cst "M. Jason Knight"
writes:
> On 13 Dec 00, at 21:02, mastercougar@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Thanks. Now I don't have to go away.
>
> Likewise. So -- do /you/ find that roleplaying varies inversely
> with
> character power?
>
I will assume, for the sake of communication, that you are being serious
with this question. I appreciate that you put the word you between
slashes and assume that means you are asking my opinion, and are not
asking me to make a statement of fact. Let me see if I understand the
question correctly, for I am not sure, due to the wording. Are you asking
me if I feel that the more powerful a character is, the less that the
player controlling said character is role playing, as opposed to war
gaming?
I find this a very strange question. And very hard to satisfactorily
answer it. First of all, how are you defining the term role playing here?
Are you saying that someone who plays a powerful character is unable to
play role? To me, it would seem self evident that to role play
properly(sic) you must accurately portray the character you have to play.
So if you have a very powerful character and you play this character as
such, then you are role playing.
Of course it could be argued that if one has a very powerful character
one does not have much role playing to do, because one can use one's
powers to resolve any and all conflicts with very little thought. So it
could be said that the more powerful one's character is, the less one has
to role play. However, I don't think that this is necessarily true, or
that the conclusion follows the assumption.
In conclusion, to answer the question as it is stated, I'd have to say,
perhaps, but not necessarily.
--
Marc
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