Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site athena.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!teklds!athena!ronl From: ronl@athena.UUCP (Jellimomber Cordmaker) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: What makes a character fun to play? Message-ID: <564@athena.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 21:24:30 EST Article-I.D.: athena.564 Posted: Thu Nov 7 21:24:30 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 08:07:45 EST Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 37One thing I like to do, that makes some characters more fun to play is to give them an interesting obsession or two. For example, I have one character, a halfling named Jelly, who absolutely LOVES twine (rope,string,cord,etc.) and spends most of his time trying to solve any problem that comes up with it. Has anyone else found that having an interesting (or bizarre) obsession makes the game more fun? I've found (with Jelly's twine obsession) that I can spend an interesting 10 minutes or so stringing-up a room in order to try opening a door/chest/etc. while standing at the other end of the room. Of course, Jelly's interest in practical jokes is sometimes taken a bit too far as well. I'm sure this is just my own opinion, so please ignore it if you find it unpleasant, but I really enjoy reading about individual tales and escapades. There seems to be some sort of unvoiced regulation that says we should stick only to "theory" here, rather than relating the most interesting of our adventures. Why don't those of you who strongly disagree with this start your own newsgroup (net.flames.frp) and really "go at it", while the rest of us enjoy ourselves? Thanks. -- _________________________________________________ | | | I've never met a Hottentot I didn't like. | |_______________________________________________| Ron Lunde - Tektronix Inc., CAE Systems Division (503) 629-1345 uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!tektronix!teklds!ronl CSnet: ronl@tek ARPAnet:ronl.tek@rand-relay