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Help with my role playing.

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#1
proteus4ever
Jun 24, 2008 22:53:29 I seem to have this strange issue of always trying to get exactly what my character wants. I can't think of what I can do to try and fix this except not talk at all. Even if someone is trying give my a very lucrative quest I always seem to ask for more. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or someone how does this too? And finally does anyone have any ideas on how I can get myself out of this habit?
#2
Alter_Boy
Jun 24, 2008 23:05:07 Play this as your character. A tough go-getter who, when he's really close to getting what he wants, crashes and burns. Kind of like Wile E. Coyote.

Seriously, I think playing a character similiar to yourself will help you roleplay if you acknowledge that you are doing it on purpose. Who knows, maybe your DM will take pity on you?
#3
drmorganes
Jun 24, 2008 23:50:56
I seem to have this strange issue of always trying to get exactly what my character wants. I can't think of what I can do to try and fix this except not talk at all. Even if someone is trying give my a very lucrative quest I always seem to ask for more. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or someone how does this too? And finally does anyone have any ideas on how I can get myself out of this habit?

I'm not sure I understand... Can you provide a more concrete example?
#4
grabuto138
Jun 26, 2008 1:53:52
I seem to have this strange issue of always trying to get exactly what my character wants. I can't think of what I can do to try and fix this except not talk at all. Even if someone is trying give my a very lucrative quest I always seem to ask for more. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or someone how does this too? And finally does anyone have any ideas on how I can get myself out of this habit?

Make a wizard obsessed with intellectual pursuits who is disinterested in money. He is absent minded but brilliant. He casually says to the fighter "you hold onto my share. It's too heavy." Then he expects the party to cover his ritual costs and it never occurrs to him to pick up the check.

Make a Paladin/Cleric/Ranger that doesn't want, or even rejects, material goods unless it fullfills his life mission.

Become personal friends with the people you game with and then don't do things that annoys/detract from the fun of your friends.

Learn self control.

Make a wise character that appreciates the value of cultivating relationships with NPCs rather than nickle and diming them. Long-term rather than short-term gain.
#5
renizar
Jun 26, 2008 2:09:46 ^ ^

Good Idea, only thing is, unless you thinking 4e riturals dont have cost, and unless you are thingking 4e, and unless you replys you parago path and epic class with classes, you cant do that. It could be a wizard with a multiclass feat, abd a Paragon path multiclass but that is imposible.

However, I do like your Idea, an Absent minded professer with not mattireal cost unless it helps him. I like that Idea, and of corse my guy is exact opossite, he is good at everything, but has low Int. Always askes for Money to do simthing. For you, I would make a character, get used to him, act like he is one of you best freinds, It souldn't take to long.

After a while, all you have to do is "What would He do?" Like you would ask what you what your role modle would do. I takes a wjile, but it is not so hard to do after a while. I had the same problem when I first started, but I learned how to become my guy, all you hae to do is know what he would do if somthing happenes.

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#1 proteus4ever Jun 24, 2008 22:53:29	I seem to have this strange issue of always trying to get exactly what my character wants. I can't think of what I can do to try and fix this except not talk at all. Even if someone is trying give my a very lucrative quest I always seem to ask for more. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or someone how does this too? And finally does anyone have any ideas on how I can get myself out of this habit?
#2 Alter_Boy Jun 24, 2008 23:05:07	Play this as your character. A tough go-getter who, when he's really close to getting what he wants, crashes and burns. Kind of like Wile E. Coyote. Seriously, I think playing a character similiar to yourself will help you roleplay if you acknowledge that you are doing it on purpose. Who knows, maybe your DM will take pity on you?
#3 drmorganes Jun 24, 2008 23:50:56	I seem to have this strange issue of always trying to get exactly what my character wants. I can't think of what I can do to try and fix this except not talk at all. Even if someone is trying give my a very lucrative quest I always seem to ask for more. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or someone how does this too? And finally does anyone have any ideas on how I can get myself out of this habit? I'm not sure I understand... Can you provide a more concrete example?
#4 grabuto138 Jun 26, 2008 1:53:52	I seem to have this strange issue of always trying to get exactly what my character wants. I can't think of what I can do to try and fix this except not talk at all. Even if someone is trying give my a very lucrative quest I always seem to ask for more. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or someone how does this too? And finally does anyone have any ideas on how I can get myself out of this habit? Make a wizard obsessed with intellectual pursuits who is disinterested in money. He is absent minded but brilliant. He casually says to the fighter "you hold onto my share. It's too heavy." Then he expects the party to cover his ritual costs and it never occurrs to him to pick up the check. Make a Paladin/Cleric/Ranger that doesn't want, or even rejects, material goods unless it fullfills his life mission. Become personal friends with the people you game with and then don't do things that annoys/detract from the fun of your friends. Learn self control. Make a wise character that appreciates the value of cultivating relationships with NPCs rather than nickle and diming them. Long-term rather than short-term gain.
#5 renizar Jun 26, 2008 2:09:46	^ ^ Good Idea, only thing is, unless you thinking 4e riturals dont have cost, and unless you are thingking 4e, and unless you replys you parago path and epic class with classes, you cant do that. It could be a wizard with a multiclass feat, abd a Paragon path multiclass but that is imposible. However, I do like your Idea, an Absent minded professer with not mattireal cost unless it helps him. I like that Idea, and of corse my guy is exact opossite, he is good at everything, but has low Int. Always askes for Money to do simthing. For you, I would make a character, get used to him, act like he is one of you best freinds, It souldn't take to long. After a while, all you have to do is "What would He do?" Like you would ask what you what your role modle would do. I takes a wjile, but it is not so hard to do after a while. I had the same problem when I first started, but I learned how to become my guy, all you hae to do is know what he would do if somthing happenes.