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jchrisobrien) wrote2001-11-28 09:52 am
jchrisobrien) wrote2001-11-28 09:52 am
Time Travel: alas poor Ari...
Sunday was another day of rest and relaxation, of leisurely doing laundry and moving the gaming table back to the attic. The intent was to visit a friend and drop off some Buffy tapes, maybe watch an episode or two, then head over to my DND game. But alas, time stole away from me. Off to the game then, another session of searching for the missing King's son, which was cut abruptly short by my character's demise.
I haven't had a character killed in a game in ages, and it was a little sad. I've only played Ari for a few games, but I already had the personality down, and foresaw great and interesting things for the character. Now her looted body is zombie food. As per our group's pact, I rolled up a cleric for the party (which we sorely needed) but I have yet to get into the character. I was getting very tired as the game was winding down, but also a little surly. Clerics are, more often than not, not as much a character but a walking source of healing. They don't get to do much else. Perhaps I'll scrap the character, or try to make it a little more interesting. Or start expecting a little more religion from the players if they want to get healed. See the light, heathen!
I haven't had a character killed in a game in ages, and it was a little sad. I've only played Ari for a few games, but I already had the personality down, and foresaw great and interesting things for the character. Now her looted body is zombie food. As per our group's pact, I rolled up a cleric for the party (which we sorely needed) but I have yet to get into the character. I was getting very tired as the game was winding down, but also a little surly. Clerics are, more often than not, not as much a character but a walking source of healing. They don't get to do much else. Perhaps I'll scrap the character, or try to make it a little more interesting. Or start expecting a little more religion from the players if they want to get healed. See the light, heathen!
BAH!
There is so much more to them. Just because there God has a certain ethos, don't make them a conformist. Look at all the different ways people woship Allah alone, or Jesus.
And if you pick the right god, you can get away with being a cock to the party. For example, I once had a cleric of a war god that wouldn't heal minor wounds in the party. They were badges of honor for a battle well faught and should heal naturally if they weren't life or limb threatening. He'd launch himself into combats as if he was a fighter and start wailing people with his mace until they were dead or he was dragged back from the front line by the party. And he drank like a fish! Holy crap. I started so many fights in bars with that drunken lout.
Don't let the class define the character, let the character defne the class.
-sarcy
Re: BAH!
Guess I'll have to think of some ways for the character to be more heroic. I should just not put any thought into a character's backgroud or history until after they reach 2nd level or get at least 10 hp. :)
Re: BAH!
It's up to you how you play the character, don't let us push you around, or take you for granted. If you're really not having fun, I can dual class as a cleric like I was planning to, and I'm pretty sure another inspiration is going to hit in the party, so we won't be so without regenerative skills if you want to scrap him and start over. And next time I'll call a stop when I start getting tired and not let it go on quite so long.
Re: BAH!
There's stuff to do, I was just in mourning. :)