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Rainbow, we've all been there.
And we can all say the same thing.
Yes, we are.
The thing is, we can get better.
We can learn. We can listen to others.
We can be not bad.
And we can all say the same thing.
Yes, we are.
The thing is, we can get better.
We can learn. We can listen to others.
We can be not bad.
And sometimes you just have a flop character. Not every PC works for you or is powerful. It happens.
It is also a learning experience.
...My latest flop character imo was trying to do the stereotypical sleazy bard-type (though he was a Summoner instead). It turns out I am too ace/aro to even roleplay being interested in people sexually. Also all the party members were half-siblings, and I did not want to go that route.
Combat-wise I was fine, but I was trying to roleplay a character I just couldn't. I ended up being silent a bunch more than I usually am.
It is also a learning experience.
...My latest flop character imo was trying to do the stereotypical sleazy bard-type (though he was a Summoner instead). It turns out I am too ace/aro to even roleplay being interested in people sexually. Also all the party members were half-siblings, and I did not want to go that route.
Combat-wise I was fine, but I was trying to roleplay a character I just couldn't. I ended up being silent a bunch more than I usually am.
I get that in my research sometimes. It takes a lot of reassurance from my advisor and colleagues to make me understand: cutting-edge research, believe it or not, is HARD.
Rainbow, it's your first time doing this so it's normal to take time to get used to ir.
My current character (Tyrant's Grasp, Pathfinder) is a tiefling occultist who has a background as a con artist. But in the actual course of the game, whenever he's tried to grift his way through a situation, I'd have a bad roll or push it a little too far or end up saying the exact thing that triggers a violent reaction. And honestly, I was pretty down on myself over it for a while because the CHARACTER is supposed to be good at that sort of thing, even if I'm not so much. Lately, though, I've reconciled my past failures and folded it into his character development.
Honestly, I think there may be some people that are in fact actually bad at the game. There’d better be, at least, because then there’s no explanation for me. Every character I’ve ever tried has wound up being killed or worse through my decision-making mixed with my traitorous dice. Honestly, if the campaign I’m about to join in goes the same way I’m probably just going to have to give up entirely. 15 bad experiences will be too much, I think.
Guest Author's Note: "Ha ha, a string of bad luck, failures, and frustrations in understanding causing a total collapse of self-esteem even when you're ostensibly just trying to have a good time with friends in a fun game environment? Never been there before."