14 - Compelling characters
A character with a viewpoint or agenda other than just doing any presented adventure can add a lot, but it can be tricky balancing with the game and the rest of the group. “I was just playing my character” is an oft quoted sign of a problem player using it as an excuse to be disruptive, but I think it’s right to keep that integrity and discuss things out-of-character sometimes when something really goes against your idea.
14a - Characters
Characters plural has me thinking of troupe-style play and other games where a player switches out multiple PCs from session to session. In my experience one usually ends up being the ‘main’ and others than ‘alts’, depending on their overall usefulness. When I played a Marvel SAGA character who could control various specialised artificial bodies, I almost always ended up in the super-strong one. (That said I’ve never played a game like Ars Magica where rotating is built in.)
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| The original Mission: Impossible deciding which cast to have this week |
14b - Awakening
I have never played Mage: The Awakening. I did like its overall less weird tone compared to Ascension.
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