it's so rare to get a player to admit this possible side of their character (at least at my table) ... so rare to get a player to see that this could be another "fun" side of their character -- especially if they overcome the fear and triumph in the end.
Flaws make a real character. Giving your character a fear of something can really flesh out their backstory and solidify their involvement in the story.
But I agree, it's really hard for a player to willingly create a character that has a fear of MONSTERS in general.
Flaws make a real character. Giving your character a fear of something can really flesh out their backstory and solidify their involvement in the story.
But I agree, it's really hard for a player to willingly create a character that has a fear of MONSTERS in general.
Possiibly because in a lot of games, losing turns due to fear means a dead character or even a TPK.
Also, players really REALLY hate losing control over their characters. Time in game spent cowering or running away basically means time lost where the player isn't proactive.
Hm. This is probably similar to the "Why dont players like their characters to be put in prison?" question.
Humanizing... courage and being stalwart in the face of death for the sake of others or a cause is without a doubt extremely humanizing, not to mention admirable. And no one wants to soldier up with someone that will break under stress when it matters the most (and such people should not claim capability reg. combat). Instead, they do want to soldier up with those that can and will keep going and basically just sucks it up when the going gets tough, even if they for instance have lost both a leg and an arm... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl1H3Vj1e7k . And such people without a doubt deserve praise, unlike those that become a burden upon others and endangers both themselves and others, who deserve scorn instead.
Also, a hardcore soldier that ended up becoming infertile among other permanent health problems (a good read, I strongly recommend it): https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/blog/2012/07/05/get-over-it-we-are-not-all-created-equal .
Colleen needs to suck it up and get back in there or figure something out before Randulf might end up maimed or dying (or the skeletons sneak up on her and kill her - it would actually be hilarious if, instead of the common trope of having some kind of moment with flashback and realization; the moment suddenly gets interrupted in the middle of it with an attack from one of the skeletons, with Colleen evading the attack by a very narrow margin, and then Colleen going berserk at the skeletons).
Then again, Randulf ought to have known well that something like this might happen, and they would likely not have went into Marblegate (and with merely two members) without some amount of desperation. Randulf sucked at preparing her properly as well.
But fear is a dangerous weakness for the badass of the party to have. The guy who takes out King Kong in one round is suddenly running down the hall, leaving the support to face Kong. That's technically not a TPK, but the party is in serious danger of failing. And the party shouldn't fail [or win] because of one bad roll.
Honestly, in that kind of situation, Randulf's player would yell at Colleen's player to have a crisis of faith at some other time and do their job already.
But fear is such a humanizing emotion, it's a shame most RPG players make their characters so allergic to it.
But I agree, it's really hard for a player to willingly create a character that has a fear of MONSTERS in general.
But I agree, it's really hard for a player to willingly create a character that has a fear of MONSTERS in general.
Also, players really REALLY hate losing control over their characters. Time in game spent cowering or running away basically means time lost where the player isn't proactive.
Hm. This is probably similar to the "Why dont players like their characters to be put in prison?" question.
Also, a hardcore soldier that ended up becoming infertile among other permanent health problems (a good read, I strongly recommend it): https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/blog/2012/07/05/get-over-it-we-are-not-all-created-equal .
Colleen needs to suck it up and get back in there or figure something out before Randulf might end up maimed or dying (or the skeletons sneak up on her and kill her - it would actually be hilarious if, instead of the common trope of having some kind of moment with flashback and realization; the moment suddenly gets interrupted in the middle of it with an attack from one of the skeletons, with Colleen evading the attack by a very narrow margin, and then Colleen going berserk at the skeletons).
Then again, Randulf ought to have known well that something like this might happen, and they would likely not have went into Marblegate (and with merely two members) without some amount of desperation. Randulf sucked at preparing her properly as well.