TheCorvus

Midshipman Adequate

You and Arctique are both right. A good roleplayer will take the hits or let someone else get some hits in. Simply, a good roleplayer isn't selfish...much like many other roles we play in life. The good ones aren't self-absorbed.

I was running a Werewolf campaign when one of the players took me completely by surprise, sacrificing themselves to rid the planet of a Wyrm Caern. It was an amazing moment at the conclusion of a long, emotional chronicle. That's the only time in my decades of RP where one of the players made such an intentional sacrifice.

Yeah. It's hard to get good role-players that will "let" their character get defeated, or even killed, to advance the story.

This list, this one right here, this perfectly outlines why I don't RP in MMOs. "You find yourself oddly attracted to.." Stop right there. No I don't. Next. "You can't help bu..." Stop right there. Yes I can. Next. "*strokes your arm*" Stop right there. No you don't. Next. "Yes I can. I have superspeed." Stop right there. You're level 2. No you don't. Next. "Well I'm gonna have superspeed." Great. Let's talk then. "I'm a Kryptonian." No. No you're not. If you want to play as a Whateverian, a made-up race that is similar to Kryptonian, I can go with that. I'm not here to say "you can't do that". What I am saying is do what you want, but if that's how you play, I won't be joining you.