{"id":13755,"date":"2012-03-31T02:09:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T02:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=13755"},"modified":"2012-03-31T04:47:15","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T04:47:15","slug":"top-four-tabletop-gaming-annoyances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/top-four-tabletop-gaming-annoyances\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Four Tabletop Gaming Annoyances"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite their rep for being associated with the nerdiest and most unwashed\u00a0of basement dwellers, tabletop RPGs can be really, really fun. However,\u00a0just as with any hobby there are always a few things – or people – that can\u00a0ruin it for everyone. Here you will find a few of the most irritating; be\u00a0sure to avoid committing these cardinal sins yourself.
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Rules Lawyers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rules lawyers are, as their nickname implies, obsessed with the rules,\u00a0placing their enforcement above all else (especially fun). Granted, having\u00a0somebody that knows all the rules really well is pretty damn useful.\u00a0However, when anyone takes them to this level of extreme it\u2019s never a good\u00a0thing. The best way to combat this sticks in the mud is to point out that a\u00a0number of RPG handbooks specifically point out that the rules can be bent\u00a0and even broken if it makes for a better story (which is, at the end of the\u00a0day, what most good RPGs are about).<\/p>\n

That Guys<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are multiple things that can result in somebody being graced with\u00a0the title of That Guy (technically any of those on this list could\u00a0subsequently result in someone being classed as one, for example). However,\u00a0perhaps one of the most common ones is the somewhat generic accusation of\u00a0\u2018being creepy\u2019. Whether this manifests itself as in or out of character\u00a0behaviour (often it\u2019s just as bad having someone leer over your character\u00a0as it is leering over you), it\u2019s rarely pleasant. It\u2019s not really a\u00a0surprise that That Guys are the ones most often forcefully ejected from RPG\u00a0groups.<\/p>\n

Mary Sues<\/strong><\/p>\n

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These can be relatively harmless, but also incredibly annoying. A lot of\u00a0Mary Sues\u2019 problems (sometimes both in and out of character) originate in\u00a0their backstories, with tragic tales of woe resulting in a stereotypically\u00a0\u2018broken\u2019 character (and such characters are rarely realistically\u00a0portrayed). Another subtype of Mary Sue is the beautiful, friendly, helpful\u00a0one who everybody is supposed to like (which, among a party who can see a\u00a0Mary Sue coming a mile away, rarely happens). Gently try and educate them\u00a0on what makes a good character; if they storm out, they were clearly beyond\u00a0saving.<\/p>\n

Powergamers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A little like Rules Lawyers and That Guys rolled into one, powergamers are\u00a0essentially trying to win… at a game wherein winning isn\u2019t really the\u00a0main focus. They to created horrifically statted munchkin monstrosities\u00a0whose capability somehow exceeds that of the other party members threefold.\u00a0The best way to deal with powergamers is to beat them at their own game:\u00a0create something horrific, send it after them and then ensure that they\u00a0good a taste of their own medicine as your avenge your unfortunately felled\u00a0NPCs.<\/p>\n

Ella has encountered all of these and lived to tell the tale. Following\u00a0the most recent incident, her fellow party members found solace in\u00a0Nottingham takeaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite their rep for being associated with the nerdiest and most unwashed\u00a0of basement dwellers, tabletop RPGs can be really, really fun. However,\u00a0just as with any hobby there are always a few things – or people – that can\u00a0ruin it for everyone. 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