Do you play careful, or risky?

[Dalmeth]

How could I explain how I play my characters?  It all depends on the level of desperation.  One character of mine died doing something stupid because he was poor and starving.  If my character is bored, yeah, it tends to make him things do more along the risky side in order to try to make headway into some goal of theirs.

Mostly, my ranger characters tend to be the sort to play things smart, as they've usually been mauled by one thing or another one time in their life before play even begins.  While they are cautious in their own way, they still push into places where there is danger, where a wrong decision could put them in a situation where they can only die.

So, you might say my characters tend toward more risk.  I can tell you, it's fun.

[Forest Junkie]

I'd have to say I'm more of a risky player.

My current pc is, by all accounts, batshit, and definitely my most goofy/hella crazy character to date.

I nearly die like 42345 times a day whenever I get a chance to log. I love the results though! :twisted:

[Anael]

I don't know who I play  :cry:

[Ghost]

Playing risky is a lot of fun till the moment you die.  Then it sucks.

However, not taking any risks sucks all the time.  (At least that is my opinion)

[Krath]

Almost Hardcore Risky.

[Reiloth]

I used to play carefully. Then woke up one day and said fuck it.

[cyberpatrol_735]

I'm a risk addict.

[Wolfsong]

What I do:

"Okay, I'll make this PC reckless and kick-butt; yup yup yup. I'm gonna maim, slaughter, wound and rage everywhere on everyone!"
(ten minutes into the game)
"Oh my God I love this PC; this is the most fun I've ever had-- how did I ever consider being reckless with this blissful jewel from heaven above, sweet, sweet, gentle PC-Jesus?"
(a few weeks later)
"I'm a bit bored. I think I might go and..."
(a few days later)
"What am I doing? I can't be reckless with this PC! It's -gold-!"
(inevitably, sometime after that)
"Oh my God, they killed it! They killed my PC! How dare they kill my PC! That was the best PC in the entire world, beautifully RPed, such character, such a wonderful opera! But they killed it!"
(the next day)
"I'll make a reckless PC to blow off steam. Reckless and kick-butt."

[rishenko]

Depends on how long I've been sitting in front of the computer.

1-3 hours = careful, thoughtful, wise, prudent, guru like understanding of the world around my character

3-5 hours = prone to the rare wild "why the hell not" moments, sharp edge of wisdom dulling a touch

5-7 hours = Bored...you know where this leads

7-9 hours = Hide and seek with kryl

8-11 hours = God only knows why my character isn't dead yet

11+ hours (usually around 4 AM, very very rare) = Late night juiced up comedian makes little mini quests of pure dumbassery to tempt fate

[Folker]

Very risky OOCly, depends on the character ICly.


examples.

When a mindbender makes your character curious how to open a doorway into the sun. Do you ... really try to figure out the keyword to do it, or do you fumble around in emotes, appearing to try to open it, but in reality ... nott do it. Me, I 'do' try to figure out a keyword to do it, even if it means insta death to my character.

When a templar enters a tavern, do you try to make your character as plain as possible, so as to not give the templar any IC excuse to take notice of the character and eventually kill him, or do you make the templar's half giants shove your character aside, or some other thing that while not provocative to templar ICly (mostly), still makes Templar as player take notice of you? Me, I try to interact with poor ass bored Templars as much as possible, without making my character do stupid things. Oddly, none of my charas ever died to a Templar though.

Well, and so on =). So yeah, I'm very flimsy with my characters lives, and sometimes sacrifice a GOOD character, for a VERY fun, but possibly short scene. Ofcourse, only if it actually reasonable for the character itself to do it.

[Yokunama]

I think I do a little of both.

[Briarfox]

11+ hours (usually around 4 AM, very very rare) = Late night juiced up comedian makes little mini quests of pure dumbassery to tempt fate

Very rare my ass. I remember, Rishenko, I -remember-.

[Bogre]

I generally put my characters in very risky situations but my characters are more often than not very cautious ICly in those situations.

Sometimes I play -very- risky though, and my characters will take a lot of risks.

[FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit]

I play awesome.
That's how I frickin' play.

[rishenko]

11+ hours (usually around 4 AM, very very rare) = Late night juiced up comedian makes little mini quests of pure dumbassery to tempt fate

Very rare my ass. I remember, Rishenko, I -remember-.

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[Gimfalisette]

Having done a few more exceedingly crazy (and yet ICly totally appropriate) things in game since I started this thread, I must now come to the firm conclusion that I do, indeed, play risky. (When other characters stare at your character and say the Zalanthan equivalent of "OMFG you are crazy!" that is kind of a tipoff.) Along the way I've gotten to RP with some really cool characters and had some awesome scenes by doing this, so that's been nifty. The consequences of the risky play haven't always been quite so fun, but I'm working on being OOCly OK with that (Doubtful I'll ever post on the "most enjoyable deaths" thread, as I don't find it enjoyable when my characters die, no matter how well-RPed it is!)

[Xio]

It depends entirely on my character. I, as a player, prefer risky over careful, but I've never played a 100% careful character, by what you described. Though I've had some characters would rather not ever leave their room, but they want need sid so they 'risk' it. Then there is the occasional 'I'm so awed by this I don't even realize the risk I'm about to take' risks that make me go 'Stop you idiot!' but I let them run their course and hope they don't die

[Flying Erdlu]

I once led a whole clan of Borsail into what I was pretty certain OOCly was certain death back in the days of Allanaks occupation of Gol Krathu. My noble was many days old...I was REALLY attached to him. And I'm sure the other players were really attached to their characters as well.

I feel really bad, even to this day, that I not only killed my own PC, but I killed about 6 other PCs as well when I know I could have prevented it. (thanks Savak!) But if I would have played the -safe- method and backed out of what my character would not normally have backed out of, I would have in my opinion violated the spirit of the game and the very essence of what makes us call this game Crackageddon.

So my answer would be...as some others have said. Safe or risky - that depends on your character. Do what your character would do and you will have FUN.

[Lizzie]

I tend to take ridiculous risks, in comparison to what the "norm" of the populace would do ICly. I'd explain that, but it's too current and IC. But suffice to say these are things most sane, life-loving commoners would never do even if their lives depended on it.

It ends up not being nearly as much of a risk as I expected it to be, and all my PC's "omg im gonna die omgomg" thoughts end up for naught. I fully expect my character to end up dead as the result of something as ridiculously UNrisky as the risks that haven't killed her yet, such as taking a walk through town and being ganked by a random raging mul.

[Cutthroat]

I love throwing my character into risky situations, as long as it's IC to do so. A certain kind of satisfaction comes when your PC dies to something interesting and risky to approach (halflings, silt-horrors, bahamets, and other things) that I cannot get from dying to something that most PCs, NPCs, and vNPCs would come in contact with on a daily basis.

I think my last couple of characters have died in very interesting ways, and only because I allowed them to take risks. Armageddon is fun to play, but a good death is the cherry on top.

[Aruven]

Dude, I am the king of risky play. I have one character to prove it. His name was krasin.

[WWYD]

What about the other one? The one that used his unwitting brother to stop three people from going to the Gold Nugget's balcony so he could make out with his girlfriend? Or whatever you did there.  

I rarely take many risks anymore, so I'm mostly..careful, I guess.

[Aruven]

What about the other one? The one that used his unwitting brother to stop three people from going to the Gold Nugget's balcony so he could make out with his girlfriend? Or whatever you did there.  

I rarely take many risks anymore, so I'm mostly..careful, I guess.

Oh yes those were the days.  

[Melody]

What about the other one? The one that used his unwitting brother to stop three people from going to the Gold Nugget's balcony so he could make out with his girlfriend? Or whatever you did there.  

I rarely take many risks anymore, so I'm mostly..careful, I guess.

Oh yes those were the days.  

::shifty eyed::

Why do I always end up with your characters?

[Aruven]

What about the other one? The one that used his unwitting brother to stop three people from going to the Gold Nugget's balcony so he could make out with his girlfriend? Or whatever you did there.  

I rarely take many risks anymore, so I'm mostly..careful, I guess.

Oh yes those were the days.  

::shifty eyed::

Why do I always end up with your characters?

Probably because I'm everywhere. No seriously. Every character I have -will- go everywhere except for red storm in their lifetime. I don't know why.