thread: 2005-11-10 : Open House: Ask a Frequent Question...
On 2005-11-11, Charles wrote:
An Ennead here.
I mostly get what you are on about most of the time I think, just haven't been moved to speak much lately.
The biggest question I find myself having, and I'm not even sure it is really a "What are you on about?" question specifically, because I'm not clear if it is something you hold to, but I've seen it said here by others without disagreement, so here goes anyway:
What is up with the idea that it is only the players that matter, and that the characters don't matter? I'm probably expressing it poorly, but surely you recognize what I mean?
Obviously, this is true in a basic and trivial sense.
Obviously, it works reasonably well as a currative to the old "Well, that's what my character would do, so it isn't my fault" line.
As theory, it seems to lead in really crappy directions, and short circuit interesting directions as often as not.
Do you agree with it as theory? What is your take on it?
