Role Playing Games: What Character Are You?
Just like no two people are completely the same, no one ever role plays their rpg character exactly the same as someone else plays theirs. Sure, you can get extremely close with mannerisms, grammar, and dialect but it won't be exactly the same. Though no two people are alike, enough similarities exist to help us all fall into role play categories. Which one(s) resemble you?
Combatant
Combatants work diligently on improving their skills to be the best and stake their claim to the "Top-Tier" of combatant bragging rights. Little time for roleplay, unless it involves beating the snot out of someone, it’s quite hard to get more than a few sentences out of them that are not combat related. Combatants can also just be those that simply fight to know how or to protect others.
Politician
Like it or not politics exist in text games too..and how we love them. Politicians constantly get involved with the bureaucratic administration of their rpg player organizations, sometimes even if it does not concern them. These sorts can most often be found advising current rpg leaders while grooming proteges to follow in their own footsteps.
Explorer
Always on the go, these individuals stop at nothing to explore all the areas within the role playing game, sometimes even the inaccessible areas. Don't bother looking for these folks, they'll find you and are easiest to identify when they ask to explore your Order's Temple, shop's stockroom, or Guildhall. Usually the first to roam uncharted or newly developed lands, the explorer often holds the ambition of being the highest ranked individual in the explorer rankings.
Crafter
Forging, tailoring, cooking, heraldry, and jewelry-making are just a sampling of the creative outlets available in IRE role playing games. Crafters are usually the ones that possess the ability to make one, or more, of the previously mentioned items and are most often found trying to create the perfect weapon, suit of armour, or designing the ideal garment to keep picky adventurers from wandering about in our birthday suits. Toiling over the best way to make the perfect engagement rings, crafters have perfected the art of looking busy.
Merchant
Whether it's in player owned shops or private sales, Merchants are always trying to turn a gold sovereign in exchange for goods and services. The possibilities of wares are nearly endless, and these entrepreneurs will try to sell it. Finding these folks is as easy as walking into a shop or listening to the market channel.
Psychopath
Psychopaths are those you clearly want to avoid. Most often characterized by their twisted grins and frantic eyes, these individuals announce themselves with their hysterical rages and ridiculous logic. Be wary of these types, but keep in mind, even these folks sometimes make sense. Approach with caution.
Zealot
Completely devoted to their rpg religion, these individuals produce amazing sermons and perform complicated rituals, and won't let you forget it. Skilled with words, given ample time a Zealot could probably convince a cat that they are really a dog.
Semi-Retired
There are always these people that change their views just as someone changes their shirt about ten times a day. They are the ones that are constantly jumping from city to city, spending a bit of time within a specific city before venturing off to another one. Here for the fun, and not the responsibility, the Semi-Retired person does just enough to be productive but avoids commitment like the plague.
There you have it! Which role player are you? Are you perhaps more than one of these?
Natalie Womble is a text game enthusiast who enjoys the best role playing games from Iron Realms!
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i'm a...
semi-retired politician combatant with an interest in exploration and a zeal for Freedom
You always seem to.
Hurt my head. Haha!
the winning kind?
the winning kind?
lol
lol
I'm better than you :P
I'm better than you :P
none?
I don't think i fit any of those...
same
same
I told you, we're the winning
I told you, we're the winning kind! D:
He is right you know.
He is right you know.
your picture creeps me out.
your picture creeps me out.
Definitely not any of these.
Definitely not any of these. Or the diet coke version of all of these.
Explorer, but too afraid to
Explorer, but too afraid to take my character to the open-PK areas even though it would do wonders for my explorer ranking.
Know the way out, borrow a
Know the way out, borrow a Gem of cloaking!
Not any of those. Explores
Not any of those. Explores comes the closest, but not really
Yeah, I'm not really sure I
Yeah, I'm not really sure I fit these.
Combatant for life
The only reason I play is for the coding challenges it presents! I explored a ton back in the day, but that was only so I could jump people wherever they may be. If it gives me even the slightest advantage over someone else, I'm probably already doing it.
Combat is one thing I'm
Combat is one thing I'm hugely interested in, though Exploration is quite interesting as well.
combat
Combat is very complicated and happens pretty quickly. I'd love to master it!
Mastering
Yeah, honestly it takes forever to master, and you'll need decent coding skills.
Basic idea though is you write a program that does what you would normally do manually (if you could slow everything down). Nice thing about programs, they are SO fast, the current combat speed is nothing for them.
Make everything 10x faster and you might have some systems that can't keep up. :)
Combat...
Is definitely a huge things I'm working on. My leisure project is to create a system that will rival the famed Sir Vadimuse's system. Or the SVO for Mudlet or something or another I'm hearing these days. I don't know much about it, except everyone tells me to get it if I'm going into combat haha. I'll need to figure out how his system doesn't get spread over the Internet, or even through multiple alternate characters.
But I do like just being a normal "Citizen" with a few House responsibilities. Aiming to go up in Combat, and Exploring though.
System
The first Vadi system was a complied binary proxy based format. It could not reliably be reverse engineered and distributed, and thus it was nearly impossible to share.
svo utilizes lua within Mudlet, but has the same 'none source code distribution' format which makes it also, impossible to share.
Compiled Lua code
You can also just compile your lua code.
Anyways, if it's coded in Mudlet...can't they just package it/unpackage it as many times, on as many boxes, as they want?
ponder this
what is combatent?
No.. Ponder this..
What is a troll?
All the above. -free credit
All the above.
-free credit
Ditto
Ditto
No clue
I don't -like- PKing, but I am trying to get better in combat?
Duty
Think of it like its your civic duty. Your killing those that deserve to die so someone else doesn't have to!
I'm not sure I really fit
I'm not sure I really fit neatly into any of those categories, though I guess I could be best described as "combatant"
Old
Play an old man heh
The Man
I just like to run #$&%!
Politician and mild zealot,
Politician and mild zealot, with a hint of combatant.
Kind of my opposite! I live
Kind of my opposite! I live for combat, enjoy exploring, and try to be a zealot! Although I didn't read the description given in the article, too fully, hm.
One role that has been missed
One role that has been missed here is the role of Scholar. Whether an historian, scientist, philosopher or otherwise, the Scholar is always ready to offer some insight on the current situation, or just to ramble on about their latest thoughts. Sometimes combined (to great effect) with the Zealot, for theologians.
+1
Was also thinking how that was missing.
Of course, a lot of character profiles are missing but a list with every profile type would be too long for a single article!
Yup, Gotta be a Sage for me
Yup, Gotta be a Sage for me
You caught Zylo for that
You caught Zylo for that one.
Scholar/Tracker.
Also..
..thieves and spies!
<3 spies! Though, the "scout
<3 spies! Though, the "scout and report" kind, not the double agent kind. Double agents give me indigestion. :(
Politician - aspiring
I am probably an aspiring politician and hunter though not combatant
what about
What about thieves? I'd say thats another catagory as well haha.
Robbers
I heard in Achaea you get robbed at least 10x a day.
I ART IN ThINE BASE SLAYING
I ART IN ThINE
BASE SLAYING ThINE
DOODS
XD
combo
I have played a zealot in the past, but I am kind of a combo of all these.
Combatant who doesn't mind
Combatant who doesn't mind some rp-ing when I need downtime.
Too narrow
I think most of the definintions above are too narrow to fit most characters. Most people have traits from each. Not only that, the way the author presents some of the role types is pretty sterotypical.
Well, yeah. That's how this
Well, yeah. That's how this sort of article works. Sort of like a cold read.
Combatant, crafter here, a
Combatant, crafter here, a little bit of Zeal, maybe a tad politition. I started out only combatant though so there you go you're getting a few more words out of me.
Needs another role
You forgot the "teacher" role, which I think a lot of people take in IRE games.
Yeah, but you don't just
Yeah, but you don't just "teach" as in...that's all you do. That would be so boring!
None of the above
I don't think you've covered all the styles of role playing. I see many people here saying that they don't fit into any... I'll include myself there. At the moment I'm quite happy building my character and learning the skills my character needs for his class. Once I'm done there then I might explore... Crafter does sound like fun though :)
Well...
Student, learning and learning some more, then followed by learning a tad more. Oh with a dashing of hunting and explorering as well.
Hunter
Should hunter be a category?
Let's see
Definitely politician and explorer, and aspiring merchant and crafter. Want to avoid semi-retirement like the plague that it is. I don't see flitting from place to place as fun.
Mix
A mix of several I think. And teacher, which I also miss, unless you want to put that under psychopath or zealot?
I'm an explorer all the way.
I'm an explorer all the way.
Where have I seen these before???? hmmm???
Semi-Retired..truley one of the best to be.
I am...
Awesome. Of course, that's a unique character in itself.
Credit?
Categories
Maybe folks can't figure out which single category fits because they're all required in order to enjoy the full RP experience. It's hard to be a good political advisor, for instance, if you don't have the combat ability or exploration background needed for sound guidance.
Ever notice Roleplayers don't like to be categorized in a single role?
Good call.
Good call.
Hm... I'd like to think Eite
Hm... I'd like to think Eite is a bit of a combination of a few of those...except Semi-retired.
This is the way to go.
This is the way to go. Dabbling in a lot of things keeps everything fresh and new.
wanderer/hermit/meditative
my character is shy, reclusive, completely devoted to the ideals of her house, likes to know what the other hand is doing, learns by waiting for for things to come to her. so she meditates as she harvests. contemplates problems while hunting. relaxes while heving get togethers with her family.
A mix of them all
I don't think you can place everyone into one of the classes mentioned. I think most are a mix either all of them or some of them.
Exporer/ Merchant/ Crafter
Exporer/ Merchant/ Crafter plus a few other things which weren't mentioned at all in this article.
Such as....
They left out not-retired-grumpy-old-bastard, which I think is unfair
I like to discover things;
I like to discover things; quest solutions, combat tricks, the formula for commodity generation. That probably makes me an explorer.
I think..
I have a semi...retired.
Lore Enforcer XD
Lore Enforcer XD
Merchant, of course.
Merchant, of course.
Some of them
This is definately leaving out some things like questers or just overall mentors. However, most people tend to be a mix of a couple at the very least.
New topic "Aide"
Sure I can take pieces of all of that, but I enjoy helping people.. if not it's probably hunting exploring, but I do that when bored.
Fresh Start?
Krex is pretty much the fresh start of someone semi-retired.
Politician? Moi?
Politician? Moi?
The Zealot
Though I would like to be a politician.
hrm
Hunter / Semi-Politican with forced combatant, with a flair of merchant and crafting and explorer
Alittle of everything!
Alittle of everything!
Zealot here! xD
Zealot here! xD
Archtypes
Good job in splitting up the all the character types. I like to classify myself as simply a worker who enjoys taking on different tasks and running with them.
Easy one..
Combat/Basher
All
A bit of all of them
Questing
Isn't mentioned but I suppose it could be side-by-side with explorer. I'm a little bit of everything. It just depends on the character and what I want to do with them.
+1 Nice article, I enjoyed
+1 Nice article, I enjoyed it.
I'm just a speial little
I'm just a speial little snowflake.
...I am absolutely none of
...I am absolutely none of those.
hrm!
Explorer, Politician, Crafter, Merchant.
I would have to say I'm a
I would have to say I'm a politician, crafter, merchant. There's nothing Nao loves better than new design selling in a shop that she got to have a hand in regulating legally. Or even better, regulating other peoples shops legally..... Chancellor was so much fun.
needs more categories...
needs more categories...
Agreed, I couldn't point to
Agreed, I couldn't point to any one of those profiles and say 'Yilkon is definitely this'.
What am I?
All of the none of the above. recently I am a mob killer pretty solely.
i'm probaby
a merchant
ya me too
ya me too
Old Comm Market
I used to be a merchant back before they made it all through cities and caravans. :( Sad day.
:)
:)
combatant
combatant
Hmm
I like to RP cross-dresser occasionally. Mostly just like crafting, which would be better if achaea didn't have tailoring/etc so overpriced.. hmm.. maybe I'll play lusternia
I am a bit of an explorer,
I am a bit of an explorer, but not obsessively so. I agree that there are some missing categories, like teacher or scholar which I can also identify with.
Crafter all the way
Need me to what? Hmm? Sorry, let me run to Delos right quick first. Heh.
Pyschopath!
Definitely a psychopath. Don't let the cool gaze fool you. RUN! While you can!
No Limitations
There's nothing stopping you from being all of these.
Time does :(
Time does :(
Agreed
For sure it does! Evil time.
well, I just started
but I really want to be a combatant/politician/explorer. I like all three, so why concentrate on just one?
lazy role
Um, where is the role where I don't fit into any of these given categories and kinda dabble in them all, never getting obsessed or good with any?
Politician crafter zealot and
Politician crafter zealot and (PvE) combatant. Wuwu!
a bit generic, but it made me
a bit generic, but it made me laugh. I was thinking a bit of Flair when I read zealot
Zealot
Zealot
I think I fit somewhere
I think I fit somewhere between the first three
Semi-retired explorer,
Semi-retired explorer, working on a combat system that is so far from complete I sometimes just give up.
Usually the jack of all
Usually the jack of all trades...that is to say dabbles in all, excels at nothing...quite average
meh
vaguely aiming at combatant, when I get the time to finish writing my system
oops
Accidental double post
Hmm...
Well, there's definitely a few choices missing here. I'd consider myself to be the one that tries to achieve everything?
None to be honest more of the
None to be honest more of the straight up leveller
Uhm
I do not fit any of those, I guess I am a mix of them, not really devoted to a single one. Except for politcs :x
Explorer, maybe
Explorer, maybe
None of the above :P
Slacker.
This should really be added into the list.
Combatant.
Totally a combatant...just wish I could figure out Lusternia combat.
Psychopathic Combatant most
Psychopathic Combatant most assuredly.
The Politician, and also the
The Politician, and also the Zealot
I think...
... most people tend to be a combination of the above... For instance, I'd like to be more of a combatant, but I'm also a bit of a politician and explorer... Work that one out.
Darn, apparently still have
Darn, apparently still have not found my niche.
Explorer!
Explorer!
agreed
mhmm
three-quarters retired
three-quarters retired
hmm
Halfway between Combatant and Semi-Retired..minus the class jumping.
Hunter?
Hunter?
no one is one or the other,
no one is one or the other, we all are combinations of the above, and of other things as well of course
If you've met her...
It's easy to peg which category Mel falls into. She is, without a doubt, a Zealot. It's led to some pretty interesting situations, and I personally enjoy the role. I've found that it's very easy to immerse yourself into the game if you have a relatively narrow focus to concentrate on.
Zealot
A little harsh my char is a ritualist but not too fanatical
Antagonist
Antagonist. I'm pretty much an arsehole. Official diagnosis: oppositionally defiant!
Faur?
Crafter ftw
I'm a little bit of all of
I'm a little bit of all of them...
Steryeotyping is wrong!
People take labels way too seriously. This is an overview that has some archetypes in it. No one really fits into archetypes unless they were built around them (and that's boring). Most people are (and should be) more than one of these, and not necessarily with the assumed traits.
Not always true!
Kal, for example, started out anything but a politician... but, circumstances as they were... he sorta just fell into it...
Too young to be any
Too broke for combat, too inexperienced for politics, not savvy enough to sell, not creative enough to craft, don't belong to an order to obsess in, too level headed to be crazy, and devoted enough to not be semi-retired.
I just kinda show up and stuff happens.
I'd fall into the
I'd fall into the explorer/merchant category.
So...
I just really can't begin to guess *what* out of all those might fit for me! Honest! I mean really, with a smile like mine... would I lie?
Mine doesn't really fall into any of those categories.
He's sort of a zealot, but more against a different group than for his. He's also a pretty heavy scholar (a category you didn't include, probably because it's pretty rare.)
I am a bit of everything..
I am a bit of everything.. jack of all trades and a master of none
nice art
love the picture, too, btw
to be fair
most people don't fit exclusively into into these categories. THe are just stereotypes, really, and like like any stereotypes, most people will take from more then one, and many will not be able to fit in any group
Hah
Well, I know plenty of semi-retired psychopaths!
Blah
I am the very model of a scientist Salarian...
me
I wish I were a sociopath. More interesting. And commonplace.
Fully retired explorer?
Fully retired explorer? Haven't played in weeks.
hey
Where's the category for 'Batista'?
mix
I'm a mix between Explorer and Crafter
I'm more of the explorer type
I'm more of the explorer type
basher?
basher?
Need moar!
Politician (ugh), explorer, crafter? Eh, only a few facets of me!
Hmm
Not really sure...
Hunter
Hunter should deffinetly be a catagory.
Semi-zealotic politician :)
Semi-zealotic politician :)
Definitely forgot the
Definitely forgot the mudsexers
Lots of different people
Lots of different people hehe.
Combatant, politican,
Combatant, politican, semi-retired all the way.
Hmm.
Not sure I fall in any of those.
Hmm, I sort of fall under the
Hmm, I sort of fall under the combatant scheme I suppose, but I prefer to Roleplay rather constantly (being a dwarf Warrior and all that) and I enjoy hunting over constant PK.
explorer
and crafter. At least I hope to become
Love crafting most!
Love crafting most!
Yay
Hooray for crafting!
Explorer/Crafter
I'd say I'm an Explorer for sure, but also a Crafter, love the sparklies!
I am the perpetual basher
I am the perpetual basher
Bored
You don't get bored eventually?
adventurer
Explorer!
A little bit..
I'd like to think I'm a fairly sucsessful Explorer, with a touch of Combat, Zealotry, and Politics in me.
definitely...
...going to aspire to be a good Explorer once I'm done being a newb
I guess..
I am retired and explorer. I used to be interested in combat until every enemy found loop holes for breaking systems and cheap shots and teaming. Now it's not really worth the trouble to me.
achaea website
I think there's an article about this on the Achaea website...
Forgot one
What about the teachers/novice aides?
Mentor
Mentor perhaps? I don't know anyone though where that's all they do is mentor people. That's usually a side thing.
explorer
new lands, new shops, comparing armour / weapons.
Psycopath, I totally get this
Psycopath, I totally get this image of the Joker from Batman when Koe does any jester stuff.
RE: Role
I'm none of these and all of these. +1. :) Just depends on my mood, usually just hang out as an explorer though.
great read, thanks
great read, thanks
another good article
another good article
Mosr is a mix of all of them
Mosr is a mix of all of them except semi-retired, merchant, and explorer.
Politics
I personally enjoy the politics. The finding a way to make things fit together, and to get the org running smoothly. I find it enjoyable.
A little bit of everything
I enjoy most of these things, or at least trying them out. Although Juli is more of a free spirit who walks around and does whatever she feels would keep her busy.
You know...
After reading again, I think my character seems to others like a Psychopath at times. XD
wait
what did I say I was before? I forgot. Anyway it's changed. To what I'm not sure.
Older than dirt!
I began life ages ago very into combat and wished to someday have my name listed in the histories. These days as one of the Semi Retired i am mostly interested in exploration and social projects. I must admit though, sometimes I find myself wondering what its like to reach Dragon!
Social
I play for the people I meet here
a cacophony!
semi-retiered mercha-crafter.
:)
Retired: Merchant, Combatant, Explorer.
I want a bound credit
Explorer. Politician. Zealot.
Basically, my job is to go find really cool RP hotspots, and then drag my job-friends to them so I can tell them how cool my god is.
Uh
Explorer. Maybe. Hunter really should be a category.
Character Type
I am the type that wants to learn my class skills, bash and quest a bunch, maybe be involved in politics, buy a house with some buddies, craft some cool stuff, join an order and get involved a little bit with intrigue, but not enough to make me irritated.
So small as I am, I am a
So small as I am, I am a hunter and explorer. With more lessons, I might become a fighter.
missing option
idler
Learning
I'd love to be able to ply a trade and earn oodles of gold but I think I would put myself in the combatant area. Not because I'm even remotely good but because I would like to get better and it sounds like a very fun aspect of the game.
just to add
I find now that I am getting the hang of these combos that the combat is becoming more and more fun so combatant has to be my answer.
Hrm...
Playing it safe. Semi-retired psycopath.
Mage!
Ftw.
My alts: Combatants and a starting death merchant
Arkanas (my priest alt) and Scathain (my mage alt) are both combatants, though they often hang out in the square when there is no village to raid with fire and sword. Nin (my rogue alt) will be conecting assassins and angry people with money for a fee as his sole occupation, and therefore fits the description of a merchant, albeit an unusual kind.
Yumm
Merchant, Avid Reader, and combatant part of the time heh!
Always..
Always a politician for the most part. But certainly a little bit of all.
Explorer, Treasure
Explorer, Treasure Hunter..definitely NOT a politician.
A mix
I agree many players cannot fit into just one of the classifications above. I am probably an expample of such.
no
Basher, explorer, combatant, zealot
Oh, jeez.
Oh, jeez. Combatant-politician-explorer-crafter-merchant, here. But if I had to put them in order of enjoyability probably...Explorer-crafter-politician/combatant-merchant. Picking just one would be impossible!
yee where are the hunters?
yee where are the hunters? hehe
What am I?
A semi-retired explorer that is beinging to take on a combatant edge.
Psychopath
Psychopath
I think...
Semi-Retired. But I don't jump cities and stuff...yet...
Outsider. Maybe.
I don't fit any of these really... but I'm closest to Explorer, in my opinion. And an aspiring miser.
A little bit of everything?
A little bit of everything? :/
You forgot
Ancient ex-politician?
Trilli?
Semi-retired. More like bored as heck, but yeah, semi-retired
For the ones just starting out...
... it can be daunting to get enough capital to get going in one (or several) of these pursuits. Exploring is practically free, as is getting your RP on, but some of the other "character types" given in the article take substantially more investment - either time or money. Merchant? Needs capital. Combatant? Need credits. You can have a lot of ideas for where you might want to take a character, but it can take a lot to get them there.
hmmm
Crafter politician with a hint of naughty?
Scout/Spy, perhaps
I dabble in everything, but probably I most fit the Scout/Spy model. I know it's not even mentioned above.
Hmmm
Bit of them all, some more so than others depending on the day and mood.
Neutrality
Great thing about being neutral is that there is so much more to explore! If you feel like doing something good you can, if you feel like being evil, what's stoppin you? Hehe
Retired
what if your full time retired and just log on to do things like wheel spins and free credits?
Hunter gatherer types
I am always trying to get to that next level.
Just started, but I'm aiming
Just started, but I'm aiming for Crafter/Merchant with some association with Politics. Anything that gives the sense of "immersion" is good by me.
Physcho Merchant
All the way
Hmmm
I am an explorer, hunter mostly... and I fish... can't say I do muchy else
Credit
:)
how about tree-hugging
how about tree-hugging recluse? thats me
Credit collector.
Credit collector.
Merchant and explorer
I suppose I'm somewhere in between merchant and explorer. I like visiting new places, including the bottom of the sea, even though that led me to another chance to explore Maya's cave. I'm also constantly broke, and already offered a lot of services in return for some gold- including dangerous creature life bait and other pleasant things. Politician would be nothing for me, maybe combat at some point.
I'm a mix of many of those.
I'm a mix of many of those. Especially depending on my mood
Nice for another credit
Nice for another credit
you forgot casual gamers, ms
you forgot casual gamers, ms author.
it's easy to fall into more
it's easy to fall into more than one of these categories. I know I do.
The Chill Kind
You know, the kind with free bound CREDITS!
Over three games and 5
Over three games and 5 characters I've actively played/done anything with I've probably played a bit of all.
There is one thing missing there though
What about hunter? Or does that fall under explorer? Because I spend so much time hunting, there is no space for exploration!
ummm
Somewhere in the middle?
Pokemon collector
Gotta catch em all.
All of these, obviously. Less
All of these, obviously. Less of a politician, obviously. :D
Don't know yet. Pretty new..
Don't know yet. Pretty new..
yeah hunter fits me better.
yeah hunter fits me better.
Guardian
Guardian
I am more of hunter type too
I am more of hunter type too
I think I might fix a mix of
I think I might fix a mix of them..but not any individual one completely..I know Xeran had his hand and made at least a sizeable amount of gold (98000 gold!) off of these embers recently, but he's also a performer of sorts, and fits in well with his Order, which is Lord Scarlatti's Order..but as a result, he talks a fair game, and can act a part quite easily..there's zealot I guess, he owns multiple hand-designed tailoring designs that are stuck in his artie folder to make sure they are owned by nobody else but him, there's crafter, and he chooses to not stay in a city at all in all honesty, sticking to the rogue nature of being devoted to nothing but his own moral path and Scarlatti's Order.
the absentee!
the absentee!
the absentee!
the absentee!
yeah ok
yeah ok
OMG
^ physcopath :)
myself?
it all depands on what I feel like at the moment.
Semi-Retired Psycopath Combatant
yeah
Explorer
Explorer for the most part, with a mix of the other categories.