Have a question about how the TVTropes wiki works? No one knows this community better than the people in it, so ask away! Ask the Tropers is the page you come to when you have a question burning in your brain and the support pages didn't help.
It's not for everything, though. For a list of all the resources for your questions, click here. You can also go to this Directory thread
for ongoing cleanup projects.
Bump
Muramasa got.
Bumping again since I tried to add to it by making it more fair but the same troper removed it for the same reasons while only keeping in the slightly more expanded positive side.
Muramasa got.
If the player is a real person that's a no-no.
Discord: Waido X 255#1372 If you cant contact me on TV Tropes do it here.
Yeah, the entry is base breaking Character. Focus on the Character
I agree that it should be focusing on the character, but the way DND is as a medium means that the players choices/acting play a role in the characters personality. My point was that I was saying that for those who dislike the character, the manner at which the player is having them act is why they do not like her, not saying they hate the player.
Muramasa got.
"How she is having the character act" is "how the character acts". So there's still no reason to talk about the person.
Edited by Ghilz
Understandable then.
Since I'm on this topic, I noticed the YMMV page for Two Best Friends Play has the group's members as BBC. Should those be removed as well for the same reason?
Muramasa got.
So I added an entry to the Critical Role ymmv page about one of the play characters being a Base-Breaking Character. Part of the entry mentioned the player, both positively and negatively mind you. Someone trimmed it down saying "focus on thr character not the player" and while I respect that opinion, I feel this is not right.
Firstly since these are people playing DND characters, their performance effects how the character is going to be viewed. The character can be well set up and be badly presented if the player choses to. My entry mainly mentioned the player as a way to give context to why their performance can be a positive and negative.
Secondly, I was balanced in what I put, and with the changes the entry does not feel right. Originlly it said this;
So far, Beauregard is the only player character whose been polarizing to Critical Role fans. On one hand you have people who think Marisha portrays her as a fun, interesting character whose No Social Skills attitude makes her stand out compared to a lot of others, while also being fun since she's very different, and to some, more interesting then Keyleth, in addition to being a good overall fighter. On the other hand, some see her as a pretty unlikeable character due to how often Marisha makes random comments during situations, as well as how much of a Jerkass she tends to be, which combined with her No Social Skills, make Beauregard come across as just not that fun to watch interact with others. One thing people at least can agree on, is that Marisha's overall acting and skill with DND is far better then it was with Keyleth.
Now it reads;
Beauregard. On one hand you have people who think she's a fun, interesting character whose attitude makes her stand out compared to a lot of others and serves as an interesting contrast to Keyleth, in addition to being a good overall fighter. On the other hand, others see her as unlikeable due to her Jerkass tendencies and her No Social Skills.
Lastly, the BBC character for the previous campaign uses Marisha's performance to talk about her previous character Keyleth. If we're not going to allow the players performance/choices to be involved, then this needs to be universal.
Sorry for the long entry.
Edited by keyblade333