Most places don’t hire without a comp sci or math degree for it
I’m a writer. I can say that with pride. I’m also a roleplayer, but before that, I’m a writer.That’s why when someone plays a character poorly I feel like it’s a pity.
Then come someone, strutting in with his character saying “IM THE BEST I HAVE PLAN FOR THIS” and effing play him as a trash I flipped.
What in hell is that effing mess. I can’t find a word to properly vocabularize my disgust of that third-rate execution of a character. He doesn’t even play a Mary Sue. His character makes complex relationships with other characters before completely flipping and effing destroy all that were made.
Complete disappointment.
As if it isn’t enough. When I confront him he brush it off as his character having psychosis. Well. PSYCHOSIS DOESN’T MAKE YOU STEP ON A BROKEN LEG, STAB A PERSON, ATTEMPT TO MURDER TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, PERFORM FOUR SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, AND BROKE DOWN INTO A DEPRESSION IN THE SPAN OF TWO EFFING DAYS.
I mean. If he admits he plays his character poorly I’ll be okay. But saying he has a mental disorder? An incorrect one at that? I’m just disappointed.
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Lets not forget
One moment he’s here… crying
And the next he’s perfectly alright.
Makes interactions with the character feel completely worthless and unfun.
And all the things he has said feels like its made up on the spot. At least, that’s me.
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Suuuure
“Don’t worry I have plans”
“The GM totes know I have plan for him”
GM: I hate him.
Dama: He acts like he has psychosis
“Oh he does”
Dama: …points at description on medical site
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if it actually was deliberate you could do something with a character who has a tendency to have complex and friendly relationships with other characters but feels a strange compulsion to do fucking awful things to them because of mistaken impressions about the nature of comedy and relationships.
I say this because that was me as of 5 years ago, and I’m a VeRy InTeReStInG pErSoN
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I mean, murder and violence is a bit far, but having a tendency to suddenly make very very VERY tasteless jokes could geniunely be an interesting character since it would be funny for the RP’ers but not for the characters, which allows for a comedic character who can also have depth.
I’m not the best writter [flex] even though I’m almost gaurenteed to get A*s in English Language and English Literature [/flex], but I at least have a fairly moderate understanding of HOW to write, even if I don’t have the execution down.
But honestly the best approach here is talking to the DM/other players if the player is being inflexible. If they decided this is fine you can nope out of the table.
Me: I’m sorry… I just seem to have these destructive tendencies… to myself and others.
Therapist: Ah, I see. I have an explanation for this.
Me: is it my abandoment issues with my father…?
Therapist: FUCK NO. You have a psychosis!
Me: What? Which one.
Therapist: All of them. None of them. I don’t care. You’re just fucking crazy.
Me: This dosen’t even make sense from a freudian perspective.
Therapist: Those don’t apply to crazy peopele LIKE YOU.
Me: you’re telling me that i tried to commit suicide, stamped down on a broken leg, tried to murder four people and got depression for no reason.
Therapist: Oh no. There is a reason. You’re a complete and utter madman.
Me: I’m sorry. We’ve been talking here for 1 hour, and I’ve been having a quite intelligent discussion about the nature of psychoanalysis over the years as a way to discuss my condition, and I’ve made some points that even you didn’t consider. And I’m just crazy?
Therapist: You’re one of those crazy people who dosen’t act crazy.
Me: …what?
Therapist: Look mate. You’ve got a psychosis. It’s not my job to explain your actions in a way that will allow you to heal from them and move on from them, and to prevent you repeating them.
Me: THAT IS LITERALLY YOUR FUCKING JOB.
Therapist: I hope you’ll have fun with all the other crazy people.
Me: I can’t believe you’ve done this.
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This whole situation makes me cringe because I used to be the person making psychotic characters years ago
I think that the only half decent one was a psychopath serial killer in a kind of death puzzle working with an all altruistic indigenous to get out
what the therapist didn’t know is that all they had to do is turn me off for exactly 5 seconds, then turn me on for 8 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 8 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 2 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 2 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 2 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 2 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 2 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 8 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 8 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, and I’d have been fine.
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