It’s Okay to Be Cliche as an RPG Player
Maybe you are new here and want to know how to play D&D. Or, maybe you are a veteran who wants to up your game.
In either case we, in the Nerdarchy, have a collection of player rpg tips to go over with you in the hopes that they will enrich your game play.
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Now let us focus on the the mantra, it is okay to be cliche, it is okay to be cliche. I am still a unique snowflake in the RPG universe.
Seriously though we have all been there- either ripping on another player for playing the cliche or being the player who makes the cliche character and hopes no one gripes about it.
Check out our video where we discuss cliches and player rpg tips for how to make it work well
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Here at Nerdarchy we think it is okay to play the cliche or stereotype, but make it your own with some player rpg tips below.
Don’t have the cliche be the only thing about your character. The elven wizard is a great archetype but that can’t be the end of the character creation process.
Put a new spin on it.
Rather than being the scholarly wizard maybe your elven wizard is a seafarer, or a merchant that sells colorful dyes, paints, and fabrics.
To sum it up-
Take the base and add to it. Don’t be satisfied with a character just because it is technically complete as far as the rules state
Play it with enjoyment and passion. If you aren’t excited to play your character how is anyone suppose to be excited to role play with them.
Make it your own. Not by thinking up some crazy unique concept but by playing a believable character who is a part of their world not just placed into it 5 minutes before the game begins
Again remember it is okay to be cliche as long as when you play you are happy that you made that choice.
Remember, It is okay to be cliche
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Daniel Eastland
August 7, 2015 at 3:40 pmCliche characters can also serve as an "anchor" for the more bizarre characters.
If everyone in the party is a half-dragon/thri-kreen/vampire then you will miss so many opportunities. The cliche (or "normal") character is the conduit through which the snowflakes can relate and interact with the NPCs of the world.
I can't count the number of times my run-of-the-mill Dwarven cleric has had to roll his eyes and explain to the townsfolk that his companion isn't out to eat their children.
Good times.
Nathan Riggins
August 7, 2015 at 7:10 pmGreat point about the anchor characters.
If the party rolls up to a fight and the villagers and goblins both turn to fight your party, the party may be too far off from the norm.
A dwarven cleric and elven mage as bookends to the group will help to lower the change of that type of reaction.
I bet that dwarven cleric has one high charisma score…