Barn the Bear
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So what's with people wanting to play ordinary people in RPGs? Like...fishermen and merchants?
Yes, I am kind of nitpicking about one of the comments on Kickstarter, but only because I personally find it a little strange to want to roleplay (at least in open world RPGs) anything other than someone important and whose life is high risk/reward. It's not that you can't roleplay someone ordinary, because we're all ordinary and we all know ordinary people go through trials and tribulations too, but I don't hear people talk about that. I just hear them pretty much say, "I want to play an NPC in an open-world RPG."
I don't mean any offense to anyone -- especially the person who made the original comment on the Kickstarter. I'm just wondering what inspires someone to want to do that as opposed to playing a character who can do extraordinary things. Again, it's not because ordinary people are boring, but, rather, in a video game (especially fantasy fiction), the metaphors and lessons in life are best translated through the extraordinary and the fantastical.
There are exceptions, and perhaps someone can enlighten me, but that's just how I see it. Any thoughts?
Yes, I am kind of nitpicking about one of the comments on Kickstarter, but only because I personally find it a little strange to want to roleplay (at least in open world RPGs) anything other than someone important and whose life is high risk/reward. It's not that you can't roleplay someone ordinary, because we're all ordinary and we all know ordinary people go through trials and tribulations too, but I don't hear people talk about that. I just hear them pretty much say, "I want to play an NPC in an open-world RPG."
I don't mean any offense to anyone -- especially the person who made the original comment on the Kickstarter. I'm just wondering what inspires someone to want to do that as opposed to playing a character who can do extraordinary things. Again, it's not because ordinary people are boring, but, rather, in a video game (especially fantasy fiction), the metaphors and lessons in life are best translated through the extraordinary and the fantastical.
There are exceptions, and perhaps someone can enlighten me, but that's just how I see it. Any thoughts?