 What does it take to be a munchkin?, Is there a consensus? |
 Jun 24 2007, 03:25 PM
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Old Man of the North  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,045 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463  |
So, the word has been used a lot, but it seems as if one person's munchkin is another person's clever player. What do you think makes a player a munchkin?
Does it take putting a 1 in an Attribute? Or more than one Attribute? Is it using Qualities that make no sense for the character, to get more BPs? Is it an attitude towards the game, the GM, the other players? If the player doesn't break any rules as provided in the source books, then does s/he deserve censure? After all, if it was against the spirit/logic of the game, why would it be in the rules? If it's not about the rules, then what are the determining factors, and who gets to decide? |
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pbangarth What does it take to be a munchkin? Jun 24 2007, 03:25 PM
FriendoftheDork Munchkin? Well the correct definition is a player ... Jun 24 2007, 03:44 PM sunnyside I think the wiki does a pretty good job of explain... Jun 24 2007, 03:52 PM JonathanC I would define a munchkin by their goals. A munchk... Jun 24 2007, 03:56 PM Jaid i would basically define it as someone who creates... Jun 24 2007, 04:01 PM FriendoftheDork QUOTE (JonathanC) I would define a munchkin by the... Jun 24 2007, 04:01 PM JonathanC It's the desire to "win" the game. A... Jun 24 2007, 04:04 PM Cochise QUOTE (pbangarth)What do you think makes a player ... Jun 24 2007, 04:20 PM savantt I think there is an inherent problem in drawing a ... Jun 24 2007, 04:21 PM FrankTrollman People whose characters are defined mechanically i... Jun 24 2007, 04:34 PM Rotbart van Dainig Whoever ruins the game for others by taking more t... Jun 24 2007, 04:35 PM Ravor I guess I'd have to paraphase a rather bad Sup... Jun 24 2007, 04:59 PM Rotbart van Dainig Hm. That would pretty much result in:
'Munchk... Jun 24 2007, 05:03 PM Ravor Well I was going for:
"Munchkin:
( 1 ) So... Jun 24 2007, 05:16 PM sunnyside Munchkin is a bit like the word "Jerk" i... Jun 24 2007, 05:19 PM Wasabi In a SR game which is already a game of (sometimes... Jun 24 2007, 07:37 PM Samantha I love making shadowrun characters. I have more fu... Jun 24 2007, 08:00 PM Glyph A munchkin is far more than a min-maxer. A munchk... Jun 24 2007, 11:40 PM Ninja Bearbot Be a membr of the dumpshock forums. Jun 25 2007, 12:42 AM Buster People who toss around the phrases "munchkin... Jun 25 2007, 12:49 AM Ravor And as you can see, zealotry is clearly a two-way ... Jun 25 2007, 12:54 AM Kyoto Kid ...is "Zealoty" actually a word? The cl... Jun 25 2007, 01:08 AM Critias It's "zealotry." Jun 25 2007, 01:09 AM Ravor There, its fixed... Jun 25 2007, 01:14 AM Sterling In my experience, a munchkin is someone who focuse... Jun 25 2007, 04:54 AM hyzmarca A munchkin is a rules-lawyer who specilizes in gai... Jun 25 2007, 05:00 AM Sterling A munchkin is the guy in second edition who made h... Jun 25 2007, 05:15 AM Critias QUOTE (Sterling) So you'll have Street Samurai... Jun 25 2007, 10:40 AM Rotbart van Dainig It's never the character that is 'munchkin... Jun 25 2007, 11:48 AM Ophis Munchkin - a Dwarf Metavarient, originally express... Jun 25 2007, 01:35 PM deek QUOTE (Samantha) My definition is someone who play... Jun 25 2007, 03:06 PM mfb a munchkin is someone who breaks the game in ways ... Jun 25 2007, 03:53 PM Cain A munchkin is a disruptive player. Everything els... Jun 25 2007, 05:47 PM stevebugge Generally I would agree with the Frank-Rothbert hy... Jun 25 2007, 06:48 PM Talia Invierno So abused the term, many of us have started using ... Jun 25 2007, 08:09 PM sunnyside Well not the last one, but the rest seem right. ... Jun 25 2007, 09:01 PM Jaid QUOTE (Talia Invierno) Setting the numbers above t... Jun 25 2007, 11:19 PM Talia Invierno Clarification re that quote:
I didn't mean di... Jun 26 2007, 12:23 AM Demon_Bob QUOTE (hyzmarca) The guy who takes Blood Invoking ... Jun 26 2007, 12:45 AM Rifleman I'm inclined to say that Talia Invierno has it... Jun 27 2007, 04:06 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Rifleman) No arguements, no complaints, jus... Jun 27 2007, 06:50 AM Glyph That's actually a good point. Some characters... Jun 27 2007, 07:37 AM Rifleman QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jun 27 2007, 01:5... Jun 27 2007, 10:22 AM Rotbart van Dainig I'm perfectly aware that it was the player... Jun 27 2007, 12:29 PM raphabonelli At least by Steve Jackson description on the Munch... Jun 27 2007, 01:47 PM deek QUOTE (raphabonelli) In case of Shadowrun, a Munch... Jun 27 2007, 01:58 PM ThreeGee I don't think it's just ruleslawyers, mini... Jun 27 2007, 02:44 PM ElFenrir Im also in the boat of ''cheating to get w... Jun 27 2007, 04:08 PM Critias There's always been a difference to me between... Jun 27 2007, 04:10 PM Catharz Godfoot Munchkin is another name for Funny Buffalo, but on... Jun 27 2007, 07:34 PM pbangarth "Funny Buffalo"?
I don't get the al... Jun 28 2007, 05:02 PM
pbangarth It would seem there is a fine line between one who... Jun 29 2007, 03:49 AM  |
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