tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765968336639677760.post4468578879432206860..comments2023-02-08T01:15:11.250-08:00Comments on List Bitch: Rose Mc-Fucking-Gowan! How could I forget?Cadencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10876719368923015562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765968336639677760.post-14744581207455828822007-04-11T18:42:00.000-07:002007-04-11T18:42:00.000-07:00Mary Sues/Gary Stus are the online rpg version of ...Mary Sues/Gary Stus are the online rpg version of what we in the paper-n-dice rpg community call "munchkins". Since there aren't any stats to min/max, though, MS/GSes load up on background advantages, and if they even have the afterthought of having a disadvantage, it's usually some form of insanity. And since there aren't usually any hard and fast rules about roleplaying mental disorders, nobody can make them roleplay the consequences once they've grown tired of it. Other disadvantages and setbacks within the game are usually just handwaved away by dint of some obscure clause in their novel-length character bios.<BR/><BR/>Can you tell I'm not terribly fond of Mary Sues? :o)PMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798392222551268516noreply@blogger.com