RPG Lexica:MNO: Difference between revisions

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Munchkin: One of the most controversial terms in RPGs. A good argument could be made that it means "any player I don't like", but most people reserve the term for a specific type of bad player...; My own definition: a player who, through inexperience or immaturity, disrupts the game to the detriment of the other players, usually by any or all of the following:

Creating a character that's inappropriate to the setting (Classic definition: A munchkin is someone who, in a game of courtly politics and intrigue in 16th century France, wants to play a ninja.)
Insisting his character either is or has to be the absolute best at everything he does.
Roleplays poorly, seeing his character (and the other characters) as mere game pieces, without personality or motivations beyond advancing in the game.
Relating to the last one: approaching all problems, obstacles, and frustrations with violence as a first resort
Attempting to "win" the game, even at the expense of the other players, in situations where it would be inappropriate.

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-;munchkin: One of the most controversial terms in RPGs.  A good argument could be made that it means "any player I don't like", but most people reserve the term for a specific type of bad player...
+;Munchkin: One of the most controversial terms in RPGs.  A good argument could be made that it means "any player I don't like", but most people reserve the term for a specific type of bad player...
 :My own definition: a player who, through inexperience or immaturity, disrupts the game to the detriment of the other players, usually by any or all of the following:
 * Creating a character that's inappropriate to the setting (Classic definition: A munchkin is someone who, in a game of courtly politics and intrigue in 16th century France, wants to play a ninja.)