Hi! I’ve been playing CoGs/HGs and lurking the forums for a while and recently started writing my own game - in the process I’ve gathered that:
- Stats are good if they’re nuanced, well-incorporated into the game (with real consequences), and allow for unique character building.
- Too many stats are bad (because they prevent the former from happening).
This post on CoG, and this forum thread was also really helpful.
I’m curious to know what personality traits people are most invested in when character-building for a CoG/HG. I’ve also included different angles/phrasings (interested in which ones are preferred by the community)!
(Full disclaimer: I’m also a jungian cognitive functions / Big 5 nerd (alright, you can call it MBTI if you want), so this is a cool topic for me. Obviously there are differences between genres, but I’m curious what people think are the general, “must-have” character-traits (if any).
- Calm vs. Passionate
- Emotional vs. Logical/detached
- Friendly vs. Reserved
- Extroverted vs. Introverted
- Optimistic vs. Pessimistic
- Serious vs. Flippant
- Genuine vs. Sarcastic/dry
- Flexible vs. By-the-book
- Chaotic vs. Lawful
- Modest vs. Confident
- Understated vs. Flashy
- Some other dimension
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