Antagonism

[yodathedark]

The point has been raised that I have a lot of antagonistic characters. I'm not sure I agree, but I want to do a run down anyway.

ETA: I'll be fair, the comment was "characters with antagonist views".

Laine (Lost

Comments

[suave_steve]

It all depends on what context people are using the label antagonistic really.

[ulaidhan]

Any character attempting to adhere to a visible set of morals is at risk of being identified as "antagonistic".

Any character that makes public a desire to see others behave morally almost certainly will be pegged that way.

Likewise, questioning the status quo tends to be seen as antagonistic - even if such questions are explicitly part of the setting.

Personally, I've found every character of yours with which I've interacted to be a positive asset to the game of which they were part.

[yodathedark]

Thanks, Andrew. :D

[meltedcandle]

If you don't agree with people or have vocal views on things you're labelled as antagonistic. Personally I love the conflict (social, physical etc) that comes out of things like that. I don't think your pc's that mine have interacted with are what I would label antagonistic. Apart from Charlie.

The others just stick to their guns, which is perfectly reasonable and it's not like they don't compromise, or don't have good reasons not to when applicable.

I think it's mainly people possibly just not liking your style of play, or the characters that you play in relation to their own rather than your pc's being actually antagonistic in general.

[yodathedark]

And that's probably hitting the nail bang on the head there.

Not that I've ever made characters that really conform to other people's idea of paradigm...

[steewart]

I don't do the system so I couldn't comment on your characters but I do do a LOT of LARPing so I can sympathise. In my past experience, there's usually been one of two main reasons for someone to be called that when they're not:

1) It was from a GM/Ref type when you've been going against the grain/not playing to their divine plan/not sitting there and being spoon-fed like a nice agreeable bitch. I personally like Characters who do this so f*ck 'em! :P

2) They discovered a new word today and want to use it as much as they can to make themselves sound clever whilst being mildy insulting. Twats!

Obviously, by saying stuff like this, I could be classed as being Antagonistic... but meh! Fuck 'em! ;)

[yodathedark]

'tuart, I think I love you. :D

You say the most awesome things. :)

[steewart]

I was trying to be honest/unbias and just running on past experience with that kind of shizzle. Was I maybe a little too close to the bullseye perhaps? ;)

[yodathedark]

I've had those experiences, yes... :)