New Posts For Thread: More Power to the Power Gamerhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29499131/More_Power_to_the_Power_GamerI recently watched my wife playing Final Fantasy VI for the first time. I noted how similar the various characters were to classical D&D classes, and watched how she choose her adventuring parties. At the end of the day, the characters that performedIt's really not about whether or not having them in your party is optional.FF6 is the story of Terra, and her journey towards self-acceptance.In Chrono Trigger, having Crono in your party is optional after a certain event. But that doesn't mean he ihttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29499131/More_Power_to_the_Power_Gamer?post_id=526268317#526268317It's really not about whether or not having them in your party is optional.FF6 is the story of Terra, and her journey towards self-acceptance.In Chrono Trigger, having Crono in your party is optional after a certain event. But that doesn't mean he iWed, 21 Nov 2012 17:51:41 -0600Well, I watched my wife finally beat FFVI, and now she's (not) enjoying the railroading of FFII/IV - another problem that frequently occurs in table top roleplaying, particularly with many modules. But one of the things I learned from watching her behttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29499131/More_Power_to_the_Power_Gamer?post_id=526268257#526268257Well, I watched my wife finally beat FFVI, and now she's (not) enjoying the railroading of FFII/IV - another problem that frequently occurs in table top roleplaying, particularly with many modules. But one of the things I learned from watching her beWed, 21 Nov 2012 17:49:00 -0600Man... Sabin was a beast in the game. Friggin' love VI. My opinion on protagonist is that it tends to be the person a player most identifies with. For my older brother, it was Cyan or Edgar. For me, it was more of Locke or Sabin.Anyway, the OP offerehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29499131/More_Power_to_the_Power_Gamer?post_id=526157435#526157435Man... Sabin was a beast in the game. Friggin' love VI. My opinion on protagonist is that it tends to be the person a player most identifies with. For my older brother, it was Cyan or Edgar. For me, it was more of Locke or Sabin.Anyway, the OP offereSat, 17 Nov 2012 16:28:25 -0600Terra is very much the protaganist of FF6.FF1 is the only FF game that can really be said to not have a protaganist, and that's because it has no PCs (it has party members, but they're basically just chits on a gameboard).[/quote]Nope...Terra is thehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29499131/More_Power_to_the_Power_Gamer?post_id=526157193#526157193Terra is very much the protaganist of FF6.FF1 is the only FF game that can really be said to not have a protaganist, and that's because it has no PCs (it has party members, but they're basically just chits on a gameboard).[/quote]Nope...Terra is theSat, 17 Nov 2012 16:17:30 -0600Exactly. In a single player game, intraparty balance is irrelevant because they're all your characters. You only care about the player party as a whole versus the monsters. In D&D, each character's performance is important because they're all being phttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29499131/More_Power_to_the_Power_Gamer?post_id=526155893#526155893Exactly. In a single player game, intraparty balance is irrelevant because they're all your characters. You only care about the player party as a whole versus the monsters. In D&D, each character's performance is important because they're all being pSat, 17 Nov 2012 15:31:40 -0600