(Thread made for curious reasons)

RPGs like Elder Scrolls, Everquest, SWTOR, Dragon Age, etc.


Me well....am I unoriginal, because I always play as a Human Warrior I always named Argronok in these RPGs.

I almost never play as a Elf, Dwarf, Orc, Mage, Rogue, Archer,etc.

I try to vary it as much as possible, to get a different experience each time.

Except for Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, where I always play a Stealth+Archery based character first.

I bought Neverwinter Nights on here almost a month ago, but I still haven't started a game because every time I run it, I get to the character creation and break down with indecision of what type of character to play!

something that can stealth.

A rouge, usually a complete and total dick with no care for human life.

Well I can't help but think you miss out on a lot!

My problem is that I go to the other extreme, and will start the same game 10 times with 10 different characters, and then never actually get anywhere with them...

I don't like your basic warriors or pure healers (clerics / priests) much, but I do enjoy paladins and monks. Also magic-using characters. And stealthy ninja / assassin type characters. And pet-based characters (e.g. hunter and warlock from WoW). You see my problem! I really struggle to just choose one and get on with the game...

Used to be a completely good fighter-type character, usually a dwarf if generic fantasy. These days I've learned to appreciate sneaking classes a bit more, however.

If I've already played through a particular game as a fighter I'll pick an odd-ball build for my next run.

Usually I play with some kind of stealthy assasins, I love daggers and things like that :)
When it come to race, Elfs or Humans, depends how they look. :P

Rogue/Bard/Thief types. Sometimes mages, but as much as I love slinging magic about, I suck at playing them. If Dwarf is available as a playable race, I'll often go for that,

I love charisma characters. Talking my way out :) but since they are only so effective as the world you know, I usually do my first playtrough with a fighter. 2 oposite ways to complete a game, both satisfying :)

Usually as a warrior type that gets up close and hits stuff, though I have a soft spot for hard assed ranged warriors (which are almost never good, though occasionally they end up fun, such as TL2's Outlander).

Since you brought up Dragon Age, I can definitively say that playing a melee warrior was part of why I hated the game so much. It was a horrible pick, the game is much more fun as a mage or other class.

That may be why I liked the game so much. I played a Rogue and they're a ton of fun in that game. Played a mage on another play through and they're pretty fun as well. But Rogues rock in that one.

I never had any problems being a Warrior/Tank in Dragon Age mabye for my first RPG to play as something else I wll go with Dragon Age.

Human spellcaster, charismatic if it matters. I usually give him a specific name that roughly means "Tehpwnzor McAwesome".

I'm a fan of magic, so I'm usually a sorcerer, mage, or some kind of a spellsword character, but magic is pretty essential. Plus my character has to be good with words and highly charismatic. As for race, usually human, elf, or half-elf.

Personally I think magic is something that's a lot more customizable than anything else - there are usually many types of magic or spells to specialize in. Therefore I'd much rather manage the mage character myself and get warrior NPCs instead of making those myself.