OT: am playing D&D light and am having fun

[Loser]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
L, could you translate a few of those terms for me, please?

Which ones?

Some Guy
A derisive term for a game that is all combat, and/or for players that are only concerned about combat. Looked down upon by most gamers, because it is seen to go against the spirit of RPGs: 'why play a roleplaying game if you're not going to pay any attention to the role? That's what wargames, computer games, and other tactical games are for.'

• munchkin
• power gamer
• minimaxing/minimaxer
• Min-Maxing/minmaxer
• raping the rules/raping the system/rules
• raping/rules raper
• point-shaver
• mathematician
• rules lawyer
• dice bouncing
• roll-playing

Spec-out: the specifications of the character, how its points are spent, its nature
Talk-work Rogue: think Dirk Benedict's character from the A-Team, 'Face'
Finger-work Rogue: think ninja-super-thief