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de-trick
2007-09-17, 09:42 PM
I thought to make a list of generic concepts for characters

1)stupid fighter
2)charming rogue
3)useless bard

see what you can come up with

psychoticbarber
2007-09-17, 09:43 PM
Generic or Cliche?

BRC
2007-09-17, 09:45 PM
Drizzt Do-drow

13_CBS
2007-09-17, 09:51 PM
Any fighter with a sword. I mean, come on. Everyone uses a sword. EVERYONE. The weapon has pretty much become a cliche, especially in video game RPGs, both eastern and western.

JackMage666
2007-09-17, 09:55 PM
Dark, brooding Necromancer/Warlock
Hippie Druid
Ridiculously dumb Barbarian
Overzealous Cleric/Paladin

dyslexicfaser
2007-09-17, 10:18 PM
The steals-from-everyone-including-his-party rogue
The paladin who thinks detecting as Evil is reason enough to commit homicide in a crowded tavern

I could go on with the paladin thing.

Draz74
2007-09-17, 10:43 PM
Absent-minded pyromaniac wizard.
Pompous, arrogant elven swashbuckler.
Drunk angry dwarf fighter.
Aragorn.

Lord Tataraus
2007-09-17, 11:00 PM
16. The anti-cliche, basically a character who tries to not be cliche, I mean, that's just too cliche now days.

17. The female character played by a pervert.

18. The gay elf.

Kurald Galain
2007-09-18, 05:37 AM
19. The character that hits on every female (N)PC he finds. Usually a fighter or a rogue.

20. The cleric that tries to convert everyone and refuses to heal PCs that don't.

21. The "I hate magic" barbarian.

22. The "I hate elves" dwarf.

23. The "I hate dwarves" elf.

Tengu
2007-09-18, 05:40 AM
24. Elven ranger with archery specialty.
25. Stupid and crude half-orc fighter or barbarian with a heart of gold.

Overlard
2007-09-18, 05:45 AM
26. Arrogant elven wizard.
27. The brooding loner with a dark past, that gets annoyed when he's not the centre of attention and people aren't asking him about it.
28. Klepto halfling.
29. Chaotic stupid gnome.

Green Bean
2007-09-18, 05:52 AM
30. The crazed, pyromaniac Sorcerer
31. The Warforged who wants to find out what it's like to be human.

AKA_Bait
2007-09-18, 06:01 AM
32. The Chaotic X seeking revenge against Y for the murder of his family.

33. The druid-permabear/ape

Funkyodor
2007-09-18, 09:07 AM
34. Fighter wielding sword twice as large as himself.

35. Characters created to be thin, buff, or wirey. Never jolly, portly, or fat.

36. Characters that look inconspicious or have a grizzled veteran appearance.

37. New lvl 1 adventurers decked out with backpack, 50' of rope (hemp or silk), lantern (hooded or bullseye), torches, rations, sword (long or short), Bow (long or short), etc...