What kind of player are you.

[Korivan]

From another site someone posted that there are 4 typical types of DnD players. The real man, role player, loonie, and munchkin. Now, people tend to play a few different types, but often fall usualy in one catagory. For your reference

The real man- Bold, brash, honerable or downright a jerk, the Real Man can be found on any battle field smashing his enemies to bits...then smashing the bits to itty bitty bits.

The role player- The intelligent person that can trick the king into giving the role player his kingdom, outthink his enemies.

The loonie- Does anything for laughs, even if it hurts the group. Will do anything from gestalting a barbarion/druid to make raging squirels, or go nova in the middle of the group.

The munchkin- The guy who researches pun-pun.

See http://dragon.facetieux.free.fr/jdr/Munchkin.htm for more.

So, what kind of player are you?

[Vortling]

There's also these player types as well.

[kamikasei]

Munchkin//Roleplayer.

[Random832]

Multiclassed Roleplayer 2/Loonie 1

[Kurtulmak]

I'm pretty much Ben, the guy who plays Obi-Wan, from Darths & Droids.

[The Dark Fiddler]

I'm everything that the OP listed except Munchkin.

[Susano-wo]

That seems like a pretty gross simplification of players in general, especially since the 'real man,' and 'munchkin' types can so easily go hand in hand.
How about we more generally rename them:
The Grinder: likes to 'meat grind' or 'mana grind'(just made that last one up). Essentially, s/he likes to pound the hell out of things, either through maagic means or through melee/ranged.

The planner: as the 'role player'

The Actor: really enjoys playing a character. Not necessarily backstory based, though s/he can have a detailed backstory, but is really focused on how this character would actually act more than tactical wisdom of said actions

The Loonie: as is

The Munchkin: as is. (though especially prone to be also planner/grinder--after all, what else is the point of the munchkining :P)

[AstralFire]

What kind of Playermon are you
How do you do the things you do
Share with me your secrets deep inside (inside)

[Swordguy]

From Vortling's link (which I prefer over the RM/RP/L/M setup in the OP):

Tactician/Method Actor/Storyteller.

In more or less equal amounts; daily mood and specific game depending.

[Johel]

Roleplayer for the most part... but I have a "Tactician" side that makes it difficult to play anything short of 10 Intelligence.

Already had that situation when the group must find a plan, you have one but must shut up because, IC, that's not possible for you to think that deep ? Dropping hints while hoping the DM doesn't just say "-Shut the **** up !! You're an orc !! You can't come up with that stuff !!"

[AstralFire]

That's when you pass notes to the high Ints because they should be thinking that stuff up.

[The Dark Fiddler]

What kind of Playermon are you
How do you do the things you do
Share with me your secrets deep inside (inside)

Now I have that song stuck in my head. Thank you.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I reject your decadent categorization schemes on philosophical, ethical, moral and social grounds.

[mistformsquirrl]

Roleplayer/"Real Man" (I really hate that name though) fits me the best from the first list.

The second list:

Storyteller/Method Actor/Butt-Kicker and Tactician all fit, but none overridingly so.

[Moofin Bard]

Now I have that song stuck in my head. Thank you.

As do I...as do I.

I tend to be the Storyteller.
I loves me a good plot.

[Rixx]

Role player, through and through. I just love getting so deep into a character that their actions surprise me. I just love the character interaction aspect of the game - if I ever enter a combat without any roleplay building up to it, I become kind of disappointed.

I get really deep into my characters' motivations and backstories, and how their various influences tie into their personalities. I also love playing with the other players and characters in roleplay - I love the tricks and witty banter, and the bonds that form between them. I could talk about my characters for hours (as my friends will attest), and I spend a lot of my idle time thinking up how they'd handle certain situations.

For example, one of my party members is taking Leadership, and introducing their compatriot as a romantic rival to my character for one of the other party members' affections. I love the opportunities for character development that brings - I just eat this stuff up.

Maybe I'm less Role Player and more Drama Llama. Though I don't personally identify with my characters and my feelings don't get hurt when theirs do.

[AstralFire]

Now I have that song stuck in my head. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Out of the topic's options, I'm a 'roleplayer'.

Out of the choices linked shortly after (which I think are a little more effective), I'm everyone except for Casual Gamer, Butt Kicker, and Specialist.

[vampire2948]

I'm the roleplayer.. but that gets difficult when the rest of the party forgot to put ranks in Perform (Roleplay).

[Korivan]

There's also these player types as well.

Sweet, never saw that...Ok, in your responses, add these too. Im the Role-Player. In the expanded list, I'm the tactician.

Robins "casual gamer" could be branched out into another type...The "liability". This guy has no real idea how to play the game, but wants to anyway. Everyone has to help him during the battle, both in game to keep him alive, and out of game to help them figure thier rolls. This player is called the "liability" because they tend to use up alot of the teams healing and protective resources to survive yet rarely contribute enough to justify it.

I thought of another based on a earlier thread. "The problem Player". This guy likes to TK, steal from group or get them in trouble. This type usually has social problems and brings them into game.

...And yes, I have/had both of those last two in my gaming groups.

[Deepblue706]

Why is there no category for Octopus Royalty?

[Moofin Bard]

I'm the roleplayer.. but that gets difficult when the rest of the party forgot to put ranks in Perform (Roleplay).

Ooooh low blow there.
But I understand.
Some people in my group really just wanna fight.
Others are very good...but that's because I play with a whole bunch of school-play actors and such.

[AstralFire]

Sweet, never saw that...Ok, in your responses, add these too. Im the Role-Player. In the expanded list, I'm the tactician.

Robins "casual gamer" could be branched out into another type...The "liability". This guy has no real idea how to play the game, but wants to anyway. Everyone has to help him during the battle, both in game to keep him alive, and out of game to help them figure thier rolls. This player is called the "liability" because they tend to use up alot of the teams healing and protective resources to survive yet rarely contribute enough to justify it.

I thought of another based on a earlier thread. "The problem Player". This guy likes to TK, steal from group or get them in trouble. This type usually has social problems and brings them into game.

...And yes, I have/had both of those last two in my gaming groups.

You'll note that Robin's types, while a little too rigidly defined (as though they were mutually exclusionary), avoid making any of them strictly negative, trying to portray them objectively. That's part of the good part.

[Korivan]

I'm bitter on the last two. Thats why. Maybe after a while I'll try to write something objective.

[Kylarra]

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

[Glyde]

I get into my role, but whether or not I talk the King into giving me reign over his domain depends ENTIRELY on the character. It isn't how I 'win' D&D or anything like that :P

Also, I have fun all the time. Whether I'm playing a 'weak' character or a 'strong' one, I still have a lot of fun. Though I do naturally optimize.

[Etrus]

Roleplayer~

For the linked descriptions... Storyteller//Method Actor? Narrative and characterization are my two holy grails (at least, in serious campaigns), though partial one-dimensionality can always be excused to make room for an awesome story. I *do* enjoy charop and battle strategizing to an unhealthy extent, but that's more out-of-game than not.

Ooh, I just realized that Adam must have Iron Heart Surge.

[NEO|Phyte]

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

I just imagined a player initiating a hostile takeover of the DM chair using that line.

[Tengu_temp]

There's also these player types as well.

I remember an internet test that marked your "aptitude" in those archetypes. Anyone got a link?

[warmachine]

I remember a quiz said I was a 100% match to Tactician, 75% to Powergamer, 75% to Method Actor and 50% to Storyteller.

[Shademan]

I'm a loonie role player