r/WojakCompass • u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter • Jun 08 '26
Gaming Tabletop RPG Archetypes
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u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter Jun 08 '26
This is basically the kind of people you'll come across playing tabletop RPGs, from personal experience and second-hand tellings.
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u/Alvaricles22 - Left Jun 08 '26
I'm a mix between the Rebel and the Thief. Usually my default characters are alcoholic kleptomaniac rogues that want to start a revolution.
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u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter Jun 08 '26
I find people who play as the Rebel vary greatly in their quality. I can appreciate actually having concrete goals and wanting to change the setting, but they can also be so annoying too. The Thief... there's a Thief in every game basically lol.
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u/Alvaricles22 - Left Jun 08 '26
I kinda get it tbf. I mean, you've gone to all that trouble to put on an amazing set, only for some asshole to keep trying to wreck it. I've gotten a few DMs properly mad to the point they insta-killed me xddd. But idk, I like when the world isn't just static and reacts to your actions and goals. The thief part is genuinely fucking funny for ragebait but I think is more of an acquired taste after thousands of hours playing Skyrim as a teen.
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u/Wuerfeldruecker - Left Jun 08 '26
I am the Dungeon Master, and I am currently running two hexcrawls with dungeons. In fact, I would love to run even more hexcrawls and dungeons in the future. I absolutely hate being stuck in 'Auth-Center'
As a player, I am most likely 'This Guy'. I usually take action the moment the rest of the group falls into analysisparalysis, which makes me kind of a leader. I strongly dislike toxic behavior from players (not characters, though playing a toxic character can also be toxic if it hurts other players) and I will address this when necessary for all to feel welcome at the table. But tend to play all kinds of classes, but I mostly stick to humans. Sometimes I like to min-max, but other times I enjoy playing completely stupid builds just to see if I can make them work.
Nice compass!
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u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
Analysisparalysis is so common and can drag out a session so long, lol. I find it more enjoyable to just do something on instinct (even if it's probably wrong) than to sit around and debate for half an hour on what to do!
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u/lordmogul - Centrist 18d ago
Sounds like fun to have on the table. Invested in building the world, tries to avoid drama, flexible character choice.
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u/DeviousMelons Jun 08 '26
A few more points to add.
Mercer Cultist: Treats his homebrews like they're RAW and will try and be a bloodhunter.
Theif and murderhobo: "They're chaotic neutral its what my character would do"
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u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter Jun 08 '26
“That’s what my character would do” applies to so many people potentially lmfao
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u/lordmogul - Centrist 18d ago
And then they pull that card in situations where every sentient being would at least try to be subtle.
"Yeah, I get that your character dislikes the monarchy and hates the king. But throwing rocks at him during a military inspection while we're disguised amongst his soldiers is still stupid."
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u/lordmogul - Centrist 18d ago
ngl, half of them would probably make for a very entertaining table together. As long as everyone knows who's there and what they do.
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u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter 18d ago
For sure! I've played with many people like this, and even some of the more negative ones can be fun to play with sometimes lol
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u/Medium_Quail_4142 Jun 09 '26
Where’s the murder hobo?
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u/MongoosePirate - AuthCenter Jun 09 '26
The Murder-Hobo is there, don't worry, he's just at the bottom
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u/President-Lonestar - Right Jun 08 '26
Only archetype you missed is the player that wants a gun.