"****... You!!" (Speculations and Spoilers and Stuff)

[ishnar]

Um, no, that does not make any sense. If powergaming is the antithesis of good storytelling, then combining the two does not make better storytelling.

Of course, a character can be expected to seek the most effective way to acheive a goal within his range of competence and within the parameters of his objectives and personality.

A powergaming character has no personality. He is a killing machine. 18 STR 18 Con, 3 everything else. Only trains skills useful in combat, mocks others for training in other areas.

This is a quote from a powergamer in a game I was running. "I'm not here to roleplay, I'm here to roll dice!"

Powergaming is a mechanical issue, and does not directly interact with roleplaying/storytelling.

Making a robot is a mechanical issue. It totally interacts with roleplay and storytelling.