I only know one person who could potentially play this as a character and floor everyone (DM included) with a working knowledge of philosophy, poetry, and a bottomless well of logical set-ups and segues. Of course, no one would be actually PLAYING at that point, and most likely laughing uncontrollably, lost in confusion and passing the bottle of whiskey around the table. Clockwise.
Noah Stevens Robert Weber I was trying to make an NPC class among NPC classes. I cannot imagine anyone using this as a PC. I mean, I made it a curse that your PC turns into one of these guys.
If you ever see anyone play this or anything similar, I want to know about it.
...hands the player of the Philosopher character a copy of "The Adventures of Baron Von Münchhausen" RPG and waits for the campaign to implode in upon itself.
I love this, but only because I know so little of actual, real philosophy. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou know it had to come to this eventually...
Immanuel Kant was a real pissant
who was very rarely stable,
Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out-consume
Wilhelm Freidrich Hegel
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
who was just as schloshed as Schlegel.
There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya
'bout the raising of the wrist,
Socrates, himself, was permanently pissed.
John Stuart Mill, of his own free will,
On half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.
Plato, they say, could stick it away,
Half a crate of whiskey every day.
Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle,
And Hobbes was fond of his dram.
And Rene Descartes was a drunken fart,
"I drink, therefore I am."
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed,
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
Gotta love Monty Python Sings
ReplyDeleteI only know one person who could potentially play this as a character and floor everyone (DM included) with a working knowledge of philosophy, poetry, and a bottomless well of logical set-ups and segues. Of course, no one would be actually PLAYING at that point, and most likely laughing uncontrollably, lost in confusion and passing the bottle of whiskey around the table. Clockwise.
ReplyDeleteNoah Stevens Robert Weber I was trying to make an NPC class among NPC classes. I cannot imagine anyone using this as a PC. I mean, I made it a curse that your PC turns into one of these guys.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever see anyone play this or anything similar, I want to know about it.
Noah Stevens That is probably one of the most encouraging things anyone could say.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Noah; I'd be mighty tempted to try to play this as a PC...
ReplyDeleteJon Wilson I Dare You
ReplyDeleteHerman, that was weird and fun. I am relived that none of you take philosophy too seriously.
ReplyDeleteHerman Klang ...sooo many games... so little time...
ReplyDeleteAnd as Noah says, getting a DM to agree is another kettle of fish altogether.
But should the opportunity arise, I'll try to report back!
Jon Wilson I don't think I would let anyone play this character.
ReplyDelete...hands the player of the Philosopher character a copy of "The Adventures of Baron Von Münchhausen" RPG and waits for the campaign to implode in upon itself.
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