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Yeah those can be fun, especially for horror settings.

True but the players tend to "sell" their characters. They react without thinking how their char would really react.

I guess that depends on the gaming group. My original group way back when was very much like that, but the people I play the Call of Cthulhu one-shots with do very good at reacting like their characters would.

That might not be a fair comparison, though, because to really enjoy Call of Cthulhu, you have to be the sort of player who can let their character do the stupid things they would really do.

Yeah, in the group I'm in, just about everybody plays as their character, makes stupid choices their character would make. Hell, my boyfriend and I had an in-game fight because his human didn't think that it was unfair that the smaller races pay full price for half the material. (my halfling nearly kneecapped him she was so irate. )

True i guess it has to do with the game ( eg Call of Ctulhu ). My players tend to react the opposite way. They think us themselves and not their characters. That can really ruin things especially when you make sure that you have anticipated all logical outcomes... eg They still think that it is logical to react to the npcs by what you know of them from the ccg and not by everyday standards..

I have seen players play Call of Cthulhu that way, too. They usually do not have any fun at all!

....you said it....