Thaumaturge's Planar Cohort Role Play?

[aaron22]

What I don't like is a DM controlling my familiar or summon/called creature without asking me first... Multiple personality disorder is a little awkward to explain away.

i think you have this backwards though. it is you stepping on their toes. not them, you.

RPing your summon is not new and usually totally appropriate. its an impossible task to have DMs take the task of controlling every NPC. would need a DM team of 100 strong. so with that said, it is up to us to either RP our summons or leave them completely out of our RP circles. the more appropriate way would be to leave them completely out of RP. but the most rewarding RP is having us RP them.

[Brother Bruce]

What I don't like is a DM controlling my familiar or summon/called creature without asking me first... Multiple personality disorder is a little awkward to explain away.

i think you have this backwards though. it is you stepping on their toes. not them, you.

RPing your summon is not new and usually totally appropriate. its an impossible task to have DMs take the task of controlling every NPC. would need a DM team of 100 strong. so with that said, it is up to us to either RP our summons or leave them completely out of our RP circles. the more appropriate way would be to leave them completely out of RP. but the most rewarding RP is having us RP them.

So if we were somehow able to have a dm for everyone's summon you'd be for the dm rping as the summon and the player not having any control? So in this silly situation my little squirrel companion for example could be overly nice and compliant instead of rude and obnoxious the way I wanted it to be? I mean I chose the things to be my companion, I think I'd know more than anyone its personality

As for planar summons, I mean it's kind of hard to fudge up rping one of those right? My hezrou isn't gonna offer a paladin some tea and I'm almost positive fire elemenatals DONT like to take a bath. I mean, not saying it won't happen every now and then but as long as they're being RPd responsibly I can't see the issue with letting players do it. That being said there are certain instances where I can see godmoding coming about, for example someone using their summon and saying something like "yea so I totally spoke to like the head honcho in whatever plane it was I came from and by his or her authority I grant thee something special or whatever"

rp responsibly and let the player and possibly the DMs know of any abuse/misuse should an issue come up.

[aaron22]

You may think you know how to play a flaming fist guard but that doesn't mean you should be RPing them. You may know your twin sister pretty darn well too. Doesn't mean you know everything. They really should not be Rped by the player. And it is obvious that DMs cannot control every summon familiar and cohort. so like we do the other NPCs, they should not be considered in the conversation.

[Wolfrayne]

a summon, cohort or companion is not your character. if it were a PnP situation, your DM would control what they do and how they act and respond to actions around it. you are not controlling it when you tell it to stay or attack or guard. you are asking and are never refused.

My cohorts will often refuse to do what i ask, Sure i can click a button and make them attack or defend of whatever but that is a mechanical thing. They have their own personalities and i usually leave it up to a roll of a dice how they react in certain situations. Cohorts are beings that have earned your trust at the very least so its not unusual to say they would do as asked as long as it is not life something completely absurd.

This is still only a medium role play server and if people are getting bent out of shape because someone chooses to give some life to their companion that is just silly. As long as the companion still abides by the same rules what is the problem?

[aaron22]

I'm not bent over it. It's a question of rule. I could not care less what Is rped through. I have companions and summons and I RP through them all the time. It just shouldn't be. It's not your character. Plain and simple.

[Brother Bruce]

You may think you know how to play a flaming fist guard but that doesn't mean you should be RPing them. You may know your twin sister pretty darn well too. Doesn't mean you know everything. They really should not be Rped by the player. And it is obvious that DMs cannot control every summon familiar and cohort. so like we do the other NPCs, they should not be considered in the conversation.

We can't rp flaming fist guards anymore nor can we summon or bind them in the same way we do with a familiar :p

Also given the chance I think I'd do a pretty good impression of my siblings

That said I'm only talking about the cohort or companions' personality. Spending years with a person or creature would give you a pretty good understanding of how they react to things as well as how they present themselves to others. I mean I wouldn't understand the inner struggle with acorn addiction my squirrel buddy goes through when we're not together but I would see and be able to imitate the way he prefers the company of a female adventurer who is generous with treats than he would the company of a ranger and his wolf. (The wolf is a member of his acorn addiction support group so he feels uncomfortable with his judgemental gaze upon him. I don't know about this though and therefore cannot rp this meta knowledge)