How to Play an Arrogant Jerk WHILE Still Being Likeable
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มี.ค. 2023
- Playing an arrogant jerk in TTRPGs is difficult... but not impossible! You just have to keep a few things in mind
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A way I like to play the arrogant jerk character is that they genuinely care even if they don't admit it to themselves. The arrogance is a front to protect their feelings. It works well with support characters because their actions are lifting up the party even when they're verbally putting them down.
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I’ve played an arrogant character before (she had the soldier background with the flaw “I don’t respect anyone who isn’t a proven warrior”), but she never had a chance to shine. She got her butt whooped by simple bandits early on (dice were not on my side), and we never met up for the next session (real life stuff). 😞
I have a hexblade/college of swords bard bounty hunter that acts kinda like vegeta, but his party is his family, so he goes ballistic like vegeta when beerus threatened bulma
The fact that you used Vegeta from DBZA instead of the original just makes me so happy ❤
I think the reason why people tend to love the arrogant asshole is for two reasons; either they want to see them get their inevitable comeuppance, or the one I believe to be moreso true, they are exactly the type of person that those watching/reading wish we could be to a certain extent. But there does need to be that extra added depth of their character that deep down inside... They hate themselves and wish they could be different. It's basically the "they're really not like this, you just got to get to know them" type of person that we always try to see in people that are in fact just jerks. This type of character can be really fun to play as long as you separate yourself from the character and the rest of the players are on board. Y'know there's tons of characters that we "love to hate" in wrestling too. Just sayin. Another great video from you Jay!
Haven't watched yet, but I bet you're gonna say just be actually funny instead of cringe. Easy.
After watching this video I realized that the character I'm playing now in a persona based campaign with the pbta system was similar to what you described, and it turned out well, he was a rich guy who always stayed positive and wanted to be the center of attention, but his family cut off all his funds due to an incident that occurred in the past, the reason why it went well was because my character in addition to being strong, always collaborated with the group to advance the plot and did not treat anyone badly, I even had a couple of conversations in roll with the other pcs telling me that at first they don't like mi character because they thought he was too arrogant but now they are happy that he was their friend, and of roll the other players said they liked how my character had a lot of development.
I also want to point out that #1 on his list was "Communication". I don't think this was random. I once went from a table that knew me and my RP style very well to one that didn't and forgot ( somehow ) to communicate that the womanizing lecherous rogue that I was playing had a planned arch in which he would change his way of seeing his relationship with women. I was out before I realized what had gone wrong. I'm normally not that stupid. But here I sit, no doubt someone's "that guy" story on one of the Facebook groups.
I immediately thought of Bakugo as an example of someone who is such a jerk, but also very good at what he does. What sold his character was when we get to see his parents... it made everything make sense. I also think that in the context of Japanese culture, it was easier to see him barking at people and sounding critical/negative, but realizing that that's the only way he has of showing concern for people. So one takeaway could be a "jerk" character who speaks gruffly and harshly, but shows through their actions that they do care about others. One character idea I saw was someone playing a cleric who would berate and smack people around, but secretly tell the DM that they were casting Bless and heal spells while doing it, so it became flavor for their style of helping the party. Great video!
My idea: a Gaston type. He knows himself well, and doesn’t trust others and their skills. But when the others show skills he doesn’t have, he recognizes that power, then builds them up and supports them.
I have but what name to sum this. Escanor.
My very first character was based on Gaston. I wanted him to be an arrogant jerk who only cared about his own fame and status while also role-playing against type by making him a monk. My aim was to always have him grow out of it and begin to become more selfless as a person.
If your character is acting in a way you wouldn't, then narrate why theyre doing it and the vibe their action gives off.
I big thing to keep in mind when taking archetypes from other stories is that those stories have a single writer/team. And they do not only control the jerks (or whatever other archetype it may apply to), but also how the main cast reacts. How the "NPCs" react. And all of this includes things like subtle tells, assumptions, that moment they catch the jerk in a vulnerable situation where they think nobody is around. They control when things escalate and probably more importantly deescalate. In some cases they may already have in mind exactly how the redemption is going to take place and will make sure it's in time for the main cast to accept said redemption. They control how important the characters are that the jerk pisses off so that the jerk doesn't unintentionally derail the story when pissing off the wrong person. They also control the "backing it up" part.
I really needed this video like half a year ago .. been playing a type of asshole character, nobody likes her. Not the party, not the NPCs, not the players and I don't either anymore. So yes, if you want to play such a character you really need to make up to the PCs in other ways or just face the fact that you created a character that shouldn't be in a party.
Markus is my favorite character that i've played. his arrogant. talks to much and boast to much about himself but he never won a fight, the only thing his proud of and he never won one. fault of the dm a little though also my fault since he never seemed to learn. after i stopped playing Markus i've made him into a more realized character, he realizes his own faults and that deep down all he ever wanted was his parents to like him. he spent an insane amount of years alone in a place called the void and after it all he wanted was to see his parents and sister, to say he loved them. he never got to cause he was ate by an elder god or something like that DMPC. just bad writing on his part that time since i got to play him again. he also wanted to be a god in the begining of this story but now all he wants is someone anyone to be his friend.
Not me thinking you’d use Constantine as the example. John is the quintessential arrogant prick. Then I remembered we have to
I don't know what it is about narcissistic jerks with squishy insides that make those characters some of my favorite. Tony is definitely one of the best examples. My friend and I have become horrified to realize we've completely fallen for The Rookie's Tim Bradford - a cocky jerk who just seems to live to torment Lucy Chen, AND YET he turns into one of the squishiest characters by season 5. We are horrified by how much we love him, but we see his confidence, while well-earned, is also a mask for the trauma he went through. I think I just love seeing their transformation. Like with Tony, he went from a genius, billionaire, philanthopist, playboy to...pretty much the same thing except for the playboy, lol. But ultimately into a hero. That makes his journey awesome.
These are the content I enjoy from you. Not necessarily new to me, but they stir up old ideas and encourage me to further develop them.