murderhobo

tankhughes commented on the word murderhobo

A murderhobo is a character in DnD who just wants to kill any NPC that they come across or have an issue with, because it's a fictional world and they know how to wield weapons and/or magic. The whole party can be murderhobos who never try for diplomacy, or it can just be one character who flies into battle when faced with most situations.

September 1, 2022

bilby commented on the word murderhobo

September 2, 2022

ruzuzu commented on the word murderhobo

Dungeons and Dragons is a collaborative game based on storytelling. Each player is responsible for describing the actions of one character. The person running the game for them each session (the Dungeon Master) is like an omniscient narrator and provides each of the players with the setting--what the townspeople are doing, what the merchants might have for sale, what information innkeepers might have if the players' character were to simply ask, what random encounters might happen (based on the roll of the dice), including whether there are any monsters nearby that they could fight. Murderhobos don't care about any of the details--their characters just kill whatever or whomever they encounter.

Edit: Maybe that's not a good translation. A murderhobo is a character that deals with every novel situation in the game by defaulting to death or destruction because it's all a fantasy world and they can do whatever they want there. It could just be the strategy of one player, or it could be the whole group. The hobo part comes from the fact that the characters tend to wander from place to place looking for adventure (or things to kill).

September 2, 2022

tankhughes commented on the word murderhobo

Well explicked, ruzuzu. Being a murderhobo is one way to play DnD, and is fine if it fits with the story setting and the player group. Some people want to play out a high-fantasy court drama, some want to shapeshift into bears and talk to demigods, some want to explore non-binary identities and creative problem-solving, and some people want to ruthlessly murder anyone they meet without real-life consequences. That last type is murderhobos.

September 6, 2022

ruzuzu commented on the word murderhobo

Thanks, tankhughes. I used to play once a week, and I feel you've perfectly described each member of my former group. They eventually decided they'd rather get together to play Star Fleet Battles--and while I appreciate the idea of using a map of hexes instead of squares, I found having to stop and consult the rules in the middle of every battle was a bit tiresome. (When my friends play, they jokingly refer to themselves as space lawyers.)

September 7, 2022