Hey, look -- a new way of classifying people, on a two-axis grid. But it's not the usual leftist/rightist, libertarian/authoritarian, liberal/conservative, marketist/socialist kind of thing, but ... well ... pirates/ninjas and dwarves/elves.
I have always considered the profound distinction between ninjas and pirates to be an absolute one. One was either ninja or pirate - there were no inbetweens. One personality type was skilled and proficient, elegant and silent, contained and constrained, honourable and spiritual. The other type loud and flamboyant, gregarious and unrestrained, life-loving and vigorous, passionate and strong. I thought all people must pledge their allegiance, or be categorised accordingly.
The other day at work, another binary pair was presented to me - a co-worker who doesn't declare people pirate or ninja, but instead elf or dwarf. For him, humanity falls into doers and thinkers - elves being elegant and timeless, conceptual and refined, abstract and beautiful while dwarves are practical and structural, hard-working and no-nonsense, down-to-earth smiths and makers.
Now we just need someone to do a Quizilla test for this. I suspect I trend toward moderate ninja and slight elf.
Hmmmm ... ninja elf. You know, you could create a pretty cool RPH out of this ...
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Ninja.
The Elf/Dwarf thing depends on what my part in the project is. If I need to be a dwarf then dwarf it is. If Elf the Elf. On the current project It started last year in the POC as super-elf-boy, now I'm the stalwart Dwarf doing the body of the project.
That's why I IDed myself only slightly elf. Heaven knows I knuckle down to the work when it needs to be done (and done "right").
Heh. Someone needs to read the latest Dragon magazine, or at least, the Nodwick that's in it...
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