# What is your Medieval Vocational Personality? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 14, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330 "2000-08-14T18:33:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qixotica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5fc32e/32.png) [@Qixotica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qixotica)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/41 "2000-08-14T22:24:14Z")
Dreamer-Minstrel, at your service. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zoing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zoing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoing)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/42 "2000-08-14T22:37:45Z")
Benevolent Ruler here! ---
**Author:** ![ArkonDLoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@ArkonDLoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArkonDLoC)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/43 "2000-08-14T22:44:03Z")
Dreamer-Minstrel? I was so hoping for evil Sorceror. Now I’m probably going to be depressed for the storyteller competition tommorrow. Maybe tuning my mandolin will cheer me up. ---
**Author:** ![Althea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Althea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Althea)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/44 "2000-08-14T23:05:03Z")
Prime Minister. I’m can deal with that. ---
**Author:** ![Althea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Althea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Althea)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/45 "2000-08-14T23:07:47Z")
That should be I can deal with that. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/46 "2000-08-14T23:08:00Z")
Another dreamer-minstrel. Good thing I already have the shoes. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/47 "2000-08-14T23:10:52Z")
White Night. Struuter, methinks I could be your knight in shining armor if you will be my . . . shit, can’t come up with a good analogy. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/48 "2000-08-14T23:11:43Z")
Another White Knight here. Or Shepard… I took it twice. I’m so confused. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/49 "2000-08-14T23:32:46Z")
Yet another discoverer. “On the negative side, you might be an impractical and indecisive procrastinator.” Me, impractical? Nope, no way…well, maybe…I dunno…maybe I’ll think about this tomorrow. But at least I’m no procrastinator! ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/50 "2000-08-14T23:43:13Z")
Holy spit. The Prime Minister might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. etc. Of course, the impatience with inept associates is accurate… ---
**Author:** ![Amthystre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Amthystre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amthystre)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/51 "2000-08-15T00:03:34Z")
“Your distinct personality, The Scientist is to subscribe completely to the scientific method. The data create the conclusion. To think about accumulating new data to prove an hypothesis could almost be considered a gross waste of time as there are so many new conclusions to be derived from the data already available. A more modern scientist in the field of criminology would be Sherlock Holmes. This professional sleuth always draws his conclusions from the available clues. On the positive side, you can be rationally imaginative and realistically perceptive. On the negative side, you can be nearsighted, narrow minded and rigid in your research methods. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today’s corporate kingdoms.” Hmm…? ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/52 "2000-08-15T00:24:30Z")
Sounds about right 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/53 "2000-08-15T00:34:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Your distinct personality, The Benevolent Ruler might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. You are the idealistic social dreamer. Your overriding goal is to solve the people problems of your world. You are a social reformer who wants everyone to be happy in a world that you can visualize. You are exceptionally perceptive about the woes and needs of humankind. You often have the understanding and skill to readily conceive and implement the solutions to your perceptions. On the positive side, you are creatively persuasive, charismatic and ideologically concerned. On the negative side, you may be unrealistically sentimental, scattered and impulsive, as well as deviously manipulative. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today’s corporate kingdoms. How true! How true! ~~Baloo ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/54 "2000-08-15T00:48:09Z")
I’m a PM. Does that mean I get to live in some dump on Downing Street? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/55 "2000-08-15T01:48:41Z")
yet another white knight, looks like i may have to switch my chess preference. ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/56 "2000-08-15T02:01:23Z")
Sez here I’m a benevolent ruler. This test is not to be trusted. If I am ruler, which I will be, you people will all tremble within my iron fist. ---
**Author:** ![Sakura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sakura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakura)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/57 "2000-08-15T02:23:34Z")
Shall we go and roam the beautius land of the Straight Dope in a merry band? We’ll sing ballads of great threads and tell tales of noble battles from the Pit. All the Benevolent Rulers will hire us for our talents at great Dopefests and . . . Woah - I really AM a Dreamer-Minstrel. Maybe I can run away to the Renaissance Faire. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/58 "2000-08-15T02:44:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vestal Blue \* > \*\*Your distinct personality, The Shepherd is to tend to your human flock. \*\* I’m a shepherd, too. I’m not sure how I feel about this, but at least I’m in good company! Scotti ---
**Author:** ![KCB615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/59 "2000-08-15T02:57:23Z")
Prime Minister. Oddly, it was very accurate. Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330/60 "2000-08-15T03:02:37Z")
Another **Prime Minister**. Your distinct personality, The Prime Minister might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. You are a strategist who pursues the most efficient and logical path toward the realization of the goal that you perceive or visualize. You will often only associate with those people who can assist you in the implementation of your plan. Inept assistants may be immediately discarded as excess baggage. To do otherwise could be seen as inefficient and illogical. On the positive side, you can be rationally idealistic and analytically ideological. You can be a bold decision maker and risk taker who can move society ahead by years instead of minutes. On the negative side, you may be unmerciful, impatient, arrogant, impetuous and impulsive. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today’s corporate kingdoms. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-medieval-vocational-personality/29330.md?page=4)