Royal Dukes (was [Discuss] Royal Status)

[Lyman Stone]

>
> I will only commet on this part.
>
> From what you have said on this specific part of your very  
> unsuccessful statement (unsuccessful because this is not what is  
> happening or how I feel about it), you will not welcome or trust a  
> former troublemaker character in your Realm. So does this mean that  
> characters with a bad history should be deleted because they will  
> not be welcome anywhere else?
>
> I totally disagree. Sometimes I RP troublemaker characters(some of  
> which the players tend to believe that they represent me and get  
> upset against me as a player) on purpose because it is fun. I would  
> in no way like to be forced to delete any of my characters because  
> of having a bad history and not being welcome in any realm.
>
> If my family is full of bans would this make me unsuitable as a  
> player? No way it should be like that. My family history is full of  
> banishments (maybe you can not see it because this is a recent  
> account, but I am not going to hide it for there is no reason to do  
> so), but ask those players for instance in FEI. Do they have any  
> problem with my character Laura? No. Why? Because every character  
> is a different situation to deal with and because in new Realms it  
> is supposed that you are making a new start...
>
> Hey, Lyman, what are you saying man? I *totally* disagree.
Allow me to explain a bit more. I will not take one look at someone's  
family history and ban them (unless, of course, that character's  
history has something on it like, "seceded city X, high treason of  
the worst sort, almost destroyed realm XYZ" and my realm is XYZ. Then  
its ALMOST a one-look ban). But, I will look at a family history and  
go, "Hm. I'm going to keep an eye on this person, and have my sources  
dig up their past, their dirty secrets, their fears and triumphs, and  
every detail available about them. And I'm going to monitor their  
behavior." Firstly, thats because Hireshmont, my judge character,  
is... well.... Hireshmont. But all of my characters are like that to  
some degree, though less than him.

If by, "welcome" you mean have my character pass them a beer, slap  
their back and go, "Welcome to realm X you habitual backstabber you!"  
then no, I will not welcome them. Now, if they exhibit very suspcious  
behavior and have a dirty past, they will very quickly find me in  
opposition against them.

RPing troublemakers is good, its good RP. And troublemakers get  
punished. If Laura arrived in Irombrozia, she would probably be given  
some odd glances, because she glorifies the life of a thief,  
something that, realistically, few/no nobles would do in Medieval  
Europe. Robin Hood being the one exception, and we dont even know he  
existed.

So perhaps we're just going to have to disagree. A dirty past affects  
you in real life, and will affect you in BM.

Plus, those who read family histories dont end up with mad ego- 
obsessed habitual backstabbers as royal dukes, so its a plus in my  
eyes. As you said, such dukes ruin fun. Thus, not judging on the past  
ruins fun. Its a slippery slope, so its a balance, but since my  
characters are all fairly egotistical and suspicious anyways, and all  
of them are fairly aloof too, I'll err on the side of suspicion and  
distrust. It earns my characters enemies, and enemies=fun in BM, in  
my eyes. Especially very capable enemies driven almost mad with rage  
and anger at my characters. I love watching my characters get  
themselves into pickles, and find they've made enemies of almost  
everyone.

And I definitely hope people judge my characters on their past. Its a  
pain in the rectum areas to have to restablish my characters  
everywhere they go.

But no, such a character shouldnt be deleted I'd say. Just make sure  
you have somewhere that will welcome you. i.e. its best to only tick  
off one side of a war.


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