[Discuss] "roleplaying island"

[James]

Timothy Collett wrote:
>
>
> So if, among all the characters in my family, none of them has *ever* 
> seen anyone gain a region from any method other than by being formally 
> appointed by the Duke or Ruler (which is obvious and well-documented, 
> not to mention announced to the realm), or by what turns out to be 
> forging paperwork to "buy" the title, what in the world are they 
> supposed to think when someone shows up claiming to be the Marquis of 
> Richtown, when there was no announcement about it, the ruler's on the 
> other side of the realm, and they're known to have a rich family?
>

I know for a fact you have.

The problem is is at the same time you've never seen anyone buying a 
title to get the title, you've only seen them get it because of 
heredity.  You the player know otherwise and you say it is because they 
bought it.  The character has absolutely no reason to suspect that, and 
that's where is leaves the realm of role play into ooc knowledge.


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