[Discuss] Roleplay / Letter / Report / etc

[James]

Timothy Collett wrote:
> The rules I have always adhered to, and what I think is most  
> generally accepted, are these:
>
> - Unless *explicitly* stated, all non-Roleplay messages are known by  
> whoever receives them
> - In a roleplay, unless you clearly establish a setting that is  
> private, or make it clear that what's being roleplayed are the  
> character's thoughts, it *can become* public knowledge.  Just how  
> public, and what the requirements would be for making it so, might vary.
>
> For instance, a conversation conducted in low tones in a noisy tavern  
> *could* be overheard if someone happened to be close enough, and  
> listening for it specifically, but I would expect a decent roleplay  
> explaining this before someone made use of the knowledge IC.
>
> I only use Roleplay if I'm doing narration, but I'm in the minority.   
> Some people use Roleplay whenever they're doing "character- 
> development" type messages, like IC banter, and Letters when they're  
> doing more mundane stuff, like talking about where to attack, how  
> much CS they'll need, etc--stuff that's using game-mechanic meta- 
> information, basically.
>
> I would strongly discourage the view that simply tagging a message as  
> Roleplay means that it's private.  Since I only even came across this  
> view within the past few weeks, I think it's safe to say that it is  
> *not* the majority view in the game.
>
> In short, *if you want something to be private, say so*.
>
>
>   

I agree as I did in the situation you're talking about, Timothy.  If 
you're explicitly having the conversation in public expect it to be 
common knowledge, with how much role play associated depends on how 
private it is.  In a noisy tavern, in a hushed town, at least some.  On 
the street (or market) in your normal voice, far less.  Nobles do not 
usually spend time where commoners do and it tends to be less noisy (the 
same could be said for a tavern I suppose).


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