[Discuss] Rules of BM Need to be Stressed More

[Joe Truba]

On 11/3/07, Tessa <snow15cat at aol.com> wrote:
>
> "You know how the new government options for the ruler allows him to
> change the titles of everyone along with other factors of the realm?
> Well why don't we add another field where it says what kind of
> address/titles are used in the realm for each level. Then set up
> something where the game auto checks the message for said titles, if
> they don't see it, the sender is punished. You could also make it so
> people with titles get some option to exclude a select number of people
> from using their title, close friends and such."
>
>
> I don't know if I really like that idea. It seems so...limiting. It'd
> have to be changed every time you make close friends, or you can only
> make a certain number of close friends who you'd feel uncomfortable
> having call you "Your lordship" or some other title that you wouldn't
> ask your friends to call you. And what about abbreviations/nicknames?
> How would it recognize the difference between, let's say, (Richard the
> Courageous) "RTC" and "Sir RTC"? And having to remember everyone's
> title in the way that  that specific realm created and type it every
> time you want to talk to/about them instead of a simple Sir/Lady
> Lord/Lady or risk losing honor/prestige would be an absolute pain,
> especially if you're in a rush. And it seems like by having the game
> automatically punish you for not putting a title wouldn't react to
> specific circumstance. If my character really hates yours because yours
> is a traitorous scoundrel who tried to sell out humanity then I'm not
> about to call him anything that denotes "respect", nor should my
> character have to, I don't think.  Or if a personality quirk causes a
> character to really hate false flattery so having -everyone- call
> him/her by a fancy title is really irksome, after all, if it's about
> respect shouldn't you respect their wishes and not call them something
> they don't like? I'm all for using titles and having more respect for
> the hierarchy, but I don't think a game mechanic is the way to go about
> it. It should be up to the players to enforce, if a character ignores
> the titles for no specific reason then have the judge fine them, ban
> them, or as lyman said, question if such a overtly disrespectful noble
> is really a noble at all.
>
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When creating a character the game distinctly says not to give your
character a title,
such as "the Great", "the Courteous", or "Sir". Earn your titles IN GAME,
don't create
them yourself. If an abbreviation is needed then something is probably wrong
with the
name in the first place.

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