[Discuss] Vulgarity Option

[Timothy Collett]

On Sep 3, 2007, at 8:00 PM, Shane O'neil wrote:
> I don't think I was clear. I'm talking about how honour affects  
> what limits
> your char has, meaning if you have little honour you will have a  
> small unit
> you won't be eligible for a government position etc. Because this is
> attribute is so necessary, it forces people to roleplay a certain way.

Why, yes; yes, I believe it does.  In the long run, at least.

Shane, when you play BattleMaster, you are "forced" to roleplay as a  
noble of the period.  Not as a pirate.  Not as a brigand.  Not as an  
undead fairy dragon.

You can't just decide to be whatever you want, and expect the world  
(in other words, the game) to support it.

The Barony of Makar has some darn good RP going as Vikings, it's  
true.  But they are not, and should not be, looked upon as honourable  
by the world at large.  If you want to roleplay as someone who is not  
considered as honourable by the world at large, you have to be  
willing to accept the consequences.

It's not like, overnight, everyone in the Barony is going to lose 2/3  
of their honour and become unable to command a unit of more than 10  
men.  In fact, given that someone *IN THE REALM* (or otherwise  
receiving their messages) has to report a message for vulgarity  
before it can be judged, they probably won't lose more than a couple  
of points per character per YEAR.

But yes, they will be losing honour.

Deal.  It's not your game.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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