[RPG] Re: Let Battle Commence [Meta]

[Timothy Collett]

On May 13, 2006, at 6:15 AM, Richard Garner wrote:
> How so? I RP and I expect people to keep it in RP, if they cant  
> then they dont belong on the island its as simple as that. And  
> whats wrong with a bit of atmosphere? a bit of tension? it makes  
> good RP's doesnt it.
>
> Prime example of a world class RP'er. King Gul'Dan of Nighthelm,  
> him and my character Victor dont get on (to say the least).... now,  
> we were speaking in OOC.... and we had a laugh! we talked, shared  
> views, ect. RP is completely seperate from OOC, and it should stay  
> that way, nobody should ever take personal offense from an RP.

While that's all true, it misses the true spirit of RP.

Really good RP is much more than just dressing up game-mechanics  
actions in fancy words, and not hating the players whose characters  
your characters are at war with.  It's about your character having a  
whole distinct personality, and goals that make sense for a person to  
have, and staying consistent to that personality...while still  
evolving as a person.  Ariana is very much a different person than  
she was a few months ago--she could never have dreamed that she'd be  
getting married!  And, more to the point, neither could *I*.

Now, Gul'Dan may be a world-class RPer; I haven't had chance to RP  
with him much (is he on the list?)...but just because you can fight  
IC and laugh OOC doesn't make you one.  And neither does roleplaying  
your enemies' long journey as cowardice in not attacking.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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