[RPG] [EI][Ibladesh] [META] A New Beginning.....and a Revelation....

[Eiyrn]

Anthony Anderson wrote:
> On 4/17/06, Jamie Cheyfetz <jamie.cheyfetz at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Well, if your RP consists of:
>>
>> RPer #1: You are treated well by the prison system.
>> RPer #2: I am beaten while in prison and raped, too.
>>
>> Then I really don't care to partake with this RP.  I hope you enjoy it, though.
>>
>>
>> Hmmm...perhaps I should start partaking in this kind of RP.  Perhaps
>> some Ibladeshians going off into Yssaria and Itorunt to wantonly and
>> repeatedly rape and burn down villages in the name of their religion
>> (NPCs, of course, I wouldn't want to step on any PC toes!) would do
>> wonders.
>>     
>
> And thus we travel down the slippery slope to destruction.  Again, a
> reference from the old SpellMaster site, regarding NPCs.  It's not an
> exact application, but I think it helps solidify Jamie's point, which
> I think is a good one.
>
> "NPCs are, however, not property of your character. Other players can
> roleplay the same NPC. However, as the original creator you define
> what the NPC is, and other players have to stay within those limits.
> If, for example, you invent a captain of the guard, and play him as
> very thorough and experienced, other players can't just take control
> of him, turn him into a spy for their council, and play him as making
> dumb mistakes. If this happens, you as the original creator can ask a
> GM to step in."
>
> To translate in this instance- If it's general knowledge that the
> guards were ordered to treat Hoshi well, then any RP by Hoshi should
> indicate that.  It's up to Kokanee (or possibly someone else high up
> in Perdan) to offer any sort of exception to that.
>   
Realism Anthony trumps that big time.  This everyone wears white hats 
and obeys orders to the letter is total crap.
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