[Discuss] In-game family pages/Character lists

[Josiah Allen]

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Matt Runyon <m.runyon at comcast.net> wrote:

> Now, I have heard all along that these things are IC information, things
> that our characters /would/ have known if we were actually middle-ages
> nobles, and have always treated them as IC resources.  Now, it has
> recently come to my attention that there exists at least one person who
> does not agree with this.  I am nearly positive I have heard
> confirmation that either these things are IC, or more generally that
> in-game information is always considered IC unless stated otherwise.
> However, I have not been able to find this confirmation.  If anyone
> knows where (even approximately, such as rough dates or a thread name on
> the d-list) I could find it, I would be much obliged.  Or, for that
> matter, if someone can point me to something from Tom saying otherwise,
> I would be likewise obliged.  Or, if my memory is completely bunk (which
> is always possible) and there has been no such ruling, could I either
> get a ruling, or a statement that there will be no ruling?
>

Was this the MAE discussion?

I feel that it's information available to your character, but it's up to the
player to decide his own character's knowledge.  You can force someone to
know something, or even accept it as fact.  Perhaps it's rumour, perhaps
it's written in a tome in some dank library...you can roleplay that you
found the information, but I think it's ok to deny or disagree with it
also.  (Humans deny known facts all the time in real life).

So I think we're going to have to compromise...If I want one of my
characters to deny he was ever a member of Keplerstan, he certainly has the
right to do so and not sound like he's telling someone that clouds don't
exist.  Maybe your advisors suspect he was part of Keplerstan, but wonder
why he denies it so adamantly.  It can make for good roleplaying if you keep
your head.
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