[Discuss] In-game family pages/Character lists

[Timothy Collett]

On Jul 9, 2008, at 12:06 AM, Josiah Allen wrote:
> 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.

I think you're misunderstanding somewhat the nature of the family  
history information.

It's not just written in some dusty tome somewhere.  There are many,  
many minor (NPC) nobles who spend their *entire lives* doing *nothing*  
but keeping track of this kind of information.  Our characters would  
certainly know it if they stopped for 30 seconds to check, even if  
they didn't know it offhand.

So yes, your character can deny having ever been to Keplerstan, but  
he'd better have a bloody good explanation for why someone with his  
name and face was there during a period when there's no record of him  
having been doing anything else (because, well, he *was* there).

Never underestimate the noble social information network.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family


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