(08-21-2015, 06:10 PM)LadyRochester Wrote: But how seriously can one take a player who claims their character is a genius and then goes around saying, like the example I have given before, "cats are reptiles"? Would they not be shunned by the community based on the fact people see an IC/OOC dissonance? How is that something better or fair for the roleplayer?
Do you know why, OOC, the character is saying "cats are reptiles"?
Because if you don't, then you don't know what the character's motivation is. Â Which is okay, because we're really not supposed to know that OOC.
Which means your character can react however they want. Â But, quite frankly, I couldn't give a fig whether you, the player, take another player seriously. Â I'm not even sure why that would even be a question. Â They're there to RP. Â If your character finds what their character is saying to be complete hogwash, then your character should react accordingly. Â That should literally be the end of it.