(06-24-2015, 10:10 AM)Magellan Wrote: What If we take combat out of it?If you're referring to my posts I point you to this handy-dandy tl;dr I put at the bottom
Claire is a master chef icly, Â but oocly I am only lvl 15 CUL. I often go to great lengths describing her actions in the kitchen. Should I cease to do so because a game mechanic shows she shouldn't be able to cook?
tl;dr sometimes OOC player writing skill holds back the character's IC skill. So OOC leveling and achievements could help make your character a bit more credible in whatever they do. Unless you're Hamon Holyfist.
If your knowledge on how to work metal is lacking but your character is a master goldsmith, the divide might just be noticeable. Again, OOC achievement is there to help credit the character, not an end all solution. Especially if you're none too familiar with inner workings,
but then 'why make a character like that if you don't know how to do what they do or have no knowledge of it?' I unno, player preference.
Sure reading more can help immensely or finding actual RL opportunities to get hands on with the subject matter would help too, barring asking advice/methodology from people who actually do it.
I'm only using combat as a general and very common thing in RP.