In a nutshell (based on the previous thread):
Attendance at public or private events is a matter of personal preference. Regardless of which type of event a player chooses to attend, they go to seek some measure of enjoyment. Beware the fury of a tavern scorned.
There is no encompassing community but a loose network of fragmented communes. Players will not get along for reasons unrelated to being in-character; the choice to ignore or avoid is preferable to openly admitting it.
Newcomers to the community should put in more effort to find what they seek, although few will outright denounce events organized by those whose sense of community differ.
It is natural for people to congregate and by nature it carries a degree of exclusivity. What can be unnatural is how those unfamiliar with the congregation are perceived, judged and/or treated.Â
This is not a zero-sum game but there is certainly strength in numbers; a type of soft power that can be flexed, perhaps unwittingly, in a form of playground bullying where the thickness of one's skin does not matter: when in Rome, you can either play the game or you can hit the road.
We are supposed to be about having fun. With a few caveats, maybe.
Attendance at public or private events is a matter of personal preference. Regardless of which type of event a player chooses to attend, they go to seek some measure of enjoyment. Beware the fury of a tavern scorned.
There is no encompassing community but a loose network of fragmented communes. Players will not get along for reasons unrelated to being in-character; the choice to ignore or avoid is preferable to openly admitting it.
Newcomers to the community should put in more effort to find what they seek, although few will outright denounce events organized by those whose sense of community differ.
It is natural for people to congregate and by nature it carries a degree of exclusivity. What can be unnatural is how those unfamiliar with the congregation are perceived, judged and/or treated.Â
This is not a zero-sum game but there is certainly strength in numbers; a type of soft power that can be flexed, perhaps unwittingly, in a form of playground bullying where the thickness of one's skin does not matter: when in Rome, you can either play the game or you can hit the road.
We are supposed to be about having fun. With a few caveats, maybe.
