(08-19-2014, 12:29 PM)Black Hat Wrote: My utopian vision would be a community of RPers (such as this one) that doesn't tell each other "I dictate what happens to my character." Where IC actions have universal IC consequences (like Law Enforcement involvement, cause really.....really? Limsa may be Tortuga, but I still see Yellowjackets all over the streets, people.) and players think "OH crap. I got myself into this situation, now I need to think of an IN CHARACTER way out" instead of "I don't like this. You can't tell me what to do."
Without making a value judgment on the concept, the problem is that there's just no way to enforce that in open consensual RP (well, okay, there are ways, but none that are good). Ultimately, control of your character in a consensual RP environment belongs to you and you alone. The only time you cede any control is when you join a group of other RPers, and even then you can take that right back by leaving.
EDIT: I'm speaking in generalities on this thread, not trying to call anyone out or say that Rurutani or Zhavi or anyone else is trying to throw their weight around and control other people's RP. Certainly if a cop and a robber agree to a scene where the robber might get arrested, that's great; they've both consented to what's happening and to the authority, and fun can result.
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