(08-19-2014, 01:08 PM)Zhavi Wrote: There was miscommunication oocly.
...ah.
(08-19-2014, 01:08 PM)Zhavi Wrote: It was players he knew, and who he knew supported him. Â
Ruru:
In addition to more/improved OoC communication, I'd suggest that, in a group full of folks that you know are supportive of your efforts and are there to work with you make something like this happen, you be a little more assertive. This doesn't mean forcing authority over someone via an arrest or something; it could mean, as Zhi mentioned earlier, that Melodia calls in Yellowjacket NPCs or something along those lines. Suddenly you have a Brute Squad facing down a tavern full of folks not willing to put their necks on the line for a single Keeper. I've found that conflict RP is a lot like chess - someone makes a move on the board that changes the field and puts you at a disadvantage, and it's up to you to counter in such a way to not only remove their advantage but gain one of your own (Osric ends up trying to do this a lot... sometimes he succeeds. >_>)
That's the advantage of roleplaying with a supportive group: if you go too far, they'll almost always immediately check in with you OoCly to let you know so that you can work things out, and if you're not going too far they'll play it out ICly. You've got a bit more leeway than you would with, say, random PCs you meet while walking around.
Anecdote time (mentioned parties, please forgive me!):
...once upon a time, I checked in with C'kayah to fake an "arrest" in order for Osric to get a chance to talk with him privately. He agreed to it. Little did I know that he was roleplaying with other folks at the time, including one Sultansworn Lala Kage. Osric gently took Kage aside to let him know what was going on while his "Brass Blade" associate (thank you, Lanza) made the "arrest". It was an interesting bit of on-the-spot improv, but it worked out because the individuals involved knew each other well enough (or had otherwise communicated well enough) to make the scene work.
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