Some of us are more 'carefree' with justifying their RP, which is cool, it's a style, a genre if you will. They will seek out others who have a similar style, and will enjoy their RP. But others like myself prefer realism, and will meticulously look at their character and backstory to ensure that everything makes sense. Admittedly, sometimes this 'sense' is according to a RL standard, and not the lore presented in the game, which is an irony since at least for myself I am quite lore-focused.
Anyway, I have Kale Aideron as pushing twenty years as an Ul'dahn soldier (mercenary troop since 14, then Immortal Flames when it reformed 5-6 years ago). To me, after that long, I would feel I have ground to call him a "master disciple of war", but I don't necessarily feel comfortable with it, since we should all be conscious of not being OP and not trying to look like we're asserting how awesome our characters are. That being said, I have a hard time imagining he'd be defeated based purely on skill by a 20-year-old Kirito-kun Midlander.Â
Instead, I look at him like a video game boss. Exceedingly powerful and masterful but not invincible. In particular, I look at his character traits and see how they would imply inversely to see his detriment. For Kale, that's wanting to be in control of a situation at all times. Domination, etc. Therefore, if an enemy regardless of age or years of experience is able to get a mental edge on Kale by compromising any illusion of his control on the situation, he could be defeated as such. Same reason that 'video game bosses' typically get defeated because of arrogance and hubris. And thus, a 20-year-old Kirito-kun Midlander could theoretically defeat Kale (and besides, using a dice-roll system, it's still equally badass to lose if you have fun with your posts).
Is this okay? Basically, having a very powerful disciple of war whose critical weakness pertains to his controlling personality, which he wears on his sleeve. And moving away from just making this thread about my own character, in general what do people think characters 'need' to justify claiming to be a 'master class', and what should they put in to counter-balance any possible claims of being OP?
EDIT: Wanted to point out Sylas's post. Is very good, especially for me who is not clued in on martial arts generally.
Anyway, I have Kale Aideron as pushing twenty years as an Ul'dahn soldier (mercenary troop since 14, then Immortal Flames when it reformed 5-6 years ago). To me, after that long, I would feel I have ground to call him a "master disciple of war", but I don't necessarily feel comfortable with it, since we should all be conscious of not being OP and not trying to look like we're asserting how awesome our characters are. That being said, I have a hard time imagining he'd be defeated based purely on skill by a 20-year-old Kirito-kun Midlander.Â
Instead, I look at him like a video game boss. Exceedingly powerful and masterful but not invincible. In particular, I look at his character traits and see how they would imply inversely to see his detriment. For Kale, that's wanting to be in control of a situation at all times. Domination, etc. Therefore, if an enemy regardless of age or years of experience is able to get a mental edge on Kale by compromising any illusion of his control on the situation, he could be defeated as such. Same reason that 'video game bosses' typically get defeated because of arrogance and hubris. And thus, a 20-year-old Kirito-kun Midlander could theoretically defeat Kale (and besides, using a dice-roll system, it's still equally badass to lose if you have fun with your posts).
Is this okay? Basically, having a very powerful disciple of war whose critical weakness pertains to his controlling personality, which he wears on his sleeve. And moving away from just making this thread about my own character, in general what do people think characters 'need' to justify claiming to be a 'master class', and what should they put in to counter-balance any possible claims of being OP?
EDIT: Wanted to point out Sylas's post. Is very good, especially for me who is not clued in on martial arts generally.
