(05-07-2015, 01:37 PM)Intaki Wrote: So by simply creating specific characters to roleplay in this setting, we've already established ourselves as deviating from canon. Now we're just haggling over degree.
So the point of the matter, then, is how comfortable people are both in deviating from the canon with both their own characters and the amount of deviation they are comfortable handling in whatever interactions they may participate in. And what one does when they encounter someone whose "deviance comfort" is far enough removed from their own to raise possible contention - either by someone who sticks much closer to the lore than you do (and might take issue with the character you are bringing to the table) or is much more free-form (and thus might bring to the table something you might take issue with).
The point of the topic is what happens when this situation occurs, not who is in the right or the wrong in it (because folks really are free to play what they want). Some people try to roll with it and then might just adjust the results afterward if it was too far abroad for their character to swallow ("He was loony" or "It was a dream" being examples), while others seem to like trying to duck out and seek RP more within their comfort levels. Neither of these are wrong.
In fact, what I would see as the incorrect way to go about it is to try to force your viewpoint on the other person in these situations. Either by demanding they "loosen up" and accept your character or berating them because of this or that stated in the lore.
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