I don't go into it in as much depth as Otto does, but I do RP an artisan character. For me, if I'm ever researching the "crafts" it has more to do with learning the historical differences and setting peculiarities... enough that I can write the character without making stupid mistakes or oversights.
There are things Lilia knows that I don't, and it's my responsibility to educate myself to a realistic degree so that I can portray her faithfully. It's kind of like when you're watching crime dramas and all of a sudden a computer geek character shows up and starts talking in technobabble which just shows you that the show's writers have no idea what they're talking about... that's the kind of absurdity that I try to avoid. But, if you handed me a needle and some fabric I wouldn't be able to produce the real-world equivalent of three-star crafting. Â
Some of this is also laziness because you can get complacent if you never RP crafting with others who are like you. Now that I've RPed with Otto I feel like I have to be a little more prepared to be familiar with the practical real-world aspects of crafting past my basic "I took sewing class in middle school and know how to put patches on things" level of weaving knowledge.Â
This kind of depth is interesting and I think it's fair to expect some level of sophistication with it when someone is making it a central part of their character, particularly if it's their defining trait. It just deepens your RP and that of everyone around you.
There are things Lilia knows that I don't, and it's my responsibility to educate myself to a realistic degree so that I can portray her faithfully. It's kind of like when you're watching crime dramas and all of a sudden a computer geek character shows up and starts talking in technobabble which just shows you that the show's writers have no idea what they're talking about... that's the kind of absurdity that I try to avoid. But, if you handed me a needle and some fabric I wouldn't be able to produce the real-world equivalent of three-star crafting. Â
Some of this is also laziness because you can get complacent if you never RP crafting with others who are like you. Now that I've RPed with Otto I feel like I have to be a little more prepared to be familiar with the practical real-world aspects of crafting past my basic "I took sewing class in middle school and know how to put patches on things" level of weaving knowledge.Â
This kind of depth is interesting and I think it's fair to expect some level of sophistication with it when someone is making it a central part of their character, particularly if it's their defining trait. It just deepens your RP and that of everyone around you.
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