(06-24-2015, 10:10 AM)Magellan Wrote: What If we take combat out of it?
Claire is a master chef icly, Â but oocly I am only lvl 15 CUL. I often go to great lengths describing her actions in the kitchen. Should I cease to do so because a game mechanic shows she shouldn't be able to cook?
Yeah, it always seems to be matters of physical or arcane power that cause these issues. Not many people are demanding credentials of the best bartender of Eorzea or a super-successful Weaver. Or even the various nobles that are running around. These all have a level of power of their own - especially the nobles - that can't really be abstracted into the mechanics of the game (beyond having lots of gil and a fully furnished mansion, maybe?).
And I guess that's where the issue lies. If the level 5 Pugilist claims he can suplex Titan, you're obviously going to give that less credit than the level 60 Monk who claims the same. Yet, I still find the issue is in the statement itself - "I can suplex Titan" - and not the level of the person saying it.
Why can he suplex Titan? Years of specialized training gradually suplexing larger and larger things over the years until he reached his level of mastery? An innate strength borne from an outside source? Or just because the player wants their dude to be blindly accepted as being super strong or symbolize the fact they leveled the class to 60?
If your character is physically or magically powerful - in an RP sense - then I just want a solid explanation as to why. And hopefully portrayed well. Someone saying "I can suplex Titan" without giving any reason as to why or how falls flat for me, whether level 5 or 55.
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