I've used a Fantasia's effects for an IC context. After Glioca had a literal fight with herself at the edge of the Void, all of the color bled out of her hair and eyes, leaving them white/silver respectively. Once upon a time, her eyes were a lovely shade of purple, and her hair was black for a while (dyed from it's more natural red). I've never directly used Fantasia in RP as an actual Fantasia.Â
I don't see a problem with it, however, if a person wants to use it to advance their plot, or take their character in a new direction. That said, the devs did say it's not an IC/in-lore thing, but I've seen some really good takes on it, so I'm in the 'do what you want as long as it's plausible/you're happy with the results' camp. It might create conflict with people, but even conflicting RP can be good RP sometimes. If others don't agree with it, well, ultimately they have the option of cutting contact. It might be a good idea to just ask those you RP with consistently if they'd be comfortable with a change, or how their character might react.Â
If there's an overwhelming nope response, it might be time to either find a different circle of people to RP with, or look at a more drastic change to your character, or even a character death with a new character coming up in their place (I've done that last one). Either way, do what you feel most comfortable with, and what works the best for you in-RP and in-story.
I don't see a problem with it, however, if a person wants to use it to advance their plot, or take their character in a new direction. That said, the devs did say it's not an IC/in-lore thing, but I've seen some really good takes on it, so I'm in the 'do what you want as long as it's plausible/you're happy with the results' camp. It might create conflict with people, but even conflicting RP can be good RP sometimes. If others don't agree with it, well, ultimately they have the option of cutting contact. It might be a good idea to just ask those you RP with consistently if they'd be comfortable with a change, or how their character might react.Â
If there's an overwhelming nope response, it might be time to either find a different circle of people to RP with, or look at a more drastic change to your character, or even a character death with a new character coming up in their place (I've done that last one). Either way, do what you feel most comfortable with, and what works the best for you in-RP and in-story.
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