(07-11-2015, 07:47 PM)Lilia Lia Wrote:(07-11-2015, 07:43 PM)Shoshopu Wrote: I don't know if you're responding like, in general or to the specific situation I presented of my friends using it, but I was trying to make it very clear I wouldn't suggest should using it to "change their appearance on a whim", and what they were using for was very much not "essentially cosmetic".Â
I was responding in general. It's a really commonly used explanation for Fantasia and I've seen it used in connection with the "Glamour" justification a lot recently, too. People from tribal backgrounds having enough wealth to purchase an extremely luxurious commodity for the purpose of changing their appearance. People should just be aware that it raises more questions than it answers... where did the money come from? Why did the character feel so strongly about changing their race that they expended such a great deal of wealth on it? And so on. Sadly people have a tendency to leave these unanswered and treat the Fantasia issue as something they wish would just go away.
Ah, we're basically of the same mind then. I just feel like I'm probably more lax/forgiving than a lot of people in this thread (at least in the first few pages or so). That kind of stuff falls into the "as long as the storytelling/writing around it is good and it's fun for the people involved" thing.
Every situation's different, depending on the characters, which/how many characters around them that it's going to effect, etc.... it's something a lot of thought should be put into on a situational basis for sure, and the mileage may vary. But for now I'm going to say it should be possible because I'd rather have more storytelling options than less.
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