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(08-05-2015, 07:27 PM)Momo Wrote: Yes, but as you read at the end, that is simply because you allow anyone who rolls well to win, nothing to do with actual strength or armor and weapons, so basically you are equating a Lalafell's chance of winning hand to hand combat to a woman in a bikini top, skirt, with a garden shovel. Â If it were actual RP, with no roll to support actions, you could never work out with a Lalafell RPer, that your big strong manly character couldn't be overpowered or beaten by a Lalafell barehanded, because there is "no lore to support that, except the strength of "one-off" characters in the story who are apparently extraordinary compared to a normal Lalafell"...still don't get it.
That right there tells me I shouldn't ever try, nor should I ever support others to try this tournament, because I simply have been allowed to win as the leader has "looked the other way" because of RPG rules. Â Reminds me of when people ask me to donate blood, slightly opposite, but only less upsetting because it is irl and not ig, when they ask me to help them, but then when they ask if I have slept with men before, and I need to say no, or otherwise they can't accept my blood.
(Not that you have ever asked me personally to come, nor would I assume you to do that, particularly after this bit of discourse)
In combat roleplay especially, I believe in making your opponent look good. It's the wrestling mark in me, if I had to guess: I want to see good storytelling. Warren's lost in combat lots and lots of times, and making it look "real" is something I've always strived to do. Regarding Lalafell, it's a lot of overestimating attack arcs and angles (since he doesn't fight a lot of teensy people, so it's not easy for him to adjust) and lots of being clumsier than someone so much lower to the ground.
I'm not sure if you're using the universal "you" or calling me out specifically, but ask Chachanji (Gegenji on the forums, a promiment lalafell roleplayer) how his newbie-lalapaladin went against my grizzled highlander veteran.
I try to be as "fair" as one can be in terms of combat roleplay. If the dice say you get beat up, it's on the person rolling to get beat up. Writing off an entire event (that usually sees dozens of people taking part) because you're making assumptions on behalf of the leader (that are pretty baseless, given my point of the thread) seems like a missed chance at fun roleplay.
Edit: To reiterate, I've got no problem taking my lumps from lalafell, and I have in the past. I just ask that they don't do this kind of bullshit to someone bigger than them.
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