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(08-20-2015, 07:16 PM)Nakoli Chalahko Wrote:(08-20-2015, 07:11 PM)Edda Wrote: A longer, more robust description of a character's action does not make them appear any more intelligent than if you had gone the simpler route. It may make the player seem more intelligent, but it should not reflect on the perception of a character.That was my point. The writing styles are different, yet the point is gotten across.
Though at this point, it is just an argument of semantics, and there is a clear miscommunication here of what it takes for someone to perceive IC intelligence.
Intelligence =/= combat expertise. Edda's point is that going in-depth about your lore-safe fireball doesn't relay anything about the character in question. The OP was changed to discuss being "witty" and to me, that means quick-thinking or clever.
You have to know how to tell a joke or make a swift, humorous observation or have a rapier, scathing comeback to someone harassing you in order to roleplay the same thing. We're not discussing people being able to believably show effort when summoning a spell, we're discussing people who've allegedly read every book in Eorzea being unable to properly compose a sentence, or someone who's stated as being intimidating not knowing at all how to properly insult someone, or someone who's labeled as a criminal mastermind walking headlong into traps or being outsmarted by "lesser" intelligences.
Playing down is easy. Playing up is a skill in and of itself.
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