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I think Liadan summed this up pretty well. If you don't know the OOC motivations behind the character telling you this, then your character should react accordingly.Â
If someone tries to provide your character with information they don't know isn't true, react accordingly in that fashion.Â
If they say something that your character knows to be false, react accordingly in that fashion.Â
If you decide you don't like that character portrayal, explain politely to the player that you're not interested in engaging with them again, and call it a day.Â
Your only 'duty' when dealing with someone is to react the way your character would. And if you don't like interacting with that person, rather than just 'shutting them out', something that seems to be an immediate reaction in the RPC, tell them (politely and privately) why you don't find the encounter engaging, and let them know you don't want to RP again.Â
It could strike up a conversation that reveals a deeper insight into that character. Maybe their character is a con-man who is trying to pass off fake knowledge as being truth. Maybe that character is a madman who actually believes that cats are reptiles.Â
You don't know, and making an immediate assumption cuts them off at the knees when it honestly isn't necessary, and actually tends to make the "better" RPers very cliquish against anyone perceived to not be up to their standards when playing. And that is no way to foster or bolster the community.
I'm probably going to call it quits at this, however, as it seems like the topic keeps going in circles. Hopefully you don't deal with any theoretical assholes who try and shove a character concept down your throat - I've never actually seen this type of character represented anywhere by anyone who is part of the RPC, or even the community at large.
If someone tries to provide your character with information they don't know isn't true, react accordingly in that fashion.Â
If they say something that your character knows to be false, react accordingly in that fashion.Â
If you decide you don't like that character portrayal, explain politely to the player that you're not interested in engaging with them again, and call it a day.Â
Your only 'duty' when dealing with someone is to react the way your character would. And if you don't like interacting with that person, rather than just 'shutting them out', something that seems to be an immediate reaction in the RPC, tell them (politely and privately) why you don't find the encounter engaging, and let them know you don't want to RP again.Â
It could strike up a conversation that reveals a deeper insight into that character. Maybe their character is a con-man who is trying to pass off fake knowledge as being truth. Maybe that character is a madman who actually believes that cats are reptiles.Â
You don't know, and making an immediate assumption cuts them off at the knees when it honestly isn't necessary, and actually tends to make the "better" RPers very cliquish against anyone perceived to not be up to their standards when playing. And that is no way to foster or bolster the community.
I'm probably going to call it quits at this, however, as it seems like the topic keeps going in circles. Hopefully you don't deal with any theoretical assholes who try and shove a character concept down your throat - I've never actually seen this type of character represented anywhere by anyone who is part of the RPC, or even the community at large.
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