Questions:
1. Do you have a group of players you normally roleplay with (a "core group")? If so, then they're the ones you need to convince first, because they're the ones who are probably the most important to you. Have a personal chat with each of them and figure out if they have objections, and if they do, see what understanding you can come to together. If they all are game to play along with whatever you have in mind, then...
2. Outside of your normal group, are there a lot of other players whose characters you've interacted with to any great extent? If no, then you're good to go, because the change won't really impact anybody else besides the core group anyways if that's the case. If yes, though, then...
3. Of those not in your core group who you identified that you've had a lot of exposure to when considering #2, do you care if any of those players were to decide to stop doing RP with you based on what you decide to do? If no, then you're good to go, because if they don't like it then oh well for them. If yes, then you'll want to treat those players as if they're effectively a part of your core group, in which case you probably want to have a personal chat with them and make sure it isn't going to cause problems.
As far as anybody else not addressed by the above - such as me, for example... My character hasn't met yours anyway, so a change you might make will have no impact. She was Elezen all along? Well, I won't ever have met her prior to her being Elezen, so... no problem there at all, yeah?Â
In other words, if the questions 1, 2, and 3 don't identify somebody as someone whose opinion should matter, then their opinion doesn't matter.
1. Do you have a group of players you normally roleplay with (a "core group")? If so, then they're the ones you need to convince first, because they're the ones who are probably the most important to you. Have a personal chat with each of them and figure out if they have objections, and if they do, see what understanding you can come to together. If they all are game to play along with whatever you have in mind, then...
2. Outside of your normal group, are there a lot of other players whose characters you've interacted with to any great extent? If no, then you're good to go, because the change won't really impact anybody else besides the core group anyways if that's the case. If yes, though, then...
3. Of those not in your core group who you identified that you've had a lot of exposure to when considering #2, do you care if any of those players were to decide to stop doing RP with you based on what you decide to do? If no, then you're good to go, because if they don't like it then oh well for them. If yes, then you'll want to treat those players as if they're effectively a part of your core group, in which case you probably want to have a personal chat with them and make sure it isn't going to cause problems.
As far as anybody else not addressed by the above - such as me, for example... My character hasn't met yours anyway, so a change you might make will have no impact. She was Elezen all along? Well, I won't ever have met her prior to her being Elezen, so... no problem there at all, yeah?Â
In other words, if the questions 1, 2, and 3 don't identify somebody as someone whose opinion should matter, then their opinion doesn't matter.
Lydia Lightfoot ~ The Reliquarian's Guild «Relic» ~ Lavender Beds, Ward 12, #41
This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?
This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?