(03-12-2016, 08:51 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:(03-12-2016, 05:08 PM)Sarina Alyne Wrote: I've been debating a White Mage story for some time now, however, I almost feel as though the job is too taboo in roleplay lore at this point. I'll write a few drafts, taking into account the lore behind White Mages and see if I can come up with something plausible.
Well, consider this for a moment...if your character were to become a White Mage, that would likely be an extremely well-guarded secret. Â The magic is forbidden, after all. Â But then, how many people actually know what Succor looks like when it's used? Â It would take someone with very specific knowledge to be able to say in-character that they know you were using Succor (if, indeed, you ever did use it in-character).
The other thing that I was going to point out is, some people would say, "Oh, well, if I can't be open about it, what's the point? Â If no one knows, I might as well be a Conjurer?" But that's not entirely true. Â Sometimes the internal story of a character is every bit as important as the story everyone else sees. Â Imagine holding the hope of all mankind, and having the power to use it, and having to choose not to do so for the greater good. Â Or knowing that you could save your friends from some fate, but knowing that you absolutely must not because of the circumstances.
There's a lot of character growth and development that can be structured around something like that. Â But, of course, there are those who will have a problem with you playing a White Mage the moment they find out OOC. Â Then again...they would probably have a problem with you playing a Conjurer if they didn't like the exact way you go about doing so. Â Or a problem with your healing actually working on other people (which is a really strange issue I've run into recently - people seem quite hostile to the idea of magical healing working...in a high-magic setting with magical healing). Â So, really, it's a question of what you're willing to put up with, and what you really want.
But if you want to play a White Mage, I do recommend that you become one in-character as part of story, not in your background before you entered the game IC.
Becoming a White Mage through story development rather than backstory seems like a great idea, and given recent developments in my character's story, I might actually try to move in that direction. Thank you for that tip!
Also, I apologize for the extremely late reply.
