One thing to caution people about when things such as racism and/or nationalism comes up in rp is to be concious of creating situations that can end up crossing the IC/OOC line, even if its not intended. Â
For example, my character, a hyur, one day was hanging out at an rp event with some new friends that she had made. Unfortunately, the chat scroll can make it difficult for me to keep up sometimes, and so i missed many of the comments made by one friend, a miqo, because I was trying hard to focus on another conversation. Â
Once things had cleared a little at the event, the new miqo friend asked my character about how she felt about her "midlander privelege". At the time, the question absolutely floored me and made me pretty uncomfortable OOC, and I was left wondering what my character had done. Upon reflection, it could have been an opportunity for character growth, but it really had taken me by surprise.Â
After an OOC conversation with the characters player, i better understood how and why that comment had come up ICly fron their perspective. Admittedly I did not agree with all of their points at the time, and some I still question, but I do better now see their points. Â
Yet still, part of me is a bit anxious about attending large events where I know there will be a ton of chat scroll, because chances are I will miss something someone says and that could heavily affect how my character is viewed henceforth, in a way I didn't want or didn't intend.
For example, my character, a hyur, one day was hanging out at an rp event with some new friends that she had made. Unfortunately, the chat scroll can make it difficult for me to keep up sometimes, and so i missed many of the comments made by one friend, a miqo, because I was trying hard to focus on another conversation. Â
Once things had cleared a little at the event, the new miqo friend asked my character about how she felt about her "midlander privelege". At the time, the question absolutely floored me and made me pretty uncomfortable OOC, and I was left wondering what my character had done. Upon reflection, it could have been an opportunity for character growth, but it really had taken me by surprise.Â
After an OOC conversation with the characters player, i better understood how and why that comment had come up ICly fron their perspective. Admittedly I did not agree with all of their points at the time, and some I still question, but I do better now see their points. Â
Yet still, part of me is a bit anxious about attending large events where I know there will be a ton of chat scroll, because chances are I will miss something someone says and that could heavily affect how my character is viewed henceforth, in a way I didn't want or didn't intend.
