(10-20-2013, 11:17 PM)Isis Wrote:=)(10-20-2013, 10:50 PM)Brave Wrote: my guild in the Old Republic has a pretty broad range of alignment variance. Â not to knock the idea of open RP but I find that telling an encompassing story with a wide variety of characters is often best done in a guild setting where people can truly be comfortable with each other and the RP they involve themselves in. Â It does lack some of the dynamic value of meeting a stranger, but it does allow for drastic story development that you may not have been able to do with those yoy felt uncomfortable giving power too.
(Sorry the awful grammer. I'm on my phone)
I think I run into more neutral ppl then good ppl though. Â The criminal may also be lacking due to a typical "shady" class.
One of my guildies almost didn't play the game since there wasn't a thief class.
The problem with this is that people dont want to rally behind your cause or join a guild because they consider it to be evil when that is not always the case. And who is to say that a character would even know what it is they are being asked to transport.Â
And again everyone keeps making reference to menacing characters when that is not all that I'm addressing when I say "bad" characters. Whatever happened to the guy who just wants some decent coin for doing some under the table dealing etc? Does it make him a bad guy? No not necessarily but it doesn't make him pure either.
Sorry ma'am I thought I was using non villainous terminology by saying criminal. Â Robin Hood for all sakes and purposes was a criminal but I digress. Â Now that I'm not on a phone I can try to elaborate. Â I simply meant that a guild setting allows for a more controlled environment that and you know the people you're interacting with. Â Having someone do something as drastic as cause you to lose a limb, to something as simple as "going into your room when they aren't allowed to" can be done more easily in a group of known RPers who you're more comfortable with.
I won't lie, back when I first saw Ambrosia on the LS page I was like one of the (assumed) many people who may have rolled their eyes at the idea of a burlesque. Â I did however click on the forum anyway and looked to see a VERY well developed group and was glad to be proven wrong. Â Many of the stigmas and social norms associated with titles are going to be something that are a part of a character though. Â In some ways it's why we choose that role.
For example, there's a lot of rumors buzzing around that the Greatsword wielding class will be Dark Knight and I'm just dreading it lol.  If it turns out to be that way  I'll be fighting the knee jerk reactions of someone seeing my weapon and assuming my "theme". (Just like I imagine not EVERY Sword and Board user thinks of themselves as a Paladin of the sultansworn).  That and I can't stand Dark Knights >< (yep I'm one of the goody two shoes running around =P) BUT the image in my head of Brave, is that he uses a greatsword, so I'll deal with that stigma.
Some people can't disassociate class and RP too, just like the notoriety of some titles carry an expected theme.
Right now making a forum like this will help "educate" people about who you are and the kind of roleplayer/writer you embody. Â Vali is more then a headmistress, just like Brave is more than a lumbering Roe mercenary. Â It also helps promote awareness of the type of RP you're looking for. Â You've already had a few bites from people who felt they might be what you're looking for in terms of an RP partner. Â People just need to RP what they want, and let others know that they're available for that kind of RP. Â It's one of the things I've enjoyed so much about this Coalition site. =)
