I'm going to just throw this in here, ignore it or not.
First, let me say that I have no ill intent or will toward Askier, Osric, Kahna or anyone else involved in these large schemes RPs. Hell, I'm part of my own. Besides that, I do thoroughly enjoy these characters' players (...and the toons themselves I suppose.
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I've been watching this plot develop from the outside on this forum and from the glimpses I've gathered in game. Save from a short bit of RP that I had last night with Askier, I am not involved. Nor am I up to 100% of the information (even within this thread, as I've just been checking on it as I can, I'm sure to have missed something).
I can see where the concern is and I'm honestly a bit taken back by the guff that Aya (and others.. iPads don't make for the best places to reply) got when she spoke up. However, for now I'm going to step away from the consequences those involved should be held to because honestly, that's just something for me to handle ICly. Relationships will change, grudges will be held, just as they would with any situation where an outcome or verdict didn't match what an individual predicted or thought they should be. Daphine thinks Askier should have had stricter consequences when he threatened the city with a bomb many moons ago.. but it didn't happen. I don't know the workings of his situation ICly so I play with what Daphine knows. She feels sorry for him and the situation he was put into...but that's a man she can't trust despite the friends he has in his corner. It's just how it's worked out. I don't fault anyone, and as I've said, I still like the players.. it's all IC (He should be imprisoned! Not guilty?! WHAT!? STUPID GOVERNMENT RAWRAWRAWR... Canada...
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My question lies here.
What are we supposed to do if we're not involved in this RP? If we didn't actively sign up to participate in this?
Am just supposed to agree that the city has been attacked? Â That this event that has poisoned the city's supply of water, something that I would think would be news worthy and panic inducing (regardless of the type of news sources we have. Criers on the street would just as well as a city wide facebook or news channel 4). Or am I supposed to let this duality begin? That my character, who is played as a doctor under contract for the Flames, curiously received no patients dying within 24 hours (or what have you). Or a resident who bathed the next morning not knowing of anything. Touched by the twelve and saved to live another day?Â
Am I missing something that gives me an out?
I'm not one to completely shut down another person's RP. If you walk up to me spouting a strange tongue and calling yourself the high prince of Calcutta, I'll RP with you.. that doesn't mean I agree with what you're RPing, but you should be allowed to do what makes you happy. Â However, I think the reach that which this event took place may have stretched a bit far (at least for my preference) as it's has the possibility of effecting everyone's immersion that plays within the walls of the city. Â
I'm fortunate that Daphine has reason not to have been in the city for some time and can work out all the "wibbly wobbly let's make this all fit and make sense" bits with little interruption to my own RP, but now that she's back in the city and has been made aware of this ICly I can see where this might get a bit sticky. Â
(Though the RP with Raandal and Daphine bickering over their duty to the city over their preference to a certain Miqo was an interesting twist to the night because I honestly didn't see it getting shut down like that!)
Anywho, I'm sure I've prattled on enough nonsense, just thought I'd toss in my two cents since that's what the internet is for after all.
Good luck with the trials! Hope you all can get to some sort of resolution for all involved!
First, let me say that I have no ill intent or will toward Askier, Osric, Kahna or anyone else involved in these large schemes RPs. Hell, I'm part of my own. Besides that, I do thoroughly enjoy these characters' players (...and the toons themselves I suppose.
 )I've been watching this plot develop from the outside on this forum and from the glimpses I've gathered in game. Save from a short bit of RP that I had last night with Askier, I am not involved. Nor am I up to 100% of the information (even within this thread, as I've just been checking on it as I can, I'm sure to have missed something).
I can see where the concern is and I'm honestly a bit taken back by the guff that Aya (and others.. iPads don't make for the best places to reply) got when she spoke up. However, for now I'm going to step away from the consequences those involved should be held to because honestly, that's just something for me to handle ICly. Relationships will change, grudges will be held, just as they would with any situation where an outcome or verdict didn't match what an individual predicted or thought they should be. Daphine thinks Askier should have had stricter consequences when he threatened the city with a bomb many moons ago.. but it didn't happen. I don't know the workings of his situation ICly so I play with what Daphine knows. She feels sorry for him and the situation he was put into...but that's a man she can't trust despite the friends he has in his corner. It's just how it's worked out. I don't fault anyone, and as I've said, I still like the players.. it's all IC (He should be imprisoned! Not guilty?! WHAT!? STUPID GOVERNMENT RAWRAWRAWR... Canada...
)My question lies here.
What are we supposed to do if we're not involved in this RP? If we didn't actively sign up to participate in this?
Am just supposed to agree that the city has been attacked? Â That this event that has poisoned the city's supply of water, something that I would think would be news worthy and panic inducing (regardless of the type of news sources we have. Criers on the street would just as well as a city wide facebook or news channel 4). Or am I supposed to let this duality begin? That my character, who is played as a doctor under contract for the Flames, curiously received no patients dying within 24 hours (or what have you). Or a resident who bathed the next morning not knowing of anything. Touched by the twelve and saved to live another day?Â
Am I missing something that gives me an out?
I'm not one to completely shut down another person's RP. If you walk up to me spouting a strange tongue and calling yourself the high prince of Calcutta, I'll RP with you.. that doesn't mean I agree with what you're RPing, but you should be allowed to do what makes you happy. Â However, I think the reach that which this event took place may have stretched a bit far (at least for my preference) as it's has the possibility of effecting everyone's immersion that plays within the walls of the city. Â
I'm fortunate that Daphine has reason not to have been in the city for some time and can work out all the "wibbly wobbly let's make this all fit and make sense" bits with little interruption to my own RP, but now that she's back in the city and has been made aware of this ICly I can see where this might get a bit sticky. Â
(Though the RP with Raandal and Daphine bickering over their duty to the city over their preference to a certain Miqo was an interesting twist to the night because I honestly didn't see it getting shut down like that!)
Anywho, I'm sure I've prattled on enough nonsense, just thought I'd toss in my two cents since that's what the internet is for after all.
Good luck with the trials! Hope you all can get to some sort of resolution for all involved!
