(09-02-2014, 06:15 PM)Edgar Wrote: Fuck the police.
RP a White Mage.
Yeah, I said it. If you need an excuse, cite that Jobs, by definition, are old roles that are now becoming more commonplace. People want you to tie it to the lore? The "Special Snowflake" who became the first non-Padjal White Mage? Yeah, he wasn't the only one, he's just the first in line in what is a new trend. You're just part of a change in times, something that could make for a very interesting roleplay.
The idea that there are now White Mages cropping up could create anything from conflict with nonbelievers to discussion about the Elementals and a new perspective on who is really worthy of the title.
Your character could have to deal with people who think, even though you have that precious connection with the Succor, you're no Padjal, so you don't deserve the title. Others might be wary, because they your powers are some sort of "witchcraft" or an exception similar to the one present in the  Conjurer questline and your life is slowly ticking away. The point is, it creates a lot of tense moments and brings up a lot to discuss. If you play your cards right, it could be really good.
There are so many ways you could roll with this, and it is such a goddamned pity so many people are so petrified of defying the Lore that they won't take the risk. Since when has the Lore stopped us before? If anything, we've been bending the Lore to suit our wishes for a long time now. We've been respectful, sure (DRGs are a good example), but we have always defied it when the Lore says something like only one person can possibly have this class. Because that's so restrictive, and it just flies in the face of our freedom to roleplay what we want.
If no one else will, I will support you. Ultimately, yes, be mindful, and have a good excuse, but be a White Mage. Break the mold. Please.
-- you are right in many ways, and I actually agree very heavily in the realm of "do what you want before you abide 100% to the lore" as I've never found the "norm" of RP characters interesting ANYWAY.
to make that point, I'll point out that my most successful OC in TWEWY fandom is basically a break from the norm in many ways, yet no one minds because there is a lot of care taken to do the norm-breaking sensibly, or so I've been told / try to do. and given that in TWEWY fandom, there were virtually no "interesting/good" OCs that people even wanted to RP with (everyone was a canon character -- no one I spoke with even enjoyed any TWEWY OCs, because apparently, all of them weren't played in a canon-friendly way or by a player who knew what they were doing.)Â
let's just say that OC I play has so many qualities that would be considered "special snowflake" if all of them were brought to the surface at once, or put into a standard RP profile, that I refuse under any circumstance to fill out a profile form publicly. it isn't even about hiding them OOC, although the character themselves hides many of their special-snowflake qualities for many reasons -- it's because there isn't as much interest to an RPer if literally everything about the character is laid out neatly in a profile. if they are played well, the interest will generate naturally, and the promise of that secrecy that "I am more than meets the eye" will be fulfilled if they choose to interact more with my character, and not disappoint them with a less-interesting character.Â
that's been my experience with all kinds of characters I've ever played, and with all kinds of people and their characters I've ever RPed with.
however, canons/NPCse can get away with nearly anything in the published fiction world, in any medium, because they are made by a polished, professional writer. usually, anyway.
I don't mean to toot my own horn, lmao, even if it sounds like it, just trying to tell any potential naysayers that I am not a newb or an OP player. I'm just someone who really prefers to write characters that break norm. because, let's get real -- who reads a book or plays a game about a completely Average Joe doing average things? if there is no conflict, there is no story, and a breaking-norm character can be perfect conflict if done tastefully.
back to the subject, though.
at the moment I am a little bit untrained in the lore -- as of right now, anyway. however, this is a very good idea I might use when I have played firsthand through what the White Mage thing actually needs to qualify someone as such. although the "screw what everyone else thinks, become a White Mage, show them all up" could work if I find myself using that Padjal NPC I mentioned earlier... it'd probably be sort of an "illegitimate" white mage scenario given that said NPC would be somewhere along the lines of ditching the norm at some point, before the character I play now shows up, to begin with. however, if that's even possible, I don't know at the moment. I'll need to play further into the Conjurer story and even get to the WHM story before I am able to do that, haha. (or have some guidance and/or people willing to help me fill in the blanks in what I know, tell me a little about things and stuff, blah blah.)
that said, I will still think about doing it, but it certainly wouldn't be completely public knowledge -- it would probably be played more secretively IC if I were to do it. if I were doing it, it would most likely be balanced with a good heaping of flaws, aka more than the normal character needs, for one. and for another, I'd probably play the character like a conjurer that is more than meets the eye, and anyone who suspects otherwise IC would have to get closer to the character to be able to even reasonably say "that is NOT just a conjurer".
actually, my one concern is that if I AM to do this and let a potential action RP situation build up, would people say it's OP and/or get offended and not want to RP with me if I am to mention, "this is not your average conjurer" or even just warn them that this is not a character that should be taken too lightly? I don't think the route of losing on purpose is a nice one to actually RP with, because that invalidates the others' win. and this is why I don't really like action RP to begin with -- no matter what happens, I tend to end up unhappy OOC with it somehow, sighs. maybe it's a matter of perspective?
... I'm rambling again, wow. tl;dr I agree and if I do that when I am more able to, it will be as tastefully as possible and allow everyone to make their own IC/OOC stance on it.
