I just want to clarify a point - I'm more curious about how much people are willing to bend the lore than try to say one is better than the other.
After all, there's horrible extremes existent in both directions. Complete disregard to the set lore serves as counterpoint those who cannot roleplay their character without knowing precisely from the lore how many tongs an Ul'dahnian salad fork has. Conversely, some willingness to bend the lore can allow for just as much creativity as using what limited lore resources are available to create a lore-appropriate character!
It was merely the situation of "a Lalafell from Doma" that had questions raised and brought the topic of discussion to my mind. And had me a bit worried about where the folks I might be RPing with would stand on such an issue. After all, this is a group effort and I want to make to make the experience as comfortable as possible for those I RP with.
After all, there's horrible extremes existent in both directions. Complete disregard to the set lore serves as counterpoint those who cannot roleplay their character without knowing precisely from the lore how many tongs an Ul'dahnian salad fork has. Conversely, some willingness to bend the lore can allow for just as much creativity as using what limited lore resources are available to create a lore-appropriate character!
It was merely the situation of "a Lalafell from Doma" that had questions raised and brought the topic of discussion to my mind. And had me a bit worried about where the folks I might be RPing with would stand on such an issue. After all, this is a group effort and I want to make to make the experience as comfortable as possible for those I RP with.
