(12-02-2014, 01:46 PM)Verad Wrote:(12-02-2014, 11:16 AM)Seriphyn Wrote: Lore enforcers can be autistic bellends, while free spirits can be a bunch of narcissistic wankers.
I think the narcissism is there; it's merely expressed OOC by positioning themselves as authorities and the correct arbiters and gatekeepers of acceptable RP instead of IC through their characters' actions. I have to make a distinction here between knowing the lore because you care about it (please don't hurt me Sounssy) and knowing it because knowing it gives your claims regarding correct RP authoritative weight. It's a vanity more likely to show up in things like shaming blogs and tumblr posts than in RP itself.
Of course, now I'm interested in what a lore-compliant Sue would look like, using the loose internet definition of Sue as "Overpowered character I don't like."
I know you're referring to "you" in the general sense, but you might be onto something. I want to ensure my character is as legit as possible rping x and y, so I mine the lore for any supporting material. When I come across someone who is rping the same thing but with a looser interpretation, I get insecure and feel a need to brandish the lore to defend my rp...even if it was never threatened.
Certainly, I'm a narcissist insofar I want my character to be as "loreapprovable" and as "realistic" to as wide an audience as possible.
