(06-17-2015, 12:00 PM)Graeham Wrote: If you're willing to change something as major as a character's race then to me that's a sign that you might as well just create a completely different character and avoid all the awkwardness that comes with the 'big reveal' of him conveniently being a completely different race all along.
This would be my feeling also. What we're seeing right now in the RP community is a lot of enormous story changes taking place entirely to justify a non-story-based event (the introduction of a new player race). So no matter how good it is, it will always feel forced. It's kind of like when an actor quits a TV show so the writers have to come up with a reason that this happened. It's because you're making the IC story secondary to an OOC preference that is external to your story.
However, based on the OP I'm guessing you're really just asking which of your options is plausible, regardless of whether they are in good taste or not, so I won't try to talk you out of it.Â
Because Fantasia's lore status is arguably disproved I would chuck out 2.
As for 3, "I started wearing horns and a tail because of how they look" means you're going to have to explain that to every character you meet who assumes you're an Au Ra. "Oh these? No they're fake I just wear them because I like the look of them." You can see that becoming kind of a nuisance can't you?Â
And is that really the kind of character you are? If so, that's kind of peculiar. I'm sure you want horns and a tail because they look cool, but you aren't your character. Do you think your character would be the kind of person to do that? If so, by all means go for it, but again keep in mind it's going to create awkwardness down the line.
4 would be a good option because of the minimal impact on your backstory, and since it's rooted in an event where your RP circle all agrees that outlandish, extreme story elements are the norm, you woke up one day and discovered you were an Au Ra because of wizard shenanigans. That's plausible and it would probably not be all that difficult to pull off, and you aren't asking your RP circle to retcon anything.
Actually the more I think of it the more I think 4 is probably your best bet.
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