I'll chock this up to bad writing then, my friend is new to the game, newer than me and i still have the packing peanuts stuck to my Warrior's shoulders lol. She was wanting to know if you had to play a white mage to be a healer, and like me she likes to RP her characters doing the job/class the character is doing.Â
   I do understand people wanting to follow Lore even when its badly written (from an access of RP point of view) like this case. I would like to stress however jumping on a newbies throat for not knowing the lore that's hidden till like lvl 50 or something is VERY bad form.
I guess Ive been a GM too long (since i was 14, some 27 years ago lol) Ive always striven to help people make the characters they will enjoy playing (exception, god level characters and their overpowered ilk), even if lore has to be bent a bit (set in consequences for it). When i run into people who like stepping on other peoples ideas with out even trying to help them fit it into lore it feels like your trying to tell me how to play the game.  That is a great way to start a fight lol.
Most of you seem to be considerate of new players and try and walk us through things for that .. THANK YOU! As a new player to this game but an old Roleplayer it is much appreciated when you try and work with us newbies and not just shut us down rudely. Even if we never get the character through if you try and help us we usually except it when it does not work far better than being told "the lore says so".
sorry for the micro rant lol.
thanks everyone for your replies ill relay the information to my friend. personal note im a sucky healer and hats off to those of you who learn to be good at that frustrating unthanked task!
   I do understand people wanting to follow Lore even when its badly written (from an access of RP point of view) like this case. I would like to stress however jumping on a newbies throat for not knowing the lore that's hidden till like lvl 50 or something is VERY bad form.
I guess Ive been a GM too long (since i was 14, some 27 years ago lol) Ive always striven to help people make the characters they will enjoy playing (exception, god level characters and their overpowered ilk), even if lore has to be bent a bit (set in consequences for it). When i run into people who like stepping on other peoples ideas with out even trying to help them fit it into lore it feels like your trying to tell me how to play the game.  That is a great way to start a fight lol.
Most of you seem to be considerate of new players and try and walk us through things for that .. THANK YOU! As a new player to this game but an old Roleplayer it is much appreciated when you try and work with us newbies and not just shut us down rudely. Even if we never get the character through if you try and help us we usually except it when it does not work far better than being told "the lore says so".
sorry for the micro rant lol.
thanks everyone for your replies ill relay the information to my friend. personal note im a sucky healer and hats off to those of you who learn to be good at that frustrating unthanked task!
