(03-22-2013, 07:08 PM)Deirdre Wrote: Basically the point I am getting at is the use of 'class' in this case is merely a broad term for the various lifestyles of the characters being played. This thread really has no place getting in to social vs wealth classes, it's just for fun and to get a measure of what the RP community is doing, without really dwelling on the specifics.
This.
Upper-class could be an aristocratic in general, a well-off merchant-trader, a hoarded, scrupulous mercenaries, nobles' employees could be. This is true for all classes, and is quite valuable for player-player interactions, NPC-world to character understanding, and a way to associate a characters upbringing and world-view in line with a player perspective.
There are multiple descriptors with-in, of course. This is the place to elaborate on your characters specifically.
I agree with Deir. And you do make some valid points Lilszee.
However, I don't liken Eorzea to a pre-industrial Earth, because that means that everyone is playing ancient cultures from our history, and that's not even close to an approriate description of the state of things in a sci-fi/fantasy setting.
As players, obviously we can attribute references that were drawn upon to influence specific creations in a fictional setting, but we're only human. We have to. I still maintain, however, that does not imply parallels to our history.
Edit: I want to point out that I put Nakil's class as lower for a very specific reason. He's broke. He has to Samurai Champloo it up when he needs something, but that does not imply that he is of a similar mind as Jin or Mugen. The point being, he wouldn't even technically be middle-class, even considering he survives without having to beg, but he does have to deal with things as they come up. Immediately. He takes a job, he works for someone, he hunts, he steals (technically the same as the former to him), whatever he needs to do, to meet the end.
