It depends. Â It depends on the role you're playing, mostly. Â Orleans has a pretty wide range of skills he's very skilled in, but he is something of a criminal kingpin. Â People look up to him for former work he's put in, so he has a broad range of skills related to smuggling, combat, etc. Â Because of his leadership position, it makes a lot of sense.
By that same token, you can't be infinitely skilled. Â Orleans came up as a street-level crew chief (specializing in breaking-and-entering on installations while living in Garlean territory), then became an enforcer, but he has never, for example, produced drugs. Â He is familiar with and skilled with firearms, but isn't a master sniper. Â He certainly isn't an expert calligrapher, nor is he a master fisherman. Â Orleans might be able to get his hands on a lot of what might be Garlean goods, he can steal and pirate very well, he's an exceptionally effective bruiser, but he isn't a whole gang unto himself. Â That's why he has people with different experiences along with him. Â That's so that the other Dancers can have their room to shine. Â Orleans may be skilled, but as an RP character, he functions as a facilitator.
And that's an important distinction. Â The more skilled a character is, the more you really need that character to move into the role of a facilitator. Â That means that your character becomes a person that keeps other characters busy. Â If you're playing a highly skilled character in several areas, but you intend to play that character as an actuator, people will be shut out, rather than empowered, RPing with you.
So watch how highly skilled you are. Â You cannot be so highly skilled that there's no roles to fill around you. Â The entire point of RP is interpersonal communication. Â If you can do just about anything, you are basically making sure you have less need for other characters. Â That intrinsically harms your RP.
By that same token, you can't be infinitely skilled. Â Orleans came up as a street-level crew chief (specializing in breaking-and-entering on installations while living in Garlean territory), then became an enforcer, but he has never, for example, produced drugs. Â He is familiar with and skilled with firearms, but isn't a master sniper. Â He certainly isn't an expert calligrapher, nor is he a master fisherman. Â Orleans might be able to get his hands on a lot of what might be Garlean goods, he can steal and pirate very well, he's an exceptionally effective bruiser, but he isn't a whole gang unto himself. Â That's why he has people with different experiences along with him. Â That's so that the other Dancers can have their room to shine. Â Orleans may be skilled, but as an RP character, he functions as a facilitator.
And that's an important distinction. Â The more skilled a character is, the more you really need that character to move into the role of a facilitator. Â That means that your character becomes a person that keeps other characters busy. Â If you're playing a highly skilled character in several areas, but you intend to play that character as an actuator, people will be shut out, rather than empowered, RPing with you.
So watch how highly skilled you are. Â You cannot be so highly skilled that there's no roles to fill around you. Â The entire point of RP is interpersonal communication. Â If you can do just about anything, you are basically making sure you have less need for other characters. Â That intrinsically harms your RP.
