(10-07-2015, 02:23 PM)Verad Wrote: If your goal is to show that your character is in some way more powerful or dangerous than any other given character because of in-game RP and they should be respected for it . . . well, you can't. It might as well all be pre-written backstory from the perspective of a new player who's never met you before. and, indeed, one of the most obnoxious things I remember from freeform RP sites like Ayenee and Rhydin was the tendency of players to insist because the character had been played for X years and had all these cool abilities that they "earned" through RP, that I should respond to that accordingly. I am pretty willing to react as a player wants if they want to be seen as cool or witty or whatever, but doing so based on the argument of character longevity alone was one that never quite sat right with me.
I agree with this, but it does actually into play with FATE. Obviously people have to opt into the system, but new players are at a significant disadvantage compared to those with one or more campaigns under their belt.Â
It's a bit of an issue with adding stats to RP, people like and want to feel progression, but it can also leave new people feeling cheated. I'm not sure of what the answer is.
