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Caspar · **03-08-2016, 05:27 PM**

(03-08-2016, 05:05 PM)McBeefÂ© Wrote:
(03-08-2016, 04:59 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:
(03-08-2016, 02:46 PM)Valence Wrote: Well that's exactly the thing that can make it interesting: not a dual education or anything silly like that, but a character that will have the opportunity or choice (or not) to go explore the other side of his/her legacy and bring some shenanigans in the process. Can be trite as hell, or rather nice if fleshed out properly. Or the character can just say fuck you to his/her upbringing and go to the other side he/she never knew. Or, the character can also be the direct target to mockery, bullying, whatever you fancy.

It's with that in mind that I think cross bred characters can have a justification to be played. If it's just "because rule of cool/edginess", well yeah... Of course.

I agree with everything you've said here. The realest challenge is trying to convince people that you're going to do the story justice, instead of doing what the strawmen and other contemporaries have done with the thing, which is usually "I thought it would be cool, but it has zero narrative impact on my character, I just thought being a half-vampire would be AWESOME."
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That's ok, isn't it? A player isn't under any obligation to do a concept justice, or prove themselves to anyone. If they want to be a half vampire because it's cool, more power to them. They might have their own group of half unicorn/vampire/demon friends they RP with, and dats fine.Â

Obviously there are a lot of special and unique things in the game that we just haven't been shown yet. Vampires or half dragons or whatever are kind of silly, but If it works for you, then go wild.

I mostly think relying upon precedent to determine your opinion about a player's similar concept is prey to selection bias and hindsight, but I think it's sort of unavoidable. Mostly I just do what was suggested before and reserve judgment, tease out what purpose the character elements serves in the type of rp they want to play, and then make suggestions as to how to fit it in to the setting, and if they like them cool, if not, still cool. There is a reason for every character element, even one as simple as "I like it," so by my reasoning, it's not impossible to understand what the player wants from their character and help them execute it within the framework of the setttng. Or they can just do whatever they like because while I too have preferences, I try not to allow myself to feel threatened by the preferences of others.

I think it's interesting that from my perspective the most common and commonly accepted mix of seeker/keeper would be the most difficult to actualize give their radically different stomping grounds, marital culture and even supposedly hours of activity, lol. But physical similarity makes it really a breeze to draft up I think.

As for the idea of mixed race characters, I won't say much because in a sense it's a fantasy analogue for my own situation, lol. What's exotic for some and cliche for others is mundane for me. But in the modern, real world, these matters tend to be far less dramatic. Suffice to say, in a setting such as this, it is inconceivable to me that such mixes would not exist commonly, but it's vague lore and I make no assertions as to what the overall situation is due to the internal contradictions. I do suspect however it is a more subtle sort of racism than is commonly asserted on here.

Y'know, the whole schtick of people wondering what race you are, getting the themepark version of both cultures, parents disapproving, never really accepted in either social circle.Â

... Oh god. I'm cliched!

Inter-species Procreation.

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