(10-11-2016, 03:50 AM)Valence Wrote: A lot of people try to be lore compliant because it's the best bet to be accepted into the widest range of RP. People that break or bend the lore don't generally mind people that are lore compliant. The other way around though...
I have actually also seen threads asking "Would that spin on things be interesting to you?". Half of the answers were "sure, go for it if you like it!", and the rest "do whatever you want but I'm not gonna RP with you". It only serves to illustrate the point further.
That basically sums things up. Most folks try to stick to what is presented in lore for the greatest RP opportunities. However, unless you're playing something horribly outlandish (and perhaps even if you are!), you will likely find at least a couple people willing to RP with you. That potential number just increases with the more "reasonable" your character is.
That said, there is a lot of grey area to play around with and an interesting character concept (or just a bog-standard one presented well) will still get some degree of attention. And this is coming from someone who plays a giant, elderly armored FFTA-inspired Judgemaster who is always on a horse and TALKS LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME. And he is still taken seriously to some degree by a decent number of people. So, your mileage may vary.
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