A lot of people in the RP community have been incredibly pacified to the point of avoiding confrontation or conflict at allllll cost, but still wish to RP characters who are 'evil, or 'shady'. This is a big reason why a lot of people advise wanting 'consent' to eavesdrop into public RP or the like. My take on it is to RP in the world as it would be a world.Â
If someone is spying on you, and you are in public--using text channels that are public, then you don't get to decide if people can spy on you or use what you say against you, if that's how you feel then RP in party chat. When you go Ic, you have to accept that you are entering a world where you aren't in control. If you wish to be 100% in control, then just write a book.
I've dealt a lot in people who RP around darker themes and such, and you can't quite trust people to not meta-game, so when you involve yourself in these things my advice is to always cover yourself as stealthy ooc as you would ic. Do your best to hide yourself from both the character and the player, as it is the only assured way there will be no meta occurring.Â
The ninja skills like stealth are a thing in-game, and people use them often to try to be sneaky and hide in plain sight, but there are various ways to combat this. One being aether, a signature that every living being gives off--if people use tools such as goggles that reveal said aether, then it would penetrate the stealth and reveal a body there (And item that comes to mind is Sharlayan Goggles). In addition, there are things like Flash, or you could crate a bright light source. This bright light source would be cast upon an invisible unit, and display a distinct shadow behind them. If their body cant be seen but still exists, then it'll cast a shadow which can be seen. Also the classic, water; if it's raining or you go to a snowy area or muddy area, you would see their foot prints while in stealth or snow.Â
So even if someone does go full rogue stealth, Ic, there are many tools that can be used to combat that.Â
My ending advice is to simply do it, don't ask and don't worry; play your character as you would in the world and protect yourself from meta both ic and ooc'ly. It's the burden of those who RP in public to acknowledge that they rescind an amount of control over the scene and the characters involved when they do so.
(Also take screenshots and catalog any knowledge you gain while being sneaky, this way you can have proof of your having gained it IC'ly.)
If someone is spying on you, and you are in public--using text channels that are public, then you don't get to decide if people can spy on you or use what you say against you, if that's how you feel then RP in party chat. When you go Ic, you have to accept that you are entering a world where you aren't in control. If you wish to be 100% in control, then just write a book.
I've dealt a lot in people who RP around darker themes and such, and you can't quite trust people to not meta-game, so when you involve yourself in these things my advice is to always cover yourself as stealthy ooc as you would ic. Do your best to hide yourself from both the character and the player, as it is the only assured way there will be no meta occurring.Â
The ninja skills like stealth are a thing in-game, and people use them often to try to be sneaky and hide in plain sight, but there are various ways to combat this. One being aether, a signature that every living being gives off--if people use tools such as goggles that reveal said aether, then it would penetrate the stealth and reveal a body there (And item that comes to mind is Sharlayan Goggles). In addition, there are things like Flash, or you could crate a bright light source. This bright light source would be cast upon an invisible unit, and display a distinct shadow behind them. If their body cant be seen but still exists, then it'll cast a shadow which can be seen. Also the classic, water; if it's raining or you go to a snowy area or muddy area, you would see their foot prints while in stealth or snow.Â
So even if someone does go full rogue stealth, Ic, there are many tools that can be used to combat that.Â
My ending advice is to simply do it, don't ask and don't worry; play your character as you would in the world and protect yourself from meta both ic and ooc'ly. It's the burden of those who RP in public to acknowledge that they rescind an amount of control over the scene and the characters involved when they do so.
(Also take screenshots and catalog any knowledge you gain while being sneaky, this way you can have proof of your having gained it IC'ly.)
