(01-17-2018, 10:44 PM)Aegir Wrote: I'm curious how... immersive rpers(?)... handle people who RP bad guys! I RP a lot of bad guys. And idiots. And jerks. So it'd be helpful to know.
How immersive RPers handle people who RP bad guys. Â
In short, don't handle the player, handle the character.
It really depends on the type of antagonist. In all cases I prefer to leave the reactions as IC as possible with little OOC contact (unless situation merits it.) I feel you get more 'true' and organic reactions when it's the character reacting to the character without being clouded by foreknowledge or consideration for the person behind the keyboard. A character -will- fail more this way, but conflict breeds character development. Â
I have one exception to this, is I abjectly avoid RP with 'stupid-evil' characters because it never ends well.  (Stupid evil to means evil without consideration of consequence or feasibility.  The evil for evil's sake types like the "I burn the orphanage in the middle of the city down and I somehow escape notice" situations.) I never really RP a guard / authority type PC so it's easy for me to just say 'Leave it to the Yellow Jackets to deal with" and walk away.  If all else fails having your character spontaneously catch fire and run away screaming can get you out of most unsavory RP situations.
I absolutely love a well thought out intelligent-evil antagonist (read: the good guy of their own story) and conflict with them is often a real treat.
