Posted by Some guy on January 8, 2000 at 18:19:38:
In Reply to: Two cents from a penniless thief posted by Ancient Thief on January 8, 2000 at 18:13:56:
> Is unique--sometimes even what some might
> consider "overboard"--roleplaying fun? Yes.
> Is it productive to the game? Oftentimes,
> yes. Was your character concept a neat one?
> I think it was looking sort of interesting.
> The problem is that, short of a few major
> powers like Arbiters' "wanted flag," there's
> very little harm anyone can do to another
> character without them putting up a fight, or
> at least having some chance at avoiding it.
> That's what the problem was with this
> scenario. It would have been fine to have
> decided to, say, attack every fellow arbiter
> you could. Or slay every guard in the city.
> But placing a wanted flag on people basically
> amounts to abusing the fact that Arbiters can
> flag people without retribution. And that's
> why it gets you denied when you do it.
> I understand what you're saying about wanting
> to make an impression, and wanting to carve
> out a dramatic role for your character...that
> is fine, in my opinion. But what you're
> effectively doing is screwing over other
> peoples' characters in the process, without
> them getting a chance to retaliate. And that
> is why it doesn't get my stamp of approval
> (not that that's necessarily anything you
> should be striving for).
> On a VERY tangential note, does anyone know
> if Jaemaen lost his flag because he prayed to
> Bria about it? If so, that be bull.
> -Ancient Thief