Posted by Cathoir on March 22, 2000 at 14:28:52:
In Reply to: Re: The Empire. posted by The First Citizen(IMM) on March 22, 2000 at 09:06:05:
> > This is a pretty lame reason to anathema someone.
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> This is a fantastic reason to anathema someone, and if you follow the quest, you're doing good and are rewarded for it. This is very different than allowing an elven master help you retrieve the Codex. The elf had their life saved, you got a pair of boots, if anything you're the sucker because the elf got the better end of the deal and you should be anathed for being manipulated by the light. Further most people who do this do it to get the boots, not from some diabolical roleplay based desire. If you're sphere greed or deception and you have in your role why you got the boots and it makes sense... then it might be tolerated if your reason fits the Empire. Otherwise, its an excellent reason to anath someone.
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> Further, the person lied to an Imperial Immortal about it and had no real excuse for their actions. I anathed people for a lot less than this.
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> If they were good turned evil through the Oath it would be fine, but to say that though your evil, you weren't sure about your role in the realm so you decided to help the elf is bullshit.
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> Now, you are corrent that the strength of Empire comes from its numbers, but there is NO WAY the Imms should ever let sub-par roleplay go for numbers. If there is one citizen, the Emperor and he does the elf quest to get boots, he should be anathed. The Empire was purged once for generally poor roleplay, be glad that the Imm in question is being selctive. But if even being selective the numbers dwindle, then its a sign that there is a lot of bad role-play, not that the Imms are too rough.