Posted by Graatch(VIP) on August 25, 2000 at 13:57:51:
In Reply to: That's true, Graatch posted by TotW(VIP) on August 25, 2000 at 13:25:14:
> Graatch, that's true, and were that at all related to what happened, it would be perfect, but that does not appear to be the situation. > The Leadership of Master is not a democracy, it is an autocracy. It has always been that way. Narlock is also not performing random and cruel acts of uninduction. He singled out a Master that has performed very poorly, has a history of performing very poorly, has inspired other masters to write about how he is performing poorly, has.. well, et bloody al, and he gave that crappy master one last chance. The Leader of the cabal has to answer to the cabal only in that if he sucks badly enough, no one will play a Master, anymore, and he'll be removed. He has to answer to the Immortals in that, if he strays far enough, and abuses his power enough, again, he'll be removed. > Futhermore, Hraptek was not affected in any negative way except being uninducted. His mana was not reduced to zero. His INT was not reduced to 3. The only thing that happened to him was he was uninducted. His character is NOT crippled in any way. It is up to Hraptek how to proceed, now. Does he bow down and kiss the meglomaniac's butt? Does he rebel and cut down Narlock every chance he gets? Does he try to gather the support of other Masters who hate Narlock? Does he immediately come to the forum to complain ooc? It's up to him. > Does Narlock appear to be a hardass? Yes. But, if anything, he has given you and every other player out there a **roleplaying opportunity**. And I'm wondering if people should take up that gauntlet. He's just a mortal character. I absolutely have no idea about this Hruptek person or his past or anything beyond what was in the log and of course in the various posts. I am merely commenting on how players act and that they like some sort of planning ability. That being said, I do think that the flimsy pretense used here was atrocious. Almost as bad as when Eyllivea did her little lie of "too many thieves" when she uninducted Stoltrop from entropy. If they don't have the balls (mortal or immortal) to say why what is being done is being done, then they shouldn't do it. If Narlock was going to uninduct Hruptek for past behavior he believed improper for a master, then he simply should have said so and be done with it. By doing it in the manner he did he promulgates a new system of beliefs and doctrine that in fairness should be applied to all the other masters, but of course is not.