Posted by Just Another Brick on September 12, 2000 at 18:34:14:
In Reply to: My opinion posted by The Popular Immortal(IMM) on September 12, 2000 at 14:40:19:
> I can't make a blanket free-pass statement, but the role command is perfect for that situation. If the roleplay of the character you described fits the groups you've selected, then a big thoughtless hand won't come out of the sky and nuke you for acting it out. Really, I've never heard of anyone getting smacked because an immortal was careless and didn't read their role. That being said, it would obviously look a hell of a lot better if you wrote the role describing your Ted Bundy character before you actually did anything like your elf-saving move. > The real question you have to ask yourself is...does Ted Bundy character fit Scarab or Empire or whatever you're doing with him? I can tell you that he doesn't fit Scarab well in my opinion (although your above description was obviously brief). > So, I guess what I'm saying is you're not going to be busted because you wrote a role and the immortal didn't read it and doesn't see your motivations. However, you might not get where you want to go simply because the role doesn't mesh with the desired end result. > Example: > I could write a role and act it out about how I thought Thera was overpopulated and that the best thing to do was to slaughter everything that moved in an attempt to cut down on the overcrowding. It would be neat, it would be unique, and it could be acted out. > If I then pasted it on a selric-following, dawn-seeking elf I might not get too far.