thegnomeherder
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Bhaal, the Lord of Gettin' sum
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Post by thegnomeherder on Feb 4, 2009 16:18:45 GMT -5
Whats the Fun in RP if everyone is good?
Good people are BORING, they stand around talking about the weather then when anything happens they all jump on their white horses and charge into it.
Neutral and Evil are the way to go =]
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Post by DM mithari on Feb 4, 2009 16:20:11 GMT -5
But being evil doesn't mean you have to be a jerk... In fact, I'd wager that's a pretty quick way to get yourself stabbed in uncomfortable places in evil circles.
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Post by DEV Akavit on Feb 4, 2009 18:59:13 GMT -5
There is a big difference between RP'ing a greedy character and taking advantage of game mechanics to snatch extra goodies. I did participate in an event in which one or two people snatched extra items at the end in spite/i] of explicit instruction by the DM to take one item each. It certainly is possible for a player to snag a couple shields and a sword in the game without anyone being able to tell who got what. If such people were really trying to RP an evil character you would think that they would type *is walking around with two large shields and a sword*. Of course they don't do anything of the sort and simply remain quiet when people begin to question the apparent lack of items. I suppose they are also RP'ing that they have wands of item invisibility, bags of holding and scrolls of time stop that allow their evil PC's to get away with such.
I would like to note that I consider stealing to be automatic permission to PvP. If anyone were to steal from a PC such as Flail and get caught doing so, they should expect to be subject to attack.
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Post by Zealote on Feb 4, 2009 23:35:02 GMT -5
Ahh bags of holding.... Now if I was evil, I would hide the bodies of my victims in my bag of holding. What? People can hide tower shields...I can hide a dead hin or two....no?
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Post by Forumlord of Talos on Feb 5, 2009 8:41:31 GMT -5
Ahh bags of holding.... Now if I was evil, I would hide the bodies of my victims in my bag of holding. What? People can hide tower shields...I can hide a dead hin or two....no? Hmmm, Lets see a bag of holding can hold 142 items. Those items could even be Full plate in size. A bag with a 100% weight reduction means zero extra effort. Now lets imagine 140 hin rogues and assassins hidden in such a bag with 2 breathing devices crafted by some odd gnome tinker. All quietly walked into the fist compound and released. Now thats EVIL
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Post by shorn on Feb 5, 2009 12:21:31 GMT -5
You know, Zealot, that brings to mind my first pnp campaign ever. I had aqcuired a portable holeafter much effort, and I was eager to try it out. I was in the midst of ever so queitly bagging the remainder of the store owners fine wines and spirits, when he had snuck up behind me, let out a noise, and then was gone...none of us could figure out what happened to him until the next time I tried to get something out of my portable hole....guess where the shop owner was?
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Post by tristanvaneer on Feb 5, 2009 12:26:01 GMT -5
I know the event though I was not the main participant. It was very rude. Ninja looting is something almost everyone I know that plays this frowns upon. Also, conflict in a RP game is the main reason for the game to exist. If you can not handle conflict, maybe this isn't the game for you. There was nothing wrong in the situation that took place other than your initial ninja looting actions and your breaking character because you didn't know how to deal with the situation. I realize you may be a little kid, but that's no excuse to whine in the forums about something that was perfectly valid role play, especially when you send someone insulting tells after the conflict. Well since someone wants to "call me out" on what the consider "ninja looting" then perhaps I will share the story. A party of four is in the second level of bug bears. Said party has decided to move on to a different dungeon. They move back up to the first level of the bug bear dungeon. They encounter battle and kill a few monsters. Unbeknownst to them there is another party of two players who are also on this level and killing monsters. I picked up a bag that was near the stairs we just came up from thinking that it was a bag from one of our kills. Instead of politely requesting the treasure that was there... which I had no problems at all giving to them, I in fact gave them double what the drop was... they started calling me a thief and a "ninja looter". When I attempted to RP the situation I was more or less ignored and was told that ooc "my character is a dick"... which translated to me that "I am a dick and I am using my characters personality as an excuse to act like it". I have no intention of responding to this thread, because I have no intention of getting into a flame war. But those are the facts and a situation that could have easily be remedied by a little POLITE conversation. Instead we get CHILDREN casting accusations and name calling over a lousy 20 gp. I mean really... acting in such a manner is deplorable. We are playing on a MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER game. Showing a little respect for the other players isn't going to hurt your characters role or personality. It is just a game after all, shouldn't we all be doing our best to ensure that we aren't ruining it for others? Or is a little COMMON COURTESY too much to ask for?
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Post by Zealote on Feb 5, 2009 14:52:42 GMT -5
I agree with you man, but, as you said, this is a massive multiplayer game, and being so, attracts awesome people, but also ridiculous people. Luckly, the rude and idiotic are just 0.01%. PS: Watch as my karma goes down. Well, if the helm fits someone, they should smite me. The truth hurts doesnt it? PS: Take note, my karma at the time of this post was 27.
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mrdeadman
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I'll thank you to keep your reality out of my fantasy.
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Post by mrdeadman on Feb 5, 2009 18:34:32 GMT -5
Wow, Tristan, you sure know how to spin it. LMAO *Hands Tristan a cross and some nails*
The problem with your story is... you feel that we as players were personally attacking you. We were not. I could careless about twenty gold. My rogue character on the other hand would probably care greatly about it. Try to keep this in mind for the future.
As for RP, you attempted to RP nothing. You said to my partner, "How are you?" He replied, "I'll be better when you give back whats mine." You ask what? He explained. You broke character and flew off the handle. My partner tried to calm you down. You left in a hissy fit and sent him insulting tells. You know nothing of courtesy, let alone role playing apparently.
Next time, remember that the players are not there to get you personally and keep it in character.
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