role playing ideas thread

[Cherry Lover]

I think that's not quite right but Sol and YOLF are the parties involved in the ideas creation. So they need to be the ones to clarify it.

Well, I just don't want my character's alignment, personality etc. defined by the GM....

[lantzblades]

Even without SMT being heavily about individual choice no GM proper would ever define a Player character. And speaking personally I would never do that.

[YOLF]

I was literally just trying to give thoughtful feedback. I'm not looking to interfere with decisions regarding this project, so don't take my contribution to bear the same weight as people actually arguing in this thread. Consider it if you find it relevant, but responses from those directly involved are more important to take in.

[lantzblades]

Well I was trying to discern what you specifically intended by your statement YOLF. If you wouldn't mind clarifying a bit, that would be appreciated.

[YOLF]

I wasn't trying to be vague. My statements in that conversation are as transparent as they could be.

They're also solely my view of things. I don't claim to have taken anything from objective evidence.

[Lycodrake]

Missed the SMT RP discussion, but I'd like to recommend to Mike that he stay out of such an RP. Given his belief system on the subject matter, I feel it would turn volatile quickly.

[Cherry Lover]

Missed the SMT RP discussion, but I'd like to recommend to Mike that he stay out of such an RP. Given his belief system on the subject matter, I feel it would turn volatile quickly.

Why? It seems like it would fit me very well.

[lantzblades]

Discussion isn't over Lyco. Frankly player freedom works exceedingly well with the current group, mike included.

[Lycodrake]

Why? It seems like it would fit me very well.

Perhaps you'd be a Neutral-leaning-Chaotic player and enjoy it, but you may not like the subject matter that SMT entails. AFAIK, much of it is about metaphysics and spirituality and neither Law nor Chaos - or even Neutrality - are clear-cut black and white: meaning you may be in over your head, given your moral stances.

[Cherry Lover]

Why? It seems like it would fit me very well.

Perhaps you'd be a Neutral-leaning-Chaotic player and enjoy it, but you may not like the subject matter that SMT entails. AFAIK, much of it is about metaphysics and spirituality and neither Law nor Chaos - or even Neutrality - are clear-cut black and white: meaning you may be in over your head, given your moral stances.

Well, my viewpoint on the SMT spectrum would be pretty clear, but I'm not an idiot. I'm aware that different people have different viewpoints on how things will turn out, and I'm aware that not everyone shares my views on authority.

It depends somewhat on the setting, though. I like the idea of being able to choose my own "reason", for example, because then I don't have to deal with the stupid "Chaos means leaving the weak to suffer" thing, but if not then I would likely indeed be Neutral with Chaos leanings, because I'm an anarcho-socialist and not an anarcho-capitalist, so I believe in freedom for everyone and not just the strong.

[Lycodrake]

Just wanted to be sure, Mike. I think an SMT RP would be interesting, and I agree that getting to choose your own "reason", as you put it, would be very, very nice to include, rather than just straight-up Law, Chaos, or Neutral.

[lantzblades]

If every one is cool with reason being the method here then I suggest we move on to characters. Namely what you guys think about classes, different ones? Or one class for simplicity?.

[Cherry Lover]

Probably one class would be better, provided we can all agree on what it is. If not, then it's better to have different classes than a big argument.

[lantzblades]

The best class for a singular classed game is demon summoner in my opinion. That cool?

[Kurogami]

I would say a sort of combination of becoming a demon and summoning.

Sorta like Nocturne only everyone is demi-fiend.

Magatamas for everyone!

This is a totally impartial suggestion, having nothing at all to do with the game I am currently in the process of stealing off the internet, due to not getting to finish it the first time.

NOPE totally without bias.