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[Kezzik]

Oh my goodness! And all these years, I thought...

* Kezzik pats Phin on the back

there there, friend. I'm sure we'll still be able to have some cart-rage on the trade routes

[Under the moon]

No wonder my character, Mel Gibson, was renamed right quick.

next you are going to tell me this isn't Waterworld, and rename my Keven Costner..... (or however you spell that)

[Phinehas]

*Phin nudges Under.*

I think I've figured it out... I'm pretty sure this is Jurassic Park.

[Kezzik]

"Hold onto yer butts "

o.o

[Monketh]

A novel(ish) solution.  In a realistic scenario, there are not twenty demi-gods runnning about slaying people.  This makes the measure reasonable.
Sometimes I wonder if we should try putting some experienced person as a demi-god ordering his followers about for missions of good/evil; but that's a matter for another time.  I also wonder (psychologically) what sort of effect popularity has on the power of characters in an RP environment.  Could the famed Monketh, the Grand Ranger of Ages Past take on and slay five people, whereas Joseph Boon, Agent of Darkness could not?
Hmm...

More experimentation and deliberation are necessary.

[Under the moon]

In an RPG, Popularity = good RPing skills. So yes, a more popular person/character/Rper could get away with more stuff because it is known that they can follow up on their actions, and generally have a purpose other than "I am teh L33t GODZORZ! DIE ALL JU!".

I have seen people run into the tavern screaming they where robbing the joint, and get ignored. On the other hand, I am behind a plague that my very well kill half the pupulous, and have not really had a complaint yet. >

[zanzibar]

In an RPG, Popularity = good RPing skills. So yes, a more popular person/character/Rper could get away with more stuff because it is known that they can follow up on their actions, and generally have a purpose other than "I am teh L33t GODZORZ! DIE ALL JU!".

I can't agree with that statement, at all.  Except to say that popular players get away with a lot of crap.  That much is true, though not for the reason you stated.

[zog]

I am behind a plague that my very well kill half the pupulous, and have not really had a complaint yet. >

* zog complains

"Heyyyyy! That's not nice"

[zanzibar]

On the other hand, I am behind a plague that my very well kill half the pupulous, and have not really had a complaint yet. >

I complained.
- sick bartender who didn't stop working (food services, yo!)
- people sneezing on Harnquist's customers

[Phinehas]

In an RPG, Popularity = good RPing skills. So yes, a more popular person/character/Rper could get away with more stuff because it is known that they can follow up on their actions, and generally have a purpose other than "I am teh L33t GODZORZ! DIE ALL JU!".

I can't agree with that statement, at all.  Except to say that popular players get away with a lot of crap.  That much is true, though not for the reason you stated.

And yet you feel no need to state reasons? Are you just objecting to the idea of popularity being a tool, or do you not think that it works as a system?

[zanzibar]

In an RPG, Popularity = good RPing skills. So yes, a more popular person/character/Rper could get away with more stuff because it is known that they can follow up on their actions, and generally have a purpose other than "I am teh L33t GODZORZ! DIE ALL JU!".

I can't agree with that statement, at all.  Except to say that popular players get away with a lot of crap.  That much is true, though not for the reason you stated.

And yet you feel no need to state reasons? Are you just objecting to the idea of popularity being a tool, or do you not think that it works as a system?

I think that there are a variety of reasons an individual might be popular or not popular in the Planeshift community.  I think that one's ability to roleplay is one factor, but it is not the only factor and it is definately not the biggest factor.  So to then say that popularity is a good indicator of roleplaying skills, I think that's bad thinking.

[Phinehas]

I was under the impression that we were talking about people who were somewhat well-known for their ability to roleplay.

[bilbous]

I think players with mixed popularity get away with a lot too. I think character familiarity is the main key to who gets away with what. Also there are differing ideas as to proper behaviour and within a certain range what looks like "getting away with something" to one clique is the same thing as "appropriate behaviour" to another and vice-versa.

[zanzibar]

I was under the impression that we were talking about people who were somewhat well-known for their ability to roleplay.

You're welcome to reread the thread if you got lost somewhere along the way.

I think character familiarity is the main key to who gets away with what.

My main character is extremely well known and I get away with almost nothing.

[bilbous]

I think character familiarity is the main key to who gets away with what.

My main character is extremely well known and I get away with almost nothing.

I'm not sure I agree with the last part of that. It seems to me from what I've read and what little I've seen, that you are constantly pushing the barriers and that through your efforts the barriers are wider that they otherwise have been. This may be a faulty impression however. It is not neccessarily a bad thing to push boundaries but you have to expect they will push back.

Just to be clear I think "getting away with something" entails GM's letting something slide and not just clique disagreement. I don't think the GM's allow too much of importance to slide but it is more difficult to give someone the benefit of the doubt more often than not. So if there are a lot of complaints about someone over the course of time they are more likely to be expected to know better due to their repeated contact with the GM team.

If you feel that this is unrealistic feel free to discount it.