Playables!

[Wolvinator]

[Panther]

[Kairee]

So, what you are saying that if you don't know about something, it doesn't exist and if introduced into play, it's "bad player"-ish cheating.

If you missed the time in the inn when Kairee was given bonbons and an snack food emergency occurred, she can't offer up her bonbons for the cause since you have no record of her ever receiving bonbons.

"Tsk! There's no public record of her getting bonbons! She's cheating! Those Bonbons cannot be used in this snack emergency!"

So, all the character development people do, without your input and without sharing it publicly, cannot be used in any form of play on this site, whether it be in the live chat of in a story because it was not specifically listed or mentioned anywhere that you are aware of, it's cheating.

I'll keep that in mind but I will play as I play. Kai has stuff you don't know about, has seen and witnessed things you don't know about, and will use it whenever she pleases.

This goes for all my characters.

I disagree with you entirely on this but if that’s how you and your friends want to play, that’s your choice. I don’t and I won’t play that way. If I wanted to, I would play an RPG with a hard *** GM that insists everything be written down on the character sheet and if you forgot to write something down, too bad, you don’t have it anymore.

For the record, I mentioned how long Kai's been around to demonstrate that her character development has been going on for decades and there is no way anyone currently in the forum would know what Kai owns or doesn't own or has access too.

She purposefully doesn't discuss her abilities in any detail because she doesn't believe in giving her enemies clues as to any gaps in abilities or weaknesses she may have. She also doesn't want them to know what to defend against. She likes trying to keep the odds in her favor.
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-Kairee
The Splendiferous One and Mage-Babe Supreme

"With Great Power comes Great Boredom."

[Wolvinator]

[Kairee]

You can't pick and choose what is important to divulge and what's not important to divulge.

Bonbons or weapons......the point is that you cannot know what another character has in terms of abilities or inventory or history.

It's presumptuous to think you do or that you should.

It's insulting that you think someone is cheating because they have or do something you think they should not have or be able to do and where you have received no advance justification and warning that they have it or can do it.

All I can say at this point is….

No Bonbons for you.
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-Kairee
The Splendiferous One and Mage-Babe Supreme

"With Great Power comes Great Boredom."

[Ewan Corinsson]

I'm going to ask for a clarification here to help me understand the debate, as from what I have read I think there are two point of views on one definition, but I could be wrong:

Is the concern about something posted or not posted that the characters would rightly notice?
Theoretically, if Ewan were to be facing an opponent, he would from experience be able to tell if someone had the look of a certain profession (a fighter it would be revealed in the way they held their weapon, callouses, etc). Should a character be in one point presented as one thing and then later revealed to be else that would not have the same visual ques (i.e. a gardner later labeled as a super weapons master is going to have a different build, look, and way of holding things).

Or is the concern what actually about keeping private things private, allowing for depth of character and depth of storyline by not revealing everything up front?
A crusader is accused of robbing a cathedral, but little do those know who come to his aid or his downfall know that he was sacrificing his freedom and his life to protect an ancient chalice from another thief?

Maybe I've missed the boat and you all already know which of these your discussing, but I'm getting confused. (not unusual. I play a clever character, I'm not one.)

[Wolvinator]

[Wyheree]

This has gone off the original topic of what Playables are, and are not. If the subject of how powerful characters should be presented in a free-form setting warrants further discussion, then please make a new topic.
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[Wolvinator]

[Pyriathin]

I posted this in another thread but felt that it could be used here too.

Ya know... after the last two days of reading posts around here, I think that the following really sums up everything. (This is not targeted at ANYONE SPECIFICALLY, but at the situation we've found ourselves in. Oh.. and I'm sorry if this is kinda off topic.)

Obituary for the dearly departed Common Sense

Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend,
Common Sense, who has
been with us for many years. No one knows for sure
how old he was since his
birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red
tape. He will be
remembered as having cultivated such valuable
lessons as knowing when to
come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the
worm, life isn't always
fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial
policies (don't spend more
than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies
(adults, not children are
in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well
intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports
of a six-year-old boy
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a
classmate; teens suspended from
school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a
teacher fired for reprimanding
an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked
teachers for doing the job
they themselves failed to do in disciplining their
unruly children. It
declined even further when schools were required to
get parental consent to
administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster
to a student, but could
not inform the parents when a student became
pregnant and wanted to have an
abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten
Commandments became
contraband; churches became businesses; and
criminals received better
treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a
beating when you couldn't
defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and
the burglar can sue you
for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after
a woman failed to
realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot She
spilled a little in her
lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents,
Truth and Trust; his
wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and
his son, Reason. He is
survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights,
Someone Else is to Blame,
and I'm a Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few
realized he was gone. If you
still remember him, you may pass this on. If not,
join the majority and do
nothing.

I think that just says it all.
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I am Pyriathin Arrowny, The Ancient One.
Last of a race of mythical beings
known as the Erim.
I am the Keeper of the Eternal Balance.
Speak my name and I shall hear
and come to thy aid.

[SulissurnXukuth]

Pyriathin wrote:

[Dolus Gairu]