Which Faction Do You Play?

[*Xndar]

Well, if you'd prefer realism to Harmonium telling folks to put their spears in their pockets, they could always confiscate unlawfully carried weapons! :)

I think Mr. O hits the nail on the head really. Little things that should be no big deal become massive productions regardless of how reasonable the guard in question is, because that PC wants to make sure everyone in a 10 mile radius knows how Chaotic they are. (Been on both sides of that one at various points, so I feel the Chaotic folks :P)

[*KittyEmpress]

My 'main' Alenetha is a Sensate - one who is not super well loved by her faction or at least some of their PCs [or wasn't when I stopped playing her around 8 months ago]. She thinks experiences and trying new things is the basis of all growth, that everything in the multiverse only is affected by the sensations it experiences, and is uh. Pretty critical of Carpet Knight style Sensates.

I just came back today really, after a long break, and I'm trying to get her back into RPing more actively, so she can start promoting her faction. It's hard to think of ideas though, since a lot of people view Sensates as either 'the hedonists' or 'the bards', and she is neither really [well, a little of the former, in the 'prefers happy experiences to shitty ones' way, not the 'sex woo' one]


But I figure getting my character established outside of factions, then getting her established in it will work. Just aiming on making friends and stuff first :)

[*Mander]

Depending on the faction (*cough*Doomguard*cough*) someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder could very easily make a wonderful and driven character that would do a lot to further the goals of the faction and still be charming and socially competent all the while manipulating and exploiting others to further their own goals.

Good old Mauric right there.

[*Sinlinara]

Depending on the faction (*cough*Doomguard*cough*) someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder could very easily make a wonderful and driven character that would do a lot to further the goals of the faction and still be charming and socially competent all the while manipulating and exploiting others to further their own goals.

Good old Mauric right there.

I didn't want to name names :'D

[*Taihou]

Indep werewolf, reportin' in. I've been trying to drum up interest in the (lack of) faction for ages, but given the fact that it's basically glorified drinking buddies who keep the bazaar running smoothly and have little actual power, it's not goin' so hot. Even so, I would kind of expect more loose-leaf adventurers to pick it up as the non-committal option. *Shrug* I keep trying to think up ways to make it interesting, but we don't really have clear defined goals like most of the other groups, and I feel like that's kind of a hindrance. Usually it's pretty dead.

Given, Market Ward entirely is officially an indep HQ, Indeps should rule over the Bazaar, which in my opinion should also give them full right to tell all those harmonium people to be gone, which hardheads will have to comply with, if they start picking at people and acting "as at home". (would wish to see, how hardheads would come for example to fated HQ and ask locals to put weapons away and do other harmonium-likely stuff)

I think, to encourage people to be indeps, there should be reputation, that there actually is something, where being an indep matters.

You can still be very engaging with role play while playing an introverted avoidant recluse. =)

Pretty accurate description of Yasuyo.

P. S. Now people, tell me, who is that single Athar person... I think most of my characters would want to sever his head and put it on spike.

[*Neethanial]

P. S. Now people, tell me, who is that single Athar person... I think most of my characters would want to sever his head and put it on spike.

That would be metagaming lol
And there's already too much of that going on :P

[*Taihou]

P. S. Now people, tell me, who is that single Athar person... I think most of my characters would want to sever his head and put it on spike.

That would be metagaming lol
And there's already too much of that going on :P

Which one - Metagaming, or attempts to kill the Athar person?

[*Mr_Otyugh]

Indep werewolf, reportin' in. I've been trying to drum up interest in the (lack of) faction for ages, but given the fact that it's basically glorified drinking buddies who keep the bazaar running smoothly and have little actual power, it's not goin' so hot. Even so, I would kind of expect more loose-leaf adventurers to pick it up as the non-committal option. *Shrug* I keep trying to think up ways to make it interesting, but we don't really have clear defined goals like most of the other groups, and I feel like that's kind of a hindrance. Usually it's pretty dead.

Given, Market Ward entirely is officially an indep HQ, Indeps should rule over the Bazaar, which in my opinion should also give them full right to tell all those harmonium people to be gone, which hardheads will have to comply with, if they start picking at people and acting "as at home". (would wish to see, how hardheads would come for example to fated HQ and ask locals to put weapons away and do other harmonium-likely stuff)

I think, to encourage people to be indeps, there should be reputation, that there actually is something, where being an indep matters.

From IC politics point of views it's actually far more complex. You forget that Indep philosophy more or less already says "we're not a faction" so they're hardly considered by law to have the legal rights of a faction... including rights to claim territory. Obviously the indeps think differently. But it's a matter of where both sides are right... so it's pointless to really argue about it OOC rather than try to sort it out IC and expect people to metagame alternative behavior.

[*Neethanial]

lol. Both, Taihou. Both :P

[*Taihou]

Indep werewolf, reportin' in. I've been trying to drum up interest in the (lack of) faction for ages, but given the fact that it's basically glorified drinking buddies who keep the bazaar running smoothly and have little actual power, it's not goin' so hot. Even so, I would kind of expect more loose-leaf adventurers to pick it up as the non-committal option. *Shrug* I keep trying to think up ways to make it interesting, but we don't really have clear defined goals like most of the other groups, and I feel like that's kind of a hindrance. Usually it's pretty dead.

Given, Market Ward entirely is officially an indep HQ, Indeps should rule over the Bazaar, which in my opinion should also give them full right to tell all those harmonium people to be gone, which hardheads will have to comply with, if they start picking at people and acting "as at home". (would wish to see, how hardheads would come for example to fated HQ and ask locals to put weapons away and do other harmonium-likely stuff)

I think, to encourage people to be indeps, there should be reputation, that there actually is something, where being an indep matters.

From IC politics point of views it's actually far more complex. You forget that Indep philosophy more or less already says "we're not a faction" so they're hardly considered by law to have the legal rights of a faction... including rights to claim territory. Obviously the indeps think differently. But it's a matter of where both sides are right... so it's pointless to really argue about it OOC rather than try to sort it out IC and expect people to metagame alternative behavior.

Nontheless, Indeps are (as I see of course) quite protective about their rights. I believe, that they could rather be RP-ed from this perspective, as we are simply bunch of friends, that does not restrict each other, but when there comes a foe, that wishes to take our freedom, we organize and say our decisive "NO PASARAN!" to them.

I am not certain, if it is lore-wise this way, but I always imagined Market ward would rather be guarded by "volunteers" (who would wear corresponding chevron) from amongst indeps, who free-willingly decided to safeguard the freedom for the sake of not allowing other faction to violate their rights.

And any true indep would definitely like to abuse formal faction HQ status to justify, why hardhead has no right to tell him what to do.

lol. Both, Taihou. Both tongue.gif

Sorry to hear that. My conscience is pure in this regard nontheless.