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<blockquote data-quote="ThoughtBubble" data-source="post: 1564479" data-attributes="member: 9723"><p>Ah, maybe it's just my group (one player exception though) but I assume that each character's actions are defined by that character's personaltiy. Say a paladin sneaks past some guards in the city. While I could raise a fuss, or a flag about it, I assume that he's doing it out of paladinish reasons. This is opposed to the rogue, who I know (because of his character) is sneaking because it'll make his escape easier better. I try not to second guess their actions unless it's pretty big. I think that while the actions do show what a person is, the same action can be undertaken for thousands of reasons, and any action has at least 5 real reasons behind them. It's complex enough that I try to use the characters as a guide, especially given how hard it can be to keep characters players and game concerns all balanced at any time. Sometimes I need to forgive characters their players' mistakes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, but I still think it would be more fun to have the world have a problem with his righteousness. As soon as he starts losing abilities, <strong>I'm</strong> punishing the player. But if the pervert's gangster friends get a corrupt judge to send the LG guard after the paladin, that's just the consiquence of the character's actions coming back to haunt him. Even bad dreams and ill portent, prayers not being answered, angels coming down to tell him off. Anything I can do to keep it in the game world. If I am going to take it out of the game world, it's going to be a "dude, that was unpaladinish." And, agree, or disagree, any action needs to be taken with upmost care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThoughtBubble, post: 1564479, member: 9723"] Ah, maybe it's just my group (one player exception though) but I assume that each character's actions are defined by that character's personaltiy. Say a paladin sneaks past some guards in the city. While I could raise a fuss, or a flag about it, I assume that he's doing it out of paladinish reasons. This is opposed to the rogue, who I know (because of his character) is sneaking because it'll make his escape easier better. I try not to second guess their actions unless it's pretty big. I think that while the actions do show what a person is, the same action can be undertaken for thousands of reasons, and any action has at least 5 real reasons behind them. It's complex enough that I try to use the characters as a guide, especially given how hard it can be to keep characters players and game concerns all balanced at any time. Sometimes I need to forgive characters their players' mistakes. Yeah, but I still think it would be more fun to have the world have a problem with his righteousness. As soon as he starts losing abilities, [B]I'm[/B] punishing the player. But if the pervert's gangster friends get a corrupt judge to send the LG guard after the paladin, that's just the consiquence of the character's actions coming back to haunt him. Even bad dreams and ill portent, prayers not being answered, angels coming down to tell him off. Anything I can do to keep it in the game world. If I am going to take it out of the game world, it's going to be a "dude, that was unpaladinish." And, agree, or disagree, any action needs to be taken with upmost care. [/QUOTE]
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