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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6936280" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>I agree that they're entangled (or at least that they can be - and I tend to prefer if they are). </p><p></p><p>The simple trait of Rath being flighty, though, isn't fulfilling any particular function, by itself. Well, maybe it's filling the function of "a personality that Rath's player would enjoy portraying."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Personality is player choice, too. In fact, in RPG's in general, personality is a more frequently made player choice than class or skill set (since some games have no classes or skills, but still have players portraying personalities). </p><p></p><p></p><p>Outcome wasn't the bit I was interested in examining with that. I was looking at the ability of personality to affect fiction when removed (as much as feasible) from class function, to clarify that class function isn't a prerequisite to affecting fiction. </p><p></p><p>Actual outcome of the choice doesn't matter there as much as what each personality sees as a possible outcome. Maybe Falstaff's right, maybe Lidda's right, maybe both are, maybe neither is. Not really relevant for determining if their personalities can affect fiction (mostly) independent of their class functions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 6936280, member: 2067"] I agree that they're entangled (or at least that they can be - and I tend to prefer if they are). The simple trait of Rath being flighty, though, isn't fulfilling any particular function, by itself. Well, maybe it's filling the function of "a personality that Rath's player would enjoy portraying." Personality is player choice, too. In fact, in RPG's in general, personality is a more frequently made player choice than class or skill set (since some games have no classes or skills, but still have players portraying personalities). Outcome wasn't the bit I was interested in examining with that. I was looking at the ability of personality to affect fiction when removed (as much as feasible) from class function, to clarify that class function isn't a prerequisite to affecting fiction. Actual outcome of the choice doesn't matter there as much as what each personality sees as a possible outcome. Maybe Falstaff's right, maybe Lidda's right, maybe both are, maybe neither is. Not really relevant for determining if their personalities can affect fiction (mostly) independent of their class functions. [/QUOTE]
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