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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7579439" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>Correct. If it gives an advantage you can't select it; and the random roll aspect reflects the reality of some people just being born luckier than others.</p><p></p><p>If it was decided up front that all the PCs would have some sort of advantage via their backgrounds, that's a fine table rule. The reality is, though, that the vast majority of people in ye olde typical medieval society were peasants who really didn't have much going for them at all; and I don't mind if the game reflects this at least to some extent.</p><p></p><p>It's different because when being decided on the fly it's usually being decided for a reason: the player/PC needs or wants (and thus is asking for) an advantage in the here and now.</p><p></p><p>Chances are that had the player/PC known about the advantage ahead of time, the roleplay leading up to this point would have been somewhat different.</p><p></p><p>Example: party arrives at Karnos, an unfamiliar and not-that-friendly town. Player A, who has up to now left her character background mostly blank, suddenly declares "Oh, don't worry - I'm the local noble here and my word is the law. Everyone knows me. And look, here come some of my personal guards now - they saw us coming.".</p><p></p><p>If this (that a party member is the local noble here) had been known from square one the party's dealing with and feelings toward Karnos would have almost certainly been much different. Very likely they'd have used it as a safe home base all along, rather than only coming here now because they have to.</p><p></p><p>In fairness, it's always possible that the player for some reason had kept her PC's noble status a secret up to now; but that's a different matter.</p><p></p><p>I'd say it's more they rush in anyway, and only after taking a hit or two do they Steve Rogers up on it: "I can do this all day."</p><p></p><p>Agreed. But where possible, let's minimize it.</p><p></p><p>In the best moments, I can. The rolling etc. is done almost unconsciously by muscle memory, while my conscious thought is in the fiction.</p><p></p><p>Gotta run - more in a bit...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7579439, member: 29398"] Correct. If it gives an advantage you can't select it; and the random roll aspect reflects the reality of some people just being born luckier than others. If it was decided up front that all the PCs would have some sort of advantage via their backgrounds, that's a fine table rule. The reality is, though, that the vast majority of people in ye olde typical medieval society were peasants who really didn't have much going for them at all; and I don't mind if the game reflects this at least to some extent. It's different because when being decided on the fly it's usually being decided for a reason: the player/PC needs or wants (and thus is asking for) an advantage in the here and now. Chances are that had the player/PC known about the advantage ahead of time, the roleplay leading up to this point would have been somewhat different. Example: party arrives at Karnos, an unfamiliar and not-that-friendly town. Player A, who has up to now left her character background mostly blank, suddenly declares "Oh, don't worry - I'm the local noble here and my word is the law. Everyone knows me. And look, here come some of my personal guards now - they saw us coming.". If this (that a party member is the local noble here) had been known from square one the party's dealing with and feelings toward Karnos would have almost certainly been much different. Very likely they'd have used it as a safe home base all along, rather than only coming here now because they have to. In fairness, it's always possible that the player for some reason had kept her PC's noble status a secret up to now; but that's a different matter. I'd say it's more they rush in anyway, and only after taking a hit or two do they Steve Rogers up on it: "I can do this all day." Agreed. But where possible, let's minimize it. In the best moments, I can. The rolling etc. is done almost unconsciously by muscle memory, while my conscious thought is in the fiction. Gotta run - more in a bit... [/QUOTE]
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