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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8436933" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>So, what, you discourage people from writing deep or inventive backgrounds? </p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not assuming any stupidity from anyone. <em>You, </em>however, are assuming lots of things: that this background escape would be easy, or that casters are willing to pay with their services (or for that matter, that they owe so much in taxes that it would require multiple castings to pay it off), or that the crown is willing to accept magic (which could easily be dispelled, countered, or simply used up within a few days) instead of actual cash. </p><p></p><p>(I've been gaming since 2e myself; I also have lots of background and resources.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>High level in comparison to the NPCs of the world, not to the party.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you actually lecturing a woman on historical sexism here? And trying to claim that Viking women were treated equally? Better than in many places, yes. Equally? No. (Especially since a lot of knowledge about the Celts is seen through the eyes of the Roman invaders, who were extremely sexist.)</p><p></p><p>And if you're not having a game that involves Vikings or Celts...?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, my group has a bit less than two hours a week (six players and one GM), with occasional breaks because of internet issues or other things (like two players have toddler who has a dubious relationship with the concept of bedtimes), and the one or two seconds it takes on the chance that the other players misunderstand "So-and-so, make a Perception check" to mean "everyone, make a Perception check" doesn't actually take up that much time. And no, they don't try to ask for other skills or engage in other activities to get around them not trying to roll a check either.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not afraid of you; afraid to rock the boat. Afraid of being the odd one out. Afraid of being seen as the complainer. </p><p></p><p>But if that's not the case, then I apologize. I still would not want that to happen in any game I'm in. Either roll then and there, or just make something up on the spot. Having a pre-planned list is, to me, weird and creepy, like you're choosing ahead of time whether I succeed or fail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8436933, member: 6915329"] So, what, you discourage people from writing deep or inventive backgrounds? I'm not assuming any stupidity from anyone. [I]You, [/I]however, are assuming lots of things: that this background escape would be easy, or that casters are willing to pay with their services (or for that matter, that they owe so much in taxes that it would require multiple castings to pay it off), or that the crown is willing to accept magic (which could easily be dispelled, countered, or simply used up within a few days) instead of actual cash. (I've been gaming since 2e myself; I also have lots of background and resources.) High level in comparison to the NPCs of the world, not to the party. Are you actually lecturing a woman on historical sexism here? And trying to claim that Viking women were treated equally? Better than in many places, yes. Equally? No. (Especially since a lot of knowledge about the Celts is seen through the eyes of the Roman invaders, who were extremely sexist.) And if you're not having a game that involves Vikings or Celts...? Yeah, my group has a bit less than two hours a week (six players and one GM), with occasional breaks because of internet issues or other things (like two players have toddler who has a dubious relationship with the concept of bedtimes), and the one or two seconds it takes on the chance that the other players misunderstand "So-and-so, make a Perception check" to mean "everyone, make a Perception check" doesn't actually take up that much time. And no, they don't try to ask for other skills or engage in other activities to get around them not trying to roll a check either. Not afraid of you; afraid to rock the boat. Afraid of being the odd one out. Afraid of being seen as the complainer. But if that's not the case, then I apologize. I still would not want that to happen in any game I'm in. Either roll then and there, or just make something up on the spot. Having a pre-planned list is, to me, weird and creepy, like you're choosing ahead of time whether I succeed or fail. [/QUOTE]
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