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<blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6111856" data-attributes="member: 6681948">All 100% true.&nbsp; The problem, to me, lies in shorthanding the character into a quick statement - if one of us thinks&nbsp; &quot;believes he is the rightful king of the land&quot; means &quot;he is the One True King, and his story arc should be about proving his legitimacy and winning the throne&quot; and the other means &quot;he has unshakeable delusions of grandeur&quot; and juxtaposition of his unflagging belief against the harsh reality should lead to comic results&quot;, then we are heaed for disaster.&nbsp; If the backstory provided sufficient detail one way or the other, we would either have the ability to deliver what the player wants, or discuss whether his character is a poor fit for this game.And that is before we get into the timing, possible competing beliefs and potentially one or more players who are resistant to any scene not dealing with their character's beliefs.&nbsp; That is, we spend time on The King and not the dead wife, or vice versa, and the other player is disinterested because this is not the next scene for his goal, and his interest lies solely in dealing with the next steps for his goal.Easily.&nbsp; I don't believe you.&nbsp; I consider your claim misguided at best and outright false at worse.&nbsp; Perhaps my character is &quot;Loyal to the Reigning Monarch&quot;.&nbsp; One of us is going to be unhapy - either the monarch to whom I am loyal is not the rightful king, or you aren't.&nbsp; Where's MY dice roll to be correct that my King's claim is the legitimate one?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N'raac, post: 6111856, member: 6681948"] All 100% true. The problem, to me, lies in shorthanding the character into a quick statement - if one of us thinks "believes he is the rightful king of the land" means "he is the One True King, and his story arc should be about proving his legitimacy and winning the throne" and the other means "he has unshakeable delusions of grandeur" and juxtaposition of his unflagging belief against the harsh reality should lead to comic results", then we are heaed for disaster. If the backstory provided sufficient detail one way or the other, we would either have the ability to deliver what the player wants, or discuss whether his character is a poor fit for this game. And that is before we get into the timing, possible competing beliefs and potentially one or more players who are resistant to any scene not dealing with their character's beliefs. That is, we spend time on The King and not the dead wife, or vice versa, and the other player is disinterested because this is not the next scene for his goal, and his interest lies solely in dealing with the next steps for his goal. Easily. I don't believe you. I consider your claim misguided at best and outright false at worse. Perhaps my character is "Loyal to the Reigning Monarch". One of us is going to be unhapy - either the monarch to whom I am loyal is not the rightful king, or you aren't. Where's MY dice roll to be correct that my King's claim is the legitimate one? [/QUOTE]

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