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There is something very significant that seems to go unnoticed, and I think it is worth emphasizing: There is a difference between the character, and the player. Seems simple, I know, but it is a point that needs repeating, as I have had several encounters that motivate such a notion.
In addition to an unstable Druid with an identity crisis, I play a jerk named Nathanius. He's pretty one-dimensional in the sense that I really did just summarize him in as much detail as exists - he's a jerk. He'll pick fights, bully people, push them around, make threats, and disregard pleasentries whenever he might feel like it. Yeah, there is obviously more to him than that, but such characteristics are what come across first and foremost, and this has become problematic, OOC'ly.
People need to realize that, as much of a jerk as a character might be, that doesn't speak to who the person behind the screen is! I've been met with so much OOC hostility because my character pissed someone off, and that is plain unreasonable. Most players are not their character, and shouldn't be treated as such. If you absolutely despise a certain character, take note that such hatred should exist purely between the characters involved, and not the players.
I'm not gonna get anymore specific than this, as I don't want to suggest that any single person is at fault or anything along those lines. But please, people, I implore you... create the distinction between you and your character, and respect that difference as it exists in other people and their characters.
In addition to an unstable Druid with an identity crisis, I play a jerk named Nathanius. He's pretty one-dimensional in the sense that I really did just summarize him in as much detail as exists - he's a jerk. He'll pick fights, bully people, push them around, make threats, and disregard pleasentries whenever he might feel like it. Yeah, there is obviously more to him than that, but such characteristics are what come across first and foremost, and this has become problematic, OOC'ly.
People need to realize that, as much of a jerk as a character might be, that doesn't speak to who the person behind the screen is! I've been met with so much OOC hostility because my character pissed someone off, and that is plain unreasonable. Most players are not their character, and shouldn't be treated as such. If you absolutely despise a certain character, take note that such hatred should exist purely between the characters involved, and not the players.
I'm not gonna get anymore specific than this, as I don't want to suggest that any single person is at fault or anything along those lines. But please, people, I implore you... create the distinction between you and your character, and respect that difference as it exists in other people and their characters.
. Please remember to do (be?) better!
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