I hereby declare...

[Verrath]

I hereby declare that my character can not always win. I will not be a sore loser and RP losing and winning alike with grace.

I solemnly swear that I will not complain when things go bad for my character, but rather take hardship as a challenge to depelop and have my character grow.

I will abide by the consequences my actions bring; if I decide to jump into a dragon's maw, I will not complain when I get chewed on.

I will use common sense in what my character can reasonably do, know, cope with, be unafraid of, be unhurt by. If my character gets hit, he will develop a bruise. My character is not an invincible machine, my character is fallible.

I will keep in mind that I am playing a game. What happens to my character is purely fictional, and I will not take it personally.


I hereby subject my characters to the whims of the DMs to plot with as they please.


( I just felt like posting that - NO rason at all, and no, nothing happened in game to prompt it. )

[Saulus]

I've dealt with users like this, it usually involves the DM kill command because that's the only way it reaches home.

[Verrath]

What, you mean those who go by those rules or those who don't?

[Peridan]

So, is that like, the Oath of Sundren or something?

[Eldran_Haart]

NO rason at all, and no, nothing happened in game to prompt it. )

Sure sure!
You got eaten by a goblin and you just won't admit it! ^^

teehee...

[Kangleton]

Related to this, is a good rule to go by, which I personally use:

When people make an emote that opposes an action of my character, I always let them win, and go along with it, as long as they do not God emote in the process.

Example:

*Grabs Karthus* Will result in a lot of trouble for your character, whereas *Attempts to grab Karthus* will probably conclude with Karthus indeed being grabbed. This isn't to say you get to kill him for free or anything, but I will progress a lot farther when the addition of "attempt" is included, as well as "tries" or "reaches for".

As long as my character is not opposed upon against my will, I'll normally always appreciate and go along with the direction that the other player is going for - I think this is a fair rule of thumb.

[Saulus]

I've seen players get their ass handed to them by an NPC they attacked and then act like they were the tough one and they had won. God-moting like this is an easy ticket to the forest of eternal night.

[Eldran_Haart]

Claron had a habit of that "getting his ass handed to him"

Anyone that knows me in game prolly remembers how I talked back to a certain Thayan mage, and got my ass handed quite thoroughly back to me.. And got everyone else killed that tried to help me... Not my brightest hour ^^ *Eyes saulus*

Other than that, the "attempts to..." Is always the best to use, as "*grabs* *kicks* *eats* *rips _____ head off* (seen that one done)" is called Power-emoting. Because you really can't act upon it... well.. aside from like... *So isn't!* :P

[Machiavelli]

*reserves the right to power emote*

[Venture]

When someone puts in something like *grabs ____________* I like to roll a reflex, or another applicable roll. If its high i dont let them, say grab me.

I dont kno wif it's wrong but its what I do.

[Machiavelli]

Naw, that's all good Venture! People were just making the point that the emote should be *attempts to do X*, unless otherwise agreed, and that some sort of rolls or whatever should be used to resolve what happens.

I was just making the point that as a DM I reserve the right to bypass these formalities when it suits me (which is by no means all the time) . Eg; "The troll grabs you and starts sucking on your head like a lollypop": There is no save against this

[Verrath]

I was just making the point that as a DM I reserve the right to bypass these formalities when it suits me (which is by no means all the time) . Eg; "The troll grabs you and starts sucking on your head like a lollypop": There is no save against this

Can I recant my original post? :P

[Machiavelli]

Can I recant my original post? :P

It wouldn't make any difference >=)

[Kaeldorn]

Don't know if it counts as 'losing', but my character fairly often simply feels powerless to do anything about a certain situation, which may result in moments of foolhardiness when she just fails. She also has a hard time understanding that not everyone believes in the same values as she does, which leads to conversations where she just bumps into a wall, so to speak. Or she can unintentionally hurt other people's feelings.

So yeah.. I guess I can safely vow to abide by these principles

[Landaren]

I was just making the point that as a DM I reserve the right to bypass these formalities when it suits me (which is by no means all the time) . Eg; "The troll grabs you and starts sucking on your head like a lollypop": There is no save against this

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