Really? So in real life what level are you? N/T

Really? So in real life what level are you? N/T:
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Posted by Pendragon_Surtr on October 13, 1999 at 12:50:53:

In Reply to: No. Again, it is RolePlaying, not RoleSpeaking (text) posted by Pug on October 13, 1999 at 08:25:23:

> Why is it a bad RP?
> Because the character knows the word and the corresponding value?
> Try to buy something that is above your level (e.g. return potion in Galadon before level 10). The shopkeeper says "Gain a few _levels_ first". So, since the word appears in mob speech, then it is a valid name for a valid concept.
> If you insist on being thorough, different groups of chars may have different words for concepts. For example, Masters could freely speak about "mana" and use exact numbers with it. They are supposed do be very educated, while a cleric (a dumb one) may not be aware of that, and say something like "my mind is tired" or "I feel exhausted" etc.
> THAT would be RP. Not just deciding that mentioning a certain word is a bad RP.

> PS As I suggested before, anyone who insists on banning words should try to live a RL week without using a common word (i.e. "walk" and derivatives) first, or try to speak to friends in a broken old-style English.

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I'm not. But if the guy at the store told me to gain a few _levels_ before I could buy the six-pack, I'd probably know what level I was...(n/t) Entragin 15:00:55 10/13/99 (1)
- Re: I'm not. But if the guy at the store told me to gain a few _levels_ before I could buy the six-pack, I'd probably know what level I was...(n/t) Pendragon_Surtr 17:54:08 10/14/99 (0)

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Comments:	> > Why is it a bad RP? > > Because the character knows the word and the corresponding value? > > Try to buy something that is above your level (e.g. return potion in Galadon before level 10). The shopkeeper says "Gain a few _levels_ first". So, since the word appears in mob speech, then it is a valid name for a valid concept. > > If you insist on being thorough, different groups of chars may have different words for concepts. For example, Masters could freely speak about "mana" and use exact numbers with it. They are supposed do be very educated, while a cleric (a dumb one) may not be aware of that, and say something like "my mind is tired" or "I feel exhausted" etc. > > THAT would be RP. Not just deciding that mentioning a certain word is a bad RP. > > PS As I suggested before, anyone who insists on banning words should try to live a RL week without using a common word (i.e. "walk" and derivatives) first, or try to speak to friends in a broken old-style English.

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