Posted by Pendragon_Surtr on October 14, 1999 at 17:54:08:
In Reply to: 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) posted by Entragin on October 13, 1999 at 15:00:55:
> > > Why is it 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. Why, oh why, can't I be a millionaire. I would love to have the resources to find out who you are, where you live, and where you shop so I could buy the place, then when you came in I could tell you to gain a few levels first. *chuckle*
> > > 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.