One of the problems of forums and CF people can't keep it in the game so the RP just disappears, seperate game from fantasy..be free dragonfly

One of the problems of forums and CF people can't keep it in the game so the RP just disappears, seperate game from fantasy..be free dragonfly:
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Posted by Graham on June 28, 2000 at 15:47:44:

In Reply to: No, you don't. (text) posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on June 28, 2000 at 09:17:06:

> Character B is not breaking a rule of the game. He's not cheating, and not doing anything justifying OOC intervention.

> While he is breaking a law of his cabal, that is an IC issue. If you choose not to report it to his sect leader IC, no problem. It's your decision.

> What "The player of char A obviously wants" has no bearing on the situation. That is the definition of Out Of Character.

> (Character B may or may not be breaching his own role. Actually, you or I don't know. Only they do, and maybe some IMMs who have examined their role. In any case, if Character B is breaching role, it shouldn't encourage Character A to also breach role and go tattling to the nearest IMM.)

> > What do you want a player to do in this situation:

> > Char A is attacked in town by Char B.
> > Char B is a member of the Empire cabal and not supposed to be attacking in town. He's breaking the Imperial Law.
> > Char A, though, has no IC reason to go telling on him to either his sectleader or to an empire Imm.
> > But the player of Char A obviously wants the empire imms to know that Char B is breaking the laws and should suffer for it. How do you want this sort of thing to proceed?

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Comments:	> > Character B is not breaking a rule of the game. He's not cheating, and not doing anything justifying OOC intervention. > > While he is breaking a law of his cabal, that is an IC issue. If you choose not to report it to his sect leader IC, no problem. It's your decision. > > What "The player of char A obviously wants" has no bearing on the situation. That is the definition of Out Of Character. > > (Character B may or may not be breaching his own role. Actually, you or I don't know. Only they do, and maybe some IMMs who have examined their role. In any case, if Character B is breaching role, it shouldn't encourage Character A to also breach role and go tattling to the nearest IMM.) > > > What do you want a player to do in this situation: > > > Char A is attacked in town by Char B. > > > Char B is a member of the Empire cabal and not supposed to be attacking in town. He's breaking the Imperial Law. > > > Char A, though, has no IC reason to go telling on him to either his sectleader or to an empire Imm. > > > But the player of Char A obviously wants the empire imms to know that Char B is breaking the laws and should suffer for it. How do you want this sort of thing to proceed?

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