[freeroleplay] Re: Roles?
- From: Ricardo Gladwell <ax0n@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: freeroleplay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:12:24 +0100
Troy joseph Truchon wrote:
> But characters in different genres shouldn't necessarily be equal. A better
> alternative is to require characters to buy certain skills relevant to their
> time an place, a villager in the 1400's would have fewer intellectual skills,
> and would generally have inferior levels in many skills due to poor
> education, but would definitely know more about basic survival than myself, a
> suburban college student.
I think I agree with those of you who don't see the 'Genre Balance
Problem' as, well, a problem. Ignore the difference is definately my
approach.
On a side note, I would argue that in general skill levels would higher
in a contemporary Western setting, including skills such as survival. I
argue this because of the widespread availability of education and
learning on all kinds of subjects. If a person wants to learn survival
in a pre-literate era he has to apprentice and dedicate a lot more
resources (time, money, etc). In the modern era it is merely a case of
going to you nearest library or taking a survival course.
Hmm... am I correct in this assumption or does that seem silly? Thoughts?
Kind regards...
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Ricardo Gladwell
President, Free Roleplaying Community
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