Post by taikan on Jan 30, 2011 22:55:01 GMT -5
Recent matters have come to my attention that I was unaware of, having seen no rules about it, and having been caught up in the fun of the RP. My character, Yogo Taikan, has been played as a Shosuro Actor, a fact I let everyone know from day one. As a character on his own, he was quite fun, and I know more than a few found him interesting.
However, since he WAS an actor, it seems I took things too far. As they do in the stories, the RPG school, even from time to time the CCG, Taikan played the role of another. This other was Moto Shunto. Now, I never defined Shunto's past, I made 100% positive to keep it ambiguous, and I never made a Facebook account for him either. All things said and done, if anything about his past or who he was had been asked, I was fully prepared to step up and RP out the fact that there was nothing substantial there.
All that said however, it was in the end something that shouldn't have happened. Perhaps there could have been other ways to play out Taikan acting out the role of another samurai. Perhaps forums like this, and RP on them, just aren't meant for that sort of thing. Either way, it's not an excuse; all I've done up to now I did with the view that I was playing my part as well IC as I could.
Having let all this be known, the RP will be handled like follows; Taikan was discovered by someone (if some PC wishes to RP it out, please do, there's no reason not to), and was killed or exiled. It is, obviously, a grave offense to impersonate another samurai in Rokugan, and as always with the scorpion, it was Taikan's idea, no one elses, and no one knew of it.
I plan on making a new character for Emerald Empire, and perhaps, these forums. The account for Shunto was also taken care of, so there is no worries on that front. If I DO make a new character, as I am likely to, I will not likely let it be known that the new character is played by the same player, though we shall see. I have no ill feelings toward anyone on these forums, and in fact apologize to the Unicorn, my fellow Scorpion, as well as Setsuro. May the Scorpion live on, and may Emerald Empire stay by the rules, played by those that truly enjoy the game!
However, since he WAS an actor, it seems I took things too far. As they do in the stories, the RPG school, even from time to time the CCG, Taikan played the role of another. This other was Moto Shunto. Now, I never defined Shunto's past, I made 100% positive to keep it ambiguous, and I never made a Facebook account for him either. All things said and done, if anything about his past or who he was had been asked, I was fully prepared to step up and RP out the fact that there was nothing substantial there.
All that said however, it was in the end something that shouldn't have happened. Perhaps there could have been other ways to play out Taikan acting out the role of another samurai. Perhaps forums like this, and RP on them, just aren't meant for that sort of thing. Either way, it's not an excuse; all I've done up to now I did with the view that I was playing my part as well IC as I could.
Having let all this be known, the RP will be handled like follows; Taikan was discovered by someone (if some PC wishes to RP it out, please do, there's no reason not to), and was killed or exiled. It is, obviously, a grave offense to impersonate another samurai in Rokugan, and as always with the scorpion, it was Taikan's idea, no one elses, and no one knew of it.
I plan on making a new character for Emerald Empire, and perhaps, these forums. The account for Shunto was also taken care of, so there is no worries on that front. If I DO make a new character, as I am likely to, I will not likely let it be known that the new character is played by the same player, though we shall see. I have no ill feelings toward anyone on these forums, and in fact apologize to the Unicorn, my fellow Scorpion, as well as Setsuro. May the Scorpion live on, and may Emerald Empire stay by the rules, played by those that truly enjoy the game!
