Shattered Kingdoms

Opey is a bit uptight on keeping his freedom to RP and interact in the game without any sort of barriers.

I'm with him, just not that uptight about it. It's like this one Cracked article. Weird things that make you more of a racist. The first item on the list was "Being told not to be racist". As soon as the staff started telling people not to be dicks, the ones that were all of a sudden got a massive boner, instead of just being flaccid, so all that was accomplished was that the problem got worse.

Well, I'm all for that, at least concerning what our characters do.


You may be right. I believe I misread the tone of your previous post.

I like these. In a way I think number two describes a lot of what was already said, don't be a jerk, etc. The Golden Rule kinda encompasses these things I guess.

But nobody cares because like Rodwen's article points out, breaking the rules is bonerific. You should do your next project on that.

I given this about an hours thought and this is what I think my general code of ethics is for SK.

1 IC OOC two different things. You should not carry emotions between them. However IC is a subset of real life so it is a part of OOC.

2 Real life > IC always and forever (this is not to say going OOC > IC is good but if something happens in RL for me or someone else I expect them to deal with that before they deal with IC stuff.) This extends into if IC responsibilities are not being met due to OOC then they should be passed on.

3 Keep on OOC good terms with as many people as possible this includes blurring the lines of rule one. An example of such blurring is apologizing if rule 2 gets in the way of something good ICly make sure they know its for OOC reasons.

4 Try to not create a big stink if something is bothering me. Firstly try to deal with it with the person at a personal level. If I do bring something to the forums for example I try to give a balance account stating how I feel slighted and any reason I can see why such had to happen. Also in this I try to remember that there are SK players from a lot of different cultures (even subcultures with in nations) what you think is perfectly reasonable may not seem so to someone else.

5 Stick to RP as much as possible but its OK for a char not to know how they will react to something and change your OOC mind on things. Although my current chars do not have much of an issue, I remember before my large break I would throw my griffon barb against a necromancer hoard one v one to defend the Castle of Morea because of RP as much as it pained me OOCly to know I was going to the river.

6 Try to take risks with in RP. As much as I OOC dislike doing stupid things I know I do, do them from time to time in RL. I think its important to remember to do them in RP. Just because I know the likely hood of success doesnt mean I shouldnt go for that long shot from time to time.

7 A recent addition to my SK personality although not really an ethic. Action is better than reaction. SK is a game where RP takes many shapes and forms, I spend my share of time trying to sit in public space so I can have reactive RP. However Active RP is very important. One action and can have many reactions.

8 Help newbies > everything. IF OOC IC conflict I will play off my help as being frustrated generally speak ICly well OOC helping them and letting them know the IC conflict Im dealing with. Many people who have had dealings with me will know that i dont help people ICly aka mentor training until they have basics down like description and adjective.

9. Dont hold people to my own standards. I make mistakes and fail at my own ethics dont demand others hold true to them.

You may call it uptight, and I won't argue with you on that. I've seen discussions like this one, where things started out completely innocent and well-intentioned, and then they end up with all these rules which totally destroy freedom. The internet is the last bastion of freedom in this world. I just really do not want to see these "ethics" made into rules. I think I've made that clear, though.

shup Opey, I'm allowed to have opinions. 95% of suggestions made in Gameplay threads never happen. I don't know why people get so invested in them.

This is in gameplay not to institute it as official policy but because my professor will not be able to access general discussion without registering and I did not want flaming happening here if it were open to GD.

I want you to know that I'm sorry for being a jerk. That's not my intention. I assure you I am far less invested in this than it apparently seems. I sympathize with what you are trying to do. Understand that I am as libertarian as Ron Swanson and sometimes I let that get in the way. Much of this is in the wake of dealing with the government on things about which they have no business.

Sadal isn't here to take your guns, Opey.

LOL!