let's see how many times we can tell Doug he's wrong Doug, you're wrong. That makes one person at least. ;) I don't know why, but I just wanted to be the first to say it. :D
On a serious note though, having only been to TL once as a monster, I have no real authority to speak on this one, but the points that you outline make a lot of sense, regardless of system.
The only one I would disagree with to an extent is the one about is the 'people not knowing who their character is,' and should have to write a 2000 word background, minimum. I don't know how TL works that well, but I know how the other systems I play work, and I know that I devote a lot more of my time to LARPing, writing up LARP stuff etc than most of my group put together, as its something I enjoy, whereas other members of the group prefer to spend their free time doing something else, and just want to turn up at the weekend and get into it, no writing etc.
Most of our group's background is basically done by me or Belly pinning them down for about 20 minutes, getting the details off them, writing them up ourselves and then giving them back to okay.
What I really DON'T agree with is people that are, as you say, playing themselves, only with a set of stats, then trying to play a main role in the plot / system etc as themselves under a different name in a fantasy setting.
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Doug, you're wrong. That makes one person at least. ;) I don't know why, but I just wanted to be the first to say it. :D
On a serious note though, having only been to TL once as a monster, I have no real authority to speak on this one, but the points that you outline make a lot of sense, regardless of system.
The only one I would disagree with to an extent is the one about is the 'people not knowing who their character is,' and should have to write a 2000 word background, minimum. I don't know how TL works that well, but I know how the other systems I play work, and I know that I devote a lot more of my time to LARPing, writing up LARP stuff etc than most of my group put together, as its something I enjoy, whereas other members of the group prefer to spend their free time doing something else, and just want to turn up at the weekend and get into it, no writing etc.
Most of our group's background is basically done by me or Belly pinning them down for about 20 minutes, getting the details off them, writing them up ourselves and then giving them back to okay.
What I really DON'T agree with is people that are, as you say, playing themselves, only with a set of stats, then trying to play a main role in the plot / system etc as themselves under a different name in a fantasy setting.