Hmm... I'd like to comment, very much, but don't want to be seen as attacking when I'm not agreeing...
I shall risk comment, as much as I can, and hope you will give me the benefit of the doubt.
The problem that I see coming up between yourself and a large chunk of the club repeatedly is when you say "comprehensive map". No one has grounds to really object, though they would of course ;) , to a map that says "mountains up north, plains down south, huge Barony border, Lannister on this bit of border, Bogglehampton in this area, ish, and loads of room for new villages and stuff", but when you say "comprehensive" people see the possibility of making up a new village to put a completely different game in shrinking away. A chunk of the club sees a threat to not just their creativity, but also to the creativity of future club members. Where did Darren conjure Earl Grey from? Hard to say, though we've got some good theories.
I have come to believe this is the nubbin of every disagreement you seem to have with the club as an entity - when you give a background or a description, it feels that you don't just define how your characters life went, you define how everyone's characters lives go if they do that kind of thing/are that class.
Take for example Pathfinder Orchid, who went to Pathfinder Academy. (this is not a criticism of that player either, just an example) Pathfinder Academy? What's that? say several older Pathfinders to other PCs questions, and look a bit daft in the process. Now, if Orchid had been to a Pathfinder Academy in the town of Torn, founded by Pathfinder OverCaptain Springs on her retirement five years ago, of which Orchid is one of the first graduating or close to graduating years, then Orchid has his Pathfinder training backplot, but nobody else has to have it either. And the best bit is that anyone else can have it! A brief word with Adrian and bingo - another graduate from Springs Pathfinder Academy. Meanwhile, Pathfinders like Kendal can blissfully carry on, having been given a sword and shoved towards the Barony's enemies.
Which is what happened with your npcs, who were all beautifully crafted, however most of them told us how the entirety of their area of PCdom worked, albeit sometimes in very subtle ways.
Looking from my own stand point, I want to retain the option of one day having a Freedom priest whose temple raised him to believe drink, drugs, the opposite sex and strong food addle the brain and destroy thought and knowledge, so they practise abstinence. However, if Tobin Whitt's background is established, it's underlying statement says that there are no Temple of Freedom priests in the Barony who think that way.
Right that's the end of my serious comment seeking discussion and a hope of mutual communication for now. Or ignore me - I can live with that.
My only other comment will be taken back to my journal shortly as I don't want to put it here - it's not part of a discussion.
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I shall risk comment, as much as I can, and hope you will give me the benefit of the doubt.
The problem that I see coming up between yourself and a large chunk of the club repeatedly is when you say "comprehensive map". No one has grounds to really object, though they would of course ;) , to a map that says "mountains up north, plains down south, huge Barony border, Lannister on this bit of border, Bogglehampton in this area, ish, and loads of room for new villages and stuff", but when you say "comprehensive" people see the possibility of making up a new village to put a completely different game in shrinking away. A chunk of the club sees a threat to not just their creativity, but also to the creativity of future club members. Where did Darren conjure Earl Grey from? Hard to say, though we've got some good theories.
I have come to believe this is the nubbin of every disagreement you seem to have with the club as an entity - when you give a background or a description, it feels that you don't just define how your characters life went, you define how everyone's characters lives go if they do that kind of thing/are that class.
Take for example Pathfinder Orchid, who went to Pathfinder Academy. (this is not a criticism of that player either, just an example) Pathfinder Academy? What's that? say several older Pathfinders to other PCs questions, and look a bit daft in the process. Now, if Orchid had been to a Pathfinder Academy in the town of Torn, founded by Pathfinder OverCaptain Springs on her retirement five years ago, of which Orchid is one of the first graduating or close to graduating years, then Orchid has his Pathfinder training backplot, but nobody else has to have it either. And the best bit is that anyone else can have it! A brief word with Adrian and bingo - another graduate from Springs Pathfinder Academy. Meanwhile, Pathfinders like Kendal can blissfully carry on, having been given a sword and shoved towards the Barony's enemies.
Which is what happened with your npcs, who were all beautifully crafted, however most of them told us how the entirety of their area of PCdom worked, albeit sometimes in very subtle ways.
Looking from my own stand point, I want to retain the option of one day having a Freedom priest whose temple raised him to believe drink, drugs, the opposite sex and strong food addle the brain and destroy thought and knowledge, so they practise abstinence. However, if Tobin Whitt's background is established, it's underlying statement says that there are no Temple of Freedom priests in the Barony who think that way.
Right that's the end of my serious comment seeking discussion and a hope of mutual communication for now. Or ignore me - I can live with that.
My only other comment will be taken back to my journal shortly as I don't want to put it here - it's not part of a discussion.