Well, that is exactly what I call dogmatism. There is clearly use of factions, peoples, and creeds even when players are acting together. And insulting me and blaming me for RP silliness or ineptness only emphasizes the lack of ability to understand and respect other players' views and playstyles. Roleplay is more than mutual hate, insult, and isolation from every member of other factions. Such roleplay may be inspiring and interesting, when carried out by a few extremists, but prescribing extremism onto everybody is an oxymoron.
As for the four peoples, rangers, neutrals, nationals and cultists, even marauders, they have different meanings for the individual player, like ethnicity, citizenship, political/social activity, and religion have in real life. Some may be profoundly believing and fanatically adhering to their faction, others may see it more like some customary habit with some duties and some advantages, or employ a fully opportunist stance e.g. for teleports (Trytonists would certainly regard religions that way in their roleplay). Some may just enjoy the company and community. Some may look down onto others outside their community, or even outright hate or contempt them. Fortunately, that is not the majority in life.
As to the Lore of Atys, since the last conflict between the nations, which resulted in a war only in two of the three sub-communities, over 38 Atys years have elapsed (on Leanon, this war did not happen, so the last inter homin wars, the Temple Wars, are 63 Atys years ago). In the meantime, the Second Swarming occurred, whole hominkind was given temporary refuge in the city of Pyr, from where the united hominkind fought their way into exile, in a battle in which both sharükos Dexton and karan Yrkanis died (for Arispotle homins, only Yrkanis). After the return, all homins together fought and eventually ousted the Kitin invaders.
It is therefore (taking in account that an Atys year is 4*4 seasons or 48 months, so the last Matis-Fyros war is about 153 "little years" ago) somewhat irrational to demand that all homins from different factions have to hate each other, to avoid interaction, and refuse to help one another in everyday's life due to events so long ago. Some may keep resentments, but to say that is the only way of RP is simply absurd.
Roleplay wise, how to act towards marauders is a complex thing. Personally, in my Ranger roleplay, no homin is my enemy. I consider them the way I would deal with participants of frozen conflicts (I have friends from such regions, so I know what I am speaking about). One may mutually strongly disagree with their party and their activities, but the rift often goes through families, and there are lots of interactions (On Leanon, we even had an event where we played a Zorai-Marauder romance and marriage). Similarly, nationals and cultists may act towards marauders.
And, to add that, the marauders we are dealing with are not the outlandish invaders like Akilia, Sirgio, Aen and their likes. Rather, they are fellow homins, coming from Silan (or the old starter islands) after the First Great Swarming, having trained with us, travelled with us, been our pals (or not) before having decided to join the clans for adventure and their interpretation of freedom. That does not turn them into aliens and monsters.
Beneath that, not everybody does RP, and many doing so enjoy RP confined to assemblies and RP events, but do not feel obliged to shape all ingame interactions along their alignment. Such behavior is legitimate and has to be respected, too.
As for the four peoples, rangers, neutrals, nationals and cultists, even marauders, they have different meanings for the individual player, like ethnicity, citizenship, political/social activity, and religion have in real life. Some may be profoundly believing and fanatically adhering to their faction, others may see it more like some customary habit with some duties and some advantages, or employ a fully opportunist stance e.g. for teleports (Trytonists would certainly regard religions that way in their roleplay). Some may just enjoy the company and community. Some may look down onto others outside their community, or even outright hate or contempt them. Fortunately, that is not the majority in life.
As to the Lore of Atys, since the last conflict between the nations, which resulted in a war only in two of the three sub-communities, over 38 Atys years have elapsed (on Leanon, this war did not happen, so the last inter homin wars, the Temple Wars, are 63 Atys years ago). In the meantime, the Second Swarming occurred, whole hominkind was given temporary refuge in the city of Pyr, from where the united hominkind fought their way into exile, in a battle in which both sharükos Dexton and karan Yrkanis died (for Arispotle homins, only Yrkanis). After the return, all homins together fought and eventually ousted the Kitin invaders.
It is therefore (taking in account that an Atys year is 4*4 seasons or 48 months, so the last Matis-Fyros war is about 153 "little years" ago) somewhat irrational to demand that all homins from different factions have to hate each other, to avoid interaction, and refuse to help one another in everyday's life due to events so long ago. Some may keep resentments, but to say that is the only way of RP is simply absurd.
Roleplay wise, how to act towards marauders is a complex thing. Personally, in my Ranger roleplay, no homin is my enemy. I consider them the way I would deal with participants of frozen conflicts (I have friends from such regions, so I know what I am speaking about). One may mutually strongly disagree with their party and their activities, but the rift often goes through families, and there are lots of interactions (On Leanon, we even had an event where we played a Zorai-Marauder romance and marriage). Similarly, nationals and cultists may act towards marauders.
And, to add that, the marauders we are dealing with are not the outlandish invaders like Akilia, Sirgio, Aen and their likes. Rather, they are fellow homins, coming from Silan (or the old starter islands) after the First Great Swarming, having trained with us, travelled with us, been our pals (or not) before having decided to join the clans for adventure and their interpretation of freedom. That does not turn them into aliens and monsters.
Beneath that, not everybody does RP, and many doing so enjoy RP confined to assemblies and RP events, but do not feel obliged to shape all ingame interactions along their alignment. Such behavior is legitimate and has to be respected, too.
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Daomei die Streunerin - religionsneutral, zivilisationsneutral, gildenneutral