Harpy Warrior? Do it!

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That's what I always used to say, I don't know why I've really shifted away from that mindset but there we are. I guess I found having to be a different race was more restricting, everybody expects a dwarf to be booze in one hand and axe in the other. Elves are always seen as roguish and off with the faeries and if you play anything other than those stereotypes with other less-fantasy-fluent people they tend to lose interest in your characters.

@The Fated Fallen
That indeed is a problem I'm often struggling with at character creation. However I often try to counteract this by going on and making the character I would like to play, even if it contradicts common expectations.

However... I'm probably not a good example for what to do best. I like playing beings who are.... semi-friendly undead, gargoyles, barbarians, rogues who give a damn about speed and agility (Assassin's Creed cliché *waves*) and rather work with elaborate traps and devices. Or in other words: It could have been far worse than with An-Hasst's sometimes a little loose mouth.

@Mega Birb
Honestly be what ya want. Humans are uncreative. Dwarves are alcoholic midgets. Elves are pointy-eared fucks. Dragonborns are abominations. Tieflings are dirty demon halflings. Halflings are the bastard children of humans and dwarves. Half-Elves are pointy-eared uncreative fucks. Orcs are savages. Skeletons are spooky. Yadda Yadda.

Did I offend everything? I hope I got the majority of it if I didn't.

Be what you want, when you want, how you want.

If you wanna be that Half-Orc rogue, do it?
Tiefling Paladin? Why not?
Halfling Bard? Sure!
Gnome Barbarian? Hell yeah!
Harpy Warrior? Do it!

A new guideline for everyone is, it's probably best if you leave the critiques to me so we don't drive people away.

@Darkraven

But I didn't critique... well I didn't critique anything specifically.

I could, but I don't want to either because nobody here deserves it.

Oh gee. Well it has been fun. will miss. my name jeff.

I've dared to completely ignore the prospect of being kicked out of this like a torpedo out of its launch tube and instead have collected my strength to make an audacious post! Nobody should have the right to say that I went down without flying colors!

_{I'm trying to be humorous...}

I feel bad for chasing Mega Birb off...

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You're taking too much credit for yourself. It's obvious that I'd singlehandedly scared him off.

Way I see it though, we didn't lose much. That guy views frickin' human beings as boring despite it being shown countless times that humans work. As a result, he'd be very limited not just in character creation. And when I brought it up he throws a hissy fit and stomps off? Not a trait I'd want in a fellow role player.

Sure, I wasn't being very flattering, but c'mon, I have no idea how else to say it - I'd even tried previously to show the amazing things you can do with normal people. In any case, he needed a wake up call. The truth stings, even when it's given out with the best of intentions.

If you think I'm harsh, others would have thrown him right out and showered him with salty vitriol and vulgarity. I was being kind when I went with the metaphorical euphemism.

But that's never enough isn't it? People just want to hear what they want to hear. That everything is fine and dandy and they're perfect.

In any case, I got my suitcase and hat at the ready in case I got kicked out for this. Won't be the first time. I'm a Raven for a reason. Caw!

You're taking too much credit for yourself. It's obvious that I'd singlehandedly scared him off.

Way I see it though, we didn't lose much. That guy views frickin' human beings as boring despite it being shown countless times that humans work. As a result, he'd be very limited not just in character creation. And when I brought it up he throws a hissy fit and stomps off? Not a trait I'd want in a fellow role player.

Sure, I wasn't being very flattering, but c'mon, I have no idea how else to say it - I'd even tried previously to show the amazing things you can do with normal people. In any case, he needed a wake up call. The truth stings, even when it's given out with the best of intentions.

If you think I'm harsh, others would have thrown him right out and showered him with salty vitriol and vulgarity. I was being kind when I went with the metaphorical euphemism.

But that's never enough isn't it? People just want to hear what they want to hear. That everything is fine and dandy and they're perfect.

In any case, I got my suitcase and hat at the ready in case I got kicked out for this. Won't be the first time. I'm a Raven for a reason. Caw!

*just shakes his head in disbelief*

Notice how I've been staying out of all this and not saying anything. I will say at this point that I like Darkraven's character, myself, and I think she's probably not done anything worth kicking out of the game, otherwise POOHEAD would already have done it.

That said, none of that situation was handled super well on either side, so... you know. Learn for next time, folks?

He did not throw a 'hissy fit.' He simply said he was leaving. You're the one who is throwing one now

, behind his back about him. I will not tolerate that.

I enjoy you as an RPer Darkraven, but atm I must tell you to cease and desist.

I will acknowledge that you were trying to make TFF feel better, and I agree she isn't to blame. But still, do it in a PM if you feel the need to shit talk someone to do it.

Sure, I might have gone overboard with saying that he threw a hissy fit, but two wrongs don't make a right, Poohead.

Isn't PMing about him the ultimate way of talking behind his back? That's my belief. If I put it here, it's right in front of him if he wishes to see it. That idea kinda opens a whole can of worms though. It means that everyone's been talking behind everyone's back which actually isn't such a crazy idea in today's topsy-turvy society.

It would be more accurate to say that PMing is more for keeping the streets clean, but does nothing for morality. I once knew a GM's sister who PMs me bad things about the GM. It's not pretty, but it's even more insidious. At the end, no one likes her because it shows in other ways. Probably because someone else PMed bad things about her? Anyway, you should see the pattern.

But I guess I'll have to grudgingly buy into this system of shit talking behind everyone's back rather than laying it out in the open if I want to continue in this RP. While I'm not going to shit talk in PM... I guess the good thing is that the streets will be clean again. I'll be doing my part to hose it down with water and bleach. *Puts away suitcase and hat*

True, so you shouldn't be acting like this.

The point is, is that I cannot control what you say in PM but I do have an obligation to keep things nice here.

But you could solve all of the problem by not talking shit in general anywhere, if it bothers you. Which is what I suggest.

Now, let us get on with the RP.