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A bit of subtlety with concealing holy symbols

Post by Lathlain » Sat Aug 16, 2003 12:44 am

It must be said that I have only ever used the conceal command once (twice if you include revealing it again :P), largely due to my only faithed character not feeling a need to disguise who he follows, but I was just recently thinking on the topic of concealing symbols of faith.
When someone conceals their symbol, it blatantly displays the echo 'Someone furtively conceals a pink furry dice amulet' or something along those lines. If it was so furtive, would passers by necessarily even notice the character concealing their amulet, let alone notice what was on it? Obviously such actions would be suspicious, and would warrant a line of questioning if anyone nearby felt the need, but I'm of the opinion that it would serve characters well to not openly display their faith every time they hide their symbol. Perhaps the echo 'Someone furtively conceals an amulet' would do better?
Obviously there must be a reason for the current system to have been chosen or else it would not exist, but I was simply wondering whether it was entirely necessary.
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Post by Tempus » Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:15 pm

It is my personal opinion that if you are heading into a situation where you would potentially wish your symbol to be concealed, then it would be prudent of you to conceal it beforehand.

If it is important to you that you are not recognised as being of a particular faith, then your symbol should only be revealed when you are 120% certain that noone you do not wish to see it can see it in any case.

What you are asking for is a way of negating any RP that would arise from a lack of pre-planning, and an avoidance of some of the negative aspects that come with belonging to a particular faith. (This can apply equally to good or evil persons - I am not just picking on evils with this statement.)
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Post by Lathlain » Sat Aug 16, 2003 9:30 pm

I'm never one to wish for ways to avoid roleplay! You are right though, a lack of planning or indeed the element of surprise has created some of the best roleplay moments I have ever taken part in.
I only raise this point as I have in the past seen people leave a square, conceal their amulet, and reenter, all to conceal their faith, and then be expecting roleplay to resume as normal. Often it does just that.
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