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Acacea · 12-21-06, 05:14 PM

Let's not go down the if/then route--because already we must assume that Sally did want such a kiss in order to make it an 'exception.' Bob leaning in to try for a quick kiss is simply better etiquette, in that it allows for another player to decide how it affects their character.

Amusingly, this example HAS happened to me, when Acacea was still a level 7ish chatterbox that got along with everyone, though 'Bob' had no Dex but simply emoted kissing my character who DOES have Dex--and yes, she knifed him. ("It was a reflex!")

This is just necessary when you're roleplaying with many different people; such allowances should only be because of an understanding between players, likely because they know each other's characters and abilities well and each knows the other will not start force-emoting unlikely things on the other.

As I said in this thread over a year ago though, someone who gets force-emoted may simply emote the reverse rather than making too much of a fuss about it. If you can handle just rolling with what someone tosses you without getting too annoyed, you'll be the better for it! Or something.

12-21-06, 05:14 PM	#18
Acacea Gamemaster Characters Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,322 Thanks: 117 Thanked 573 Times in 281 Posts	Re: Forced Emotes - Learn what it is Let's not go down the if/then route--because already we must assume that Sally did want such a kiss in order to make it an 'exception.' Bob leaning in to try for a quick kiss is simply better etiquette, in that it allows for another player to decide how it affects their character. Amusingly, this example HAS happened to me, when Acacea was still a level 7ish chatterbox that got along with everyone, though 'Bob' had no Dex but simply emoted kissing my character who DOES have Dex--and yes, she knifed him. ("It was a reflex!") This is just necessary when you're roleplaying with many different people; such allowances should only be because of an understanding between players, likely because they know each other's characters and abilities well and each knows the other will not start force-emoting unlikely things on the other. As I said in this thread over a year ago though, someone who gets force-emoted may simply emote the reverse rather than making too much of a fuss about it. If you can handle just rolling with what someone tosses you without getting too annoyed, you'll be the better for it! Or something.