So, I was bouncing ideas for an alt or new character off staff this week (yeah, my main is in that much danger), when the question of "playing against type" came up.
Now, I know that the general ruling against that was to stop all the dark elf dual wielders, made infamous by <REDACTED TO AVOID LAWSUITS), but, if the rules actually have increased costs, etc, does that mean we should still not play it?
For example, Biata can't ever learn Read Magic, end of story. That seems to be pretty cut and dry that Biata will not willing use Celestial.
My concept was for a Celestial Barbarian (storm shaman, calling upon the elements and spirits to smite the foes of the tribe). Now, yes, Barbarians are supposed to be superstitious and distrustful of Celestial. However, they do have an increased cost listed for Read Magic. That would suggest to me that they *can* learn Read Magic, it's just rare, and you would probably face some sort of prejudice or discomfort by your people. Personally, I was going to create a bunch of superstitions based on him appeasing the spirits for calling upon their powers, but that's just RP.
So, how strong is the anti-"playing against type". Would something like that fly? It's just one example, but I'm sure there's others.
Now, I know that the general ruling against that was to stop all the dark elf dual wielders, made infamous by <REDACTED TO AVOID LAWSUITS), but, if the rules actually have increased costs, etc, does that mean we should still not play it?
For example, Biata can't ever learn Read Magic, end of story. That seems to be pretty cut and dry that Biata will not willing use Celestial.
My concept was for a Celestial Barbarian (storm shaman, calling upon the elements and spirits to smite the foes of the tribe). Now, yes, Barbarians are supposed to be superstitious and distrustful of Celestial. However, they do have an increased cost listed for Read Magic. That would suggest to me that they *can* learn Read Magic, it's just rare, and you would probably face some sort of prejudice or discomfort by your people. Personally, I was going to create a bunch of superstitions based on him appeasing the spirits for calling upon their powers, but that's just RP.
So, how strong is the anti-"playing against type". Would something like that fly? It's just one example, but I'm sure there's others.