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Gylkra

Gylkra

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Overall Zevrant is a character who enjoys going out and adventuring or just relaxing, he loves to explore the world or simply pass time by fishing or other such things.

Though one thing Zevrant does enjoy is helping out those in need, even the simplest task as Zevrant gains much joy from making others happy.

Very peaceful-minded but will fight as a last resort. (And fiercely at that.) Tries his best to avoid killing, and as he's proficient with Ice magic, is capable of immobilising an adversary.

Zevrant is a follower of Armadyl.
I'm Gylkra, hunting monsters for fame and glory is my way.

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18-Mar-2017 23:16:04

Argent Bapt

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And then there's Argent. Argent is pretty much the opposite of Zevrant.

Argent is incredibly ambitious and is on a constant path to improve his abilities. (So to gain knowledge and skills. )
Ruthless and determined, he won't let anyone stand in his way.
He outright refuses to accept help from anyone, wanting to better himself with his own skills.

Never kills without a reason, but has no second thoughts on lodging an axe into a skull if he feels the need.

With the ambition to improve hisself above all others, he's fittingly Zamorakian.
Name's Argent, I'm a Drakewing. Adventurer and Metalworker.
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18-Mar-2017 23:33:28

Hazeel

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Noticing a lot of people are looking at it through a role player lens or something similar to that. Kinda surprised. I always thought people just flocked to factions based on what they actually want in the game.

...Then again, I've always been literal minded. Could never stomach RPing outside of a few jokes every now and then. My choices have always been based on what I'd literally want in game. And speaking literally I always wished this game would be more dangerous and engaging. I'm finding the skilling and grinding culture the game's been developing to be awfully boring.

I guess I can sorta sympathize with Sliske on that too, though. Nothing ever really happens. Just the same old routine every day, which gets rather dull. Though in the end, along with chaos, I always want to improve myself competetively and, of course, I enjoy rustling the feathers of Saradominists and Armadyleans (no pun intended), which has ultimately manifested itself into a Zamorakian allegience. Runescape doesn't need a hero...it needs a villain. An all encompassing force of evil that will remain ever-threatening and use chaos to make the peoples of Gielinor tolerate each other, grow strong together, and fight side by side against this evil. I am that villain.

19-Mar-2017 02:10:45

Rifleavenger
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Hazeel said :
Noticing a lot of people are looking at it through a role player lens or something similar to that. Kinda surprised. I always thought people just flocked to factions based on what they actually want in the game. Well, their characters want that. These are ultimately storyline decisions, one faction or another won't help you skill faster, get better gp/hr, or PK better (some things themed around a faction may be better, ex. Curses, but anyone can actually use them). So unless I'm seriously misunderstanding something, they are still choosing what they want in the game by selecting how the story turns out.

Unless you're saying that you perceive a disconnect between what their character believes and what the player does? Like, say someone plays a Saradominist character in RS, but would join the Godless if they were living the game as reality?

Raleirosen said :
Last 3-4 posts have been exactly what I was looking for when I wrote up this thread, thanks for your input Jex/Conman/Bapts. Some people who didn't pay proper attention (like me) did edit their posts later (like me). Though I can understand people not wanting to read the Great Wall I posted regardless.

So far I'm getting the impression that while no faction can be completely stereotyped, certain factions are more true to stereotypes than others. Factions with more extreme viewpoints seem to hold truer to the expected norm, probably because it's harder to deviate strongly from the core tenants of their philosophies without better belonging in another faction. This contrasts the "neutral" factions like Godless who don't even agree on how to accomplish their one shared ideological goal.

19-Mar-2017 03:06:28 - Last edited on 19-Mar-2017 03:12:56 by Rifleavenger

Questcaping
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Rifleavenger said :
Unless you're saying that you perceive a disconnect between what their character believes and what the player does? Like, say someone plays a Saradominist character in RS, but would join the Godless if they were living the game as reality?

I think that's what Hazeel was getting at there, yeah.

Personally, I play my character fairly close to myself. If I could hypothetically have a conversation with her, we'd find a lot of shared beliefs and opinions. That said, there are some crucial differences -- enough so that I see her as a distinct character while questing, not as just an avatar for myself.

But yeah, it's been interesting to see whether people talk about their characters in the first person or the third person. Or a bit of both.

(a very interesting thread in general, thanks Ralei)
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19-Mar-2017 07:35:39 - Last edited on 19-Mar-2017 07:45:42 by Questcaping

Hazeel

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Rifleavenger said :
Hazeel said :
Noticing a lot of people are looking at it through a role player lens or something similar to that. Kinda surprised. I always thought people just flocked to factions based on what they actually want in the game. Well, their characters want that. These are ultimately storyline decisions, one faction or another won't help you skill faster, get better gp/hr, or PK better (some things themed around a faction may be better, ex. Curses, but anyone can actually use them). So unless I'm seriously misunderstanding something, they are still choosing what they want in the game by selecting how the story turns out.

Unless you're saying that you perceive a disconnect between what their character believes and what the player does? Like, say someone plays a Saradominist character in RS, but would join the Godless if they were living the game as reality?.

Well really, it seems very weird for me to kill a bunch of innocent NPCs for power, kill players for fun and then say "Y'know what? I'm looking for a world of peace." This is me speaking literally in how I play the game and how I want the game to be. I kill a bunch of innocent stuff to gain money and power, I enjoy killing for the sport too, I want the world to be more dangerous because I want to be tested, challenged and kept engaged at all times.

Again, I can't ask for a dangerous chaotic environment where people die, keep killing things for the sport of it, and then say "I'm for order and peace". It just seems illogical and self defeating to me. Runescape doesn't need a hero...it needs a villain. An all encompassing force of evil that will remain ever-threatening and use chaos to make the peoples of Gielinor tolerate each other, grow strong together, and fight side by side against this evil. I am that villain.

19-Mar-2017 09:08:48

Gylkra

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The way I go about it, when I'm training my skills and just playing the game, that's outside of the roleplay. I might be Armadylean but I'll still go do Kree'Arra reapers, my character's faction choice and beliefs only matter when I'm questing or roleplaying him and outside of that I'm not limiting myself from parts of the game just because of a personal roleplay.

To put it another way, I am not my character, when I am playing the game such as bossing, slayer, whichever, it is me, not the 'Zevrant' character.

I do personally agree with Armadyl's views but this is a game and I'm not gonna let that stop me from playing it like everyone else. :p
I'm Gylkra, hunting monsters for fame and glory is my way.

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19-Mar-2017 12:06:36 - Last edited on 19-Mar-2017 12:23:31 by Gylkra

Maiden China

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Hazeel said :
keep killing things for the sport of it, and then say "I'm for order and peace". It just seems illogical and self defeating to me. if it helps, in the lore-world, you probably haven't even killed a single cow, let alone armies of humans and gnome children
you probably killed a dagganoth here and there for slayer, and you might have stolen from someone at some point for thieving, but the vast amounts part wouldn't be accurate... if it had been, you'd have a massive bounty on your head and no one would risk helping you... or want to help you even

so when you straight-up murder some dude in lumbridge, lore-wise you really haven't. He's walking around two seconds later anyway and has no memory of you killing him Carn

20-Mar-2017 00:38:05

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