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I'd ban Dave, but that's not my call. Totally understand that this is basically a lose-lose situation. I just think it's funny that characters can pretend that Monks don't exist on a global level when they've been so fundamental to lore and society.

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Before, not only could you declare someone undead, you could just call KOS on them - bandit repeatedly coming to a city, disliked politician recently assassinated, it's a valid way to expulse them or spread doubt. 

You could say whatever you like, sure, but for something like this to be a widely accepted truth in RP, you need to satisfy certain conditions. Those being: eliminate public knowledge of the Monks on a meta level, or have a state/government disavow the existence of Monk magic by punishing characters who acknowledge it. Historically speaking, I'm sure the server will lean toward the latter.

The funny, but unusual silver lining to this clarification is that it now creates a super easy path toward creating an Undead faction that could threaten to swallow all nations. Sure, you won't actually have any new powers, BUT so long as an influential group declares a person Undead, all they need to do is group up with anyone who's ever died. No land or capital required.

That'd be pretty entertaining actually.

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What I don't understand is how the general public has known about the Monks, who bring people back to life, for like a thousand years and still manage to act surprised when someone doesn't stay dead.  Those dudes work hard, too. They bring everyone back basically all the time. I could see kids spinning rumors about so-and-so being undead, but the function of the Monks should essentially be in the collective unconscious. It really shouldn't be surprising at this point, since the Monks essentially eliminate the consequence of death. It might be scary, sure, but the Monks probably have your back, right?

Because of this, I imagine when seeing a killed friend the only natural response would be, "oh cool, you're not dead-dead." Or, if seeing a foe, you might say, "ugh, I was really hoping you'd stay dead."

Going beyond that, to portray someone as actually undead, must then be considered a misinformation campaign fueled by willing ignorance. What else could it be?

We all know the essay should be in APA format.

Aegis was pretty close to this, geographically. Civilization was pretty tightly packed. It was a different time, though.

Sultan is Mog, yes.

Sultan posted in a thread saying that Mog slit his wrists (probably to troll around in the thread).

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I want money.

The wealthy would have it all.

Misandrists are the rednecks of feminism.

Be sure to stock plenty of hardtack and never skip out on OJ.

I see all.

It is true that the sun cools down to get ready for the hot months. It is also true that UV rays hibernate during this time.

tnoy23 has me covered.

In this case, she'd be called a misandrist (the not oft used term to describe women who hate men, the opposite of misogynist).

You lot are lookin at some lethal sunburns in the future.

She should read Y: The Last Man (really good graphic novel). Also, that's definitely not what an actual feminist acts like.

My god, this status went to hell and back.

What do you believe this frequency of alting suggests?

Technically, I've had iron VIP for 3 years, but eh, w/e.

lol

The underlying issue, I think, is that we don't do enough to structure people's behavior. Its the players that stink.

I'd place my guess on the RP that precedes PvP. Bad players tend to offer none, is what I'm gathering. There should be a crackdown on that, if that's the case.

I don't know why that didn't occur to me. Regardless, it only makes the choice that much clearer. Halfling default.