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Hmm. I just got my character for A Town Called Refuge, and that was not the response I expected to have. I have no idea which of my answers prompted the gm's to ignore/disregard other - I think - more pertinent answers. Was it my relative lack of LARP experience? Looking at this character and how it seems I will have to _really_ bring my game to do her justice, I can't quite see that. Was it the "morally grey"? Looking back I'm really not sure why I even put that down; see above re: my level of experience - it takes some skill to do a proper baddie. My definition of morally grey is probably more along the lines of "good but with some vices" than "nonviolent criminal." Was it that I put down for "average" level of costuming? Again this might be a problem with definitions, since what I am willing and able to make might not seem like a big deal to me, but might be more than "average" ie: my Jane Eyre dress and my wedding gown.

I had a similar "WTF, how is that what I signed up for?!" moment upon receiving my character for Hindenburg in '08. In hindsight, I should have listened to that little voice. This one is... in and of herself, she's not bad, I'm sure she has _tons_ of juicy plotness around her and if I hadn't got my heart set on something else I would be content with her. But... I really had my heart set elsewhere. Maybe that was silly of me.

Now I'm torn between emailing the GM's all, "OMG noooooooes I must have the pretty dress!" and staying calm, not kicking up a fuss, and hoping that the characters connected to mine are people I'm able to play well off. But if I wait too long to send the email they might cast the other parts and I won't be able to change, or at least not change to what I really want. Ack!

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Hmm. I just got my character for A Town Called Refuge, and that was not the response I expected to have. I have no idea which of my answers prompted the gm's to ignore/disregard other - I think - more pertinent answers. Was it my relative lack of LARP experience? Looking at this character and how it seems I will have to _really_ bring my game to do her justice, I can't quite see that. Was it the "morally grey"? Looking back I'm really not sure why I even put that down; see above re: my level of experience - it takes some skill to do a proper baddie. My definition of morally grey is probably more along the lines of "good but with some vices" than "nonviolent criminal." Was it that I put down for "average" level of costuming? Again this might be a problem with definitions, since what I am willing and able to make might not seem like a big deal to me, but might be more than "average" ie: my Jane Eyre dress and my wedding gown.

I had a similar "WTF, how is that what I signed up for?!" moment upon receiving my character for Hindenburg in '08. In hindsight, I should have listened to that little voice. This one is... in and of herself, she's not bad, I'm sure she has _tons_ of juicy plotness around her and if I hadn't got my heart set on something else I would be content with her. But... I really had my heart set elsewhere. Maybe that was silly of me.

Now I'm torn between emailing the GM's all, "OMG noooooooes I must have the pretty dress!" and staying calm, not kicking up a fuss, and hoping that the characters connected to mine are people I'm able to play well off. But if I wait too long to send the email they might cast the other parts and I won't be able to change, or at least not change to what I really want. Ack!

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Okay, a very polite email has been sent to the GM's. If I can't switch, as I mentioned, the character I have is a decent one and I will probably find my way into some interesting mayhem.

But I really really really want an excuse to make this dress!!

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Okay, a very polite email has been sent to the GM's. If I can't switch, as I mentioned, the character I have is a decent one and I will probably find my way into some interesting mayhem.

But I really really really want an excuse to make this dress!!