Stranger
03-27-2011, 09:41 PM
The APP attribute seems to always be a problematic one!
Here's one problem an answer for which I have been unable until now to find on this forum:
While I have to admit that I have never actually researched the subject of different standards of beauty among different cultures around the game period, I am going to make an educated guess and assume that they existed. Cymric folks know that all Pictish women are ugly etc. but I don't think the Picts quite agree with them. One who might seem like the epitome of beauty to some might looks sickly or deformed or just plain ugly to others. Even, I believe, if we are only considering the myriad cultures existing within the British Isles and western continental Europe, and not completely foreign ones that might make things all the more complicated.
In short: in your opinion, should the APP attribute be universal? One reason for it to be (indeed, perhaps the main reason) is that it makes things far simpler, and most of the time in games (tabletop especially), simple beats realistic. But supposing we are chasing a greater degree of realism here?...
Would you suggest to even try and create some alternative rule? Leave it to the GM's arbitrary decision? Just ignore it and have fun?
Food for thought and so on and so fourth.
Thank you very much,
A humble stranger
Here's one problem an answer for which I have been unable until now to find on this forum:
While I have to admit that I have never actually researched the subject of different standards of beauty among different cultures around the game period, I am going to make an educated guess and assume that they existed. Cymric folks know that all Pictish women are ugly etc. but I don't think the Picts quite agree with them. One who might seem like the epitome of beauty to some might looks sickly or deformed or just plain ugly to others. Even, I believe, if we are only considering the myriad cultures existing within the British Isles and western continental Europe, and not completely foreign ones that might make things all the more complicated.
In short: in your opinion, should the APP attribute be universal? One reason for it to be (indeed, perhaps the main reason) is that it makes things far simpler, and most of the time in games (tabletop especially), simple beats realistic. But supposing we are chasing a greater degree of realism here?...
Would you suggest to even try and create some alternative rule? Leave it to the GM's arbitrary decision? Just ignore it and have fun?
Food for thought and so on and so fourth.
Thank you very much,
A humble stranger