Question How would you feel if your character had a bounty placed on them?

[Prowler II]

Nameless Vizion Trozky - less what you said but imma group you in anyway Azurine Varek Lynch - tagged for fun

I believe you three specifically are talking about the same concerns. Its not about the bounty toggle either. Its about the interpretation of consent. The bounty toggle is only "problematic" cause it simplifies "consent", But there is no one shared definition or perspective on consent for this system. I think that is the real issue.

Which is 100% valid, sure, cause we all pour time and energy into our characters and their interactions. BUT this is collaborative RP after all and for example: Many unique writers come together, collab all that uniqueness and make a major faction. Major factions are held accountable for the actions of its members as a whole cuz majors represent a consensus , not sole individuals. That would defeat its purpose.

Open threads, public threads and faction threads are also the same concept and there is no expectation of privacy in public. Or at least expectation will be greatly diminished. Once you enter a public space, the story isn't just yours anymore and a "disruption" is not a "violation", it becomes participation.

Im reading that the quality of said"Disruption" or "Participation" matters and i do believe there is a difference between the two. But a fear of narrative loss of control aka "Ownership" is unavoidable in Open RP. You only have the power to React, Adapt and Shift motivations really, unless your in a private thread. IC and OOC, "problems" dont have to just be problems. They can be used as further opportunities and thats the the point of collaboration. The mature part of collaborative RP is the ability to let go of authorship. Which is hilarious because its an illusion when you look at it from this perspective.

"Problems are just opportunities that haven't presented themselves." ~ Insert some wise person here

Disclaimer: This is my perspective through my years being on SWRP. My view simplifies things and may exclude specific details.

 

[Ives]

God I would hate to be leg locked by a Mandalorian Bounty Huntress in a public thread. That would be THE WORST.

 

[Nameless]

Prowler II hey, the title asked and I answered, that's all.

Collaborative storytelling is a two way street, and not everyone is down for spontaneous procedural shifts. Checking in advance costs nothing but a little bit of time and courtesy.

 

[Balun Dashiell]

Consider yourselves marked as "Targets of Interest" by the Bounty Hunters' Guild...

Former Aquilian Ranger of the Tingel Arm Coalition, participant in the war between the TAC and the Dark Empire. Interrupted and "abducted" a Sith Devotee" from the Sith Order on several occasions. Presently a member of the Order of Shiraya aka The Jedi Order of the High Republic, and CEO of Dashiell Retrofit™ who supply primarily to democratic bodies of government and privatised organisations of particular moral standing.

I'm sure there's other reasons out there somewhere. Take your pick

 

[Annasari]

Please put a bounty on me, please get at me in any thread.

I also say any because as written, bounty toggles stipulate public threads, but if I’m walking down the street in a private thread just as narratively justifiable.

 

[Kitter Bitters]

Lynch maybe staff could create a place where bounties could be listed. That way if one person gets swamped it doesn’t die? I don’t know if they would do that though or if it would be too much work.

 

[Diarch Rellik]

FACE ME lol

I would love for people to reach out and do some PVP for fun with the idea of it being a bounty.

 

[Karesh]

God I would hate to be leg locked by a Mandalorian Bounty Huntress in a public thread. That would be THE WORST.

Will you settle for sweaty man who has a knife?

 

[Briana Sal-Soren]

Imo, when I put the bounty toggle on, that is my consent, and my communication of agreeing to being hunted. I love the idea of it spontaneously happening and having no idea when it might, since there would be no warning for something like that IRL either, right? If the BH reached out to me and they want to collaborate first, though? Great.

That said... would I let someone trying to hunt my character disintegrate them in post one? Lmao, no. I will dodge right that all day, every day. I don't mind letting people get their hits in, I wouldn't even mind letting my character get captured if the writing was good and it made sense, but unless I'm ready to kill my character, it's not gonna happen.

I'd also like to add that, I've had the toggle on since I created this character in 2021 and I have never had someone actually try to enter any threads, nor do I actually see it happen. I think I saw it... once? And that was way back in 2017-18? It's a very under utilized feature.

 

[Laphisto]

i honestly would love for bounties to be placed more spontaniously just waking up one day and beign like " oh huh guess im wanted by some one" would be an interesting thought and an interesting thing to look into as a " what did i do?" type of beat

 

[Aether Verd]

Valiens Nantaris | Tefka

Q: Can bounty hunters invade faction or map game threads to go after folks with the toggle on?​

I know the Dominion rules, for example, says other Majors/Minors need permission, but nothing about individuals walking in off the street, Bounty Hunter or otherwise.

 

[Jonyna Si]

Jonyna having a bounty put on her was one of the first big stories I did with her, having the EOTL back when they were still minor put one on her, and it led to a really cool build up that led to an invasion duel.

I'd love to do another now that she's a council member, and huge part of the Alliance's military industrial complex.

 

[Tefka]

Valiens Nantaris | Tefka

Q: Can bounty hunters invade faction or map game threads to go after folks with the toggle on?​

I know the Dominion rules, for example, says other Majors/Minors need permission, but nothing about individuals walking in off the street, Bounty Hunter or otherwise.

This is a question for the community, I think. We’re in the midst of a another cultural zeitgeist, where you yourself and your own faction are having votes as of yesterday whether to slow down on threads posted, with most people voting “only one a week, I got a family”.

For Staff to interfere to such a degree on a dominion level (more than we already have), with zero safety nets of what constitutes a “bounty hunter”, I’m not sure if thats wanted or needed right now.

 

[Mauve]

This is a silly, good idea fairy, non IT person comment but it would be very funny if when you click “bounty toggle” to “on” a warning pop up comes on that is like BEWARE: YOU WILL BE HUNTED.

 

[Koda Fett]

mmm bounties

 

[Razmir Tezhyn]

This is a question for the community, I think.

My 2 cents: If it's in the open rp section it's fair game.

If we play that scenario out, everyone who doesn't like sudden drop-ins has the option to turn the bounty toggle off. That decision will ripple to other writers within their circles, and you'll have your stories protected. Those who enjoy sudden curve-balls will keep the toggle on and see results accordingly.

Disruptions will likely remain minimal, and I trust folks (and staff) to handle the edge cases where it becomes disruptive. Bounty Hunts are niche and more often than not people have the courtesy to ask beforehand.

 

[Razmir Tezhyn]

This is a silly, good idea fairy, non IT person comment but it would be very funny if when you click “bounty toggle” to “on” a warning pop up comes on that is like BEWARE: YOU WILL BE HUNTED.

This is really funny and I would love to see it become reality.

 

[Tefka]

Disruptions will likely remain minimal, and I trust folks (and staff) to handle the edge cases where it becomes disruptive

Isnt it by definition disruptive to invade a dominion to pursue a bounty? These will not be edge cases, this will be standard.

There are many protected prefixes in the Open RP forum, Doms are a significant one. Otherwise, why have LFG or Public threads.

 

[Fenn Stag]

my thing is:

If you’re going to turn the bounty toggle on. It’s game on. There should be one safe zone if you wanna play the game, private threads.

Otherwise I think if you’re in, you’re in until you’re out.

OR.

Don’t put it on in the first place. No judgement. I get it. But Bounty Hunters don’t wait in Star Wars, and it actually adds some value to the system and your participation in it.

 

[Razmir Tezhyn]

Isnt it by definition disruptive to invade a dominion to pursue a bounty? These will not be edge cases, this will be standard.

My intent in using the word disruptive was to delineate between bad faith and good faith bounty hunters. But it depends on where we stand in regards to the purpose of the Open RP section on whether joining a dominion for a hunt is disruptive.

I would not say it's disruptive if the expectation going into an Open RP thread is that unplanned situations can and will occur. There are specific prefixes (private, duel, faction, first reply) to mark a thread invite-only if that type of spontaneous storytelling isn't desired.

If I want to tell a specific story without the chance for unplanned situations, then I use one of those prefixes. If I'm not using those prefixes, a writer joining my story is just part of the RP.