Dancer Archive

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TheSillyOne wrote:

Overt Imperial who has killed me multiple times 20k

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Look, I'm a member of True Fellowship and wear my TF banner proudly even if I am covert. Its not as if an Imperial, overt or not, wouldn't realize who they were askings to buff them. If they are covert, and aren't obvious (or obnoxious) about being Imperial I don't generally mind buffing them. If they are overt, I politely refuse. Just a couple daysbefore we opened the Bishops' Sanctuary a dozen Imperials showed up (on the outskirts of Veritas no less) wanting buffs so they could kill rebels. . . er . . . NO!!!

Roho and I were polite about it and for the most part they understood, although they did stick around for a few minutes after we asked them to leave (we had to stop performing to get our point across). Figures, though, that they showed up on a night when the entire TFK membership was on Tat hunting krayt! Not a single PvP combat type in town who could have taken one of them on . . .

Sometimes you have to play it by ear . . . use your roleplaying skills to their best advantage. It is a great opportunity to pick up some tidbits of information you can pass on to other rebels . . . For example, I know abounty hunter who joined a group hunting Jedi. When he found out that the Jedi they were looking for was someone he knew, he sent the Jedi a tell to lay low. Then he broke away from the group. Probably saved our Jedi friend's life . . .

One more idea on the roleplaying front, if you try out the spying tack...

Wait until the Imperial has completely left the cantina before sending anyone a tell to warn of an attack. You certainly wouldn't pull out your comlink and start warning rebels that an attack was coming while the officer was still within earshot... think of the /tell you send as your comlink. Give the Imperials a fair shake, roleplaying wise, to carry out their end of things... but if they're not already in position to strike when one of theirs goes blabbing their plans to the dancer in the cantina where anyone could overhear it, well they deserve to have the leak reach the ears of the Rebels.

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Sultrina wrote:

You could ask them to meet you at a secret location to recieve the buff so your rebel friends don't see you aiding the enemy and provide them a WP to a rebel mine field .....

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That's way better than over charging

Playing yourself as a spy works best I think.

Consider yourself as Mata Hari, or Belle Starr or Tokyo Rose. Spread disinformation andpropaganda while you buff your enemy. They certainly did!

I am an Imp...and an officer. I play my character as being in the Entertainment Services branch of the military. When I dance...I'm covert...so I PLAY that I'm neutral...but will try to bring people over to the Imp side by bringing things into the conversation that makes the Empire look good (at least as good as it can....we Imps really ARE stinkers....LOL)

Bushwacking an enemy will only make them more deadset against you. However...showing them the benefits of changing sides...bribeing them...or otherwise getting them to see the errors of their ways is a lot more fun and beneficial to your side in the long run. Draw them into your web with beauty, grace, good conversation and credits and you're on your way to a new convert to your faction!

Cha

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Drygo wrote:

So, what do I do? I'll admit that the main tactic I've been using is to pretend I'm afk so I don't have to say something snotty like, "no, you're an imperial, I'm not going to buff you." lol. Because, darn it, I just feel guilty about it!

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Ha!

This is why I stay Neutral. My template is usually not combat based enough to live through covert scanners and group TEFs and what not, so I don't really think it would really be healthy for me to faction. Also, I have too many people I like in large PvP guilds on both sides to reallyget involved. So it's just better business for me to keep it 100% impartial.... however...

If I had bases and was factioned, you bet your booty I wouldn't be buffing the other side. I am really nice, but no way I'm going to help anyone, char or player, take what I've helped work for.

Of course, from a pure RP point of view, for your own safety I would imagine you should because an imperial officer coming in to ask for a Dancer's servicebeing refused would name you for the Rebel sympathizer you are andarrest youor shoot you.

*sigh* Neutral is so much easier for a public Dancer.

A.Play nice, buff them, but fish for information while you're performing your service. AKA the spy routine. This isn't going to be terribly effective with non-roleplayers, obviously, but it's a very good cover story. What better way to gather information from the enemy than to have them walk into your place of business and start spilling their guts to their friend about the latest battle plan while you dance right in front of them?

B. Attack him/her/it. They're an imperial, you're a rebel, your philosophies are diametrically opposed; no conversation is going to bridge that divide. Pull out thatflamethrower, vibro-knuckle, stun baton, power hammer, night sister lance, T21, or whatever you have and cast your vote for democracy!

C.Or...just pretend you're afk, like you've been doing.

You can't please all the people all the time, but I know how strong the temptation is to try. I avoid the problem by staying neutral, but you chose a side and that's your cross to bear. If you're bound and determined to be a rebel and roleplay the part, then the empire is your enemy. It's destroying everything you hold dear, andit's your duty to do anything you can toweaken its dominance over the galaxy. Whether that means tact and subversiveness or brute force is up to you, but if you're going to be a rebel, be a rebel.

If you go the tact route, then you can do one thing to tip the scale in your favor: make sure the person knows you're roleplaying. You don't have to come right out and say, "Hey, I'm roleplaying here!," but if you're speaking in character, everyone but the dimmest bulb is going to get it. That doesn't mean they'll want to play along, but they'll get it.

Another thing you can do is roleplay an excuse, such as /emote looks the imperial up and down and moves back into the crowd, keeping her/his head lowered. Then do exactly the opposite of what I said in the last paragraph and send them a tell saying, "((Nothing personal. I'm a rebel and a roleplayer, so it wouldn't make sense for me to buff you. Sorry =( ))" If they give you grief, then they're not the kind of person you'd have wanted to buff anyway. If they understand, no damage done. You might even find some other roleplayers this way.

Message Edited by Nhari on 05-01-2004 12:31 AM