louis wrote:Oh, I personally would not see things that worse, the only thing I mean that should be given is some _natural_ distrust, even a bit more disrespect by clerics maybe, but of course you should be able to work against that - so, if a mage desires to be well reputated in a town, he would have (like darkelves maybe too) to put much more effort into his reputation than a simple farmer maybe.
I certainly won't have an issue with some natural distrust, but except for miracles from clerics, it should include all things magical. If I drink a heal disease potion after being infected by the plaque, and be cured of it, then it's just as scary for the average NPC as if I was casting a spell. Sure the NPC would see me drinking a potion, but if the NPC is drinking some liquid he won't suddenly get cured of some disease, and those potions in the shops are fairly expensive for the average NPC.If a tell ring crumbles to dust out of nowhere, then the average NPC won't have an explanation for it either.
louis wrote:But never forget, mages have also a lot to offer, so, it maybe depends what players in the end make out of it, spoken in reputation terms - I personally just would not like to see them as "overheroes" or such, no, they are dangerous persons that can summon very dangerous things, and some good things sometimes maybe too.
I've never imagined my char to be some kind of 'hero'. He's interested in working on his projects, but that's it.
louis wrote:Means:
- using magic in and around towns and populated places should of course make your rep drop
- doing nothing for your rep at all will cause your rep to drop too
It would be certainly fun to see someone needing the help from a Mage, and getting a response like: 'I'd love to help you, but considering that this would ruin my reputation around here. Sorry, but you'll have to find help elsewhere.' I don't like the current rep system too much, and this is a possible and likely scenario. I might even go as far as asking Turian to remove certain spells from our repertoire. There's no point in having spells that could be useful for the general population, but would result in the reputation of the Mage using it being ruined.
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