Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11406405-20130718160343/@comment-7246169-20130719191423

I'll add my two copper here, simply because this RP has been a frequent topic of conversation in certain circles. While I don't personally like the idea of anyone's character claiming such titles when we know in lore that there already exists a council of Bishops comprised of NPCs, I tend to look the other way when those RPing such roles are not negatively impacting the RP of others. Let's face it... Arguing about this sort of thing OOC is hardly productive and can often lead to a breakdown of both IC and OOC relations.

I might feel more strongly about it if for instance, this group was going around telling people that they did not recognize their character as a paladin unless they were a member of X guild or group, yet that's the opposite of what I've seen happening. I've talked to Manstein several times and never once has he or anyone else involved in that RP attempted to restrict any of my characters from attending events or otherwise participating in RP based on guild or group affiliation, be it IC or OOC. Unconventional as such RP may be, I have only seen them attempt to bridge the gaps in the RP community by offering something a large number of characters might participate in, regardless of their guild affiliation. Are they a tad too reminiscent of the Catholic Church? I can certainly see that being an issue, yet they haven't (to my knowledge) been forcing such things on everyone.

TLDR: People do things that bend lore every day and it's not worth getting iritated about it.