Liberty Assault Battlecruisers, and Bounty Hunters

[tfmachad]

As much as I agree with Jinx that the original poll was poorly constructed, the spirit of it struck me clearly. Specially when you consider that Zapp himself is the withholder of two original stories which both grant its respective main characters ships that are non-standard. Not only that, he is part of the faction that houses the Fantasia. So, even though it can be said that the poll was ill formed, it isn't moot.

Also, even though I still agree with Jinx that exceptions can be made in the name of originality of a story, I'd point out that an exceptional role should come before the choice of an exceptional ship. An odd ship should be the consequence of a role and not the aim of it. To that effect I'd say that justification stories shouldn't cut it as much as original stories, and after you've read enough of them, the difference is quite clear.

Most people can come up with some sort of justification for a peculiarity, but it takes effort to be original and tell a story that will eventually demand the peculiarity.

That's the main reason why the "I stole it" stories are seen the way they are. Because most of them aren't really stories, but mostly justifications for a ship the character shouldn't be flying in the first place and worst, a lot are "developed" AFTER the ship has been already bought.

My vote is "maybe" to both with a good dose of prejudice.

EDIT: Just a reminder here. The "story" doesn't necessarily have to be written anywhere, but the player should be able to "tell" it in game. As much as I love writing and reading, role play is more important than story telling in a "role playing" game.

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