Re: U.B.A.G

[Lance Harrop <lharrop@mrj.com>]

Poster: Lance Harrop <lharrop@mrj.com>


Lady Anarra wrote:
> 
> Liefr wrote:
> 
> >Besides, as long as they dress in period cloths, and behave themselves at 
> >events, you can't really outlaw anyone.
> 
> No one has outlawed anyone.  I've not read that anyone even suggested
> outlawing anyone.  What we are discussing is an activity, not the persons
> practicing it.
> 
I think I'll have to back Alfredo on this.  Earl Dafydd, as King, 
effectivily outlawed the guild down in Tidewater.  And His Excellency 
seems to be in favor of outlawing UBAG.  That seems to be outlawing a 
group of people, not an activity.

As for the appropriateness of this activity, I rather think it is not, 
for the usual Scadian events.  However, I have been to events where 
assasinations were part of the activities, and you didn't even have to 
agree to be a target to be victimized.  That was a decision made by the 
autocrat, and frankly, I think the autocrat, and the seneschal who 
appoints them (on advice of their populace, if they have any sense) are 
the ONLY people to be defining the game, for that Event.

I think people are just too damn quick to try to narrow the definitions 
of the Game.  UBAG should accept the fact that they will probably never 
be rewarded by the Crown for assasinating someone.  That doesn't mean 
they can't fit their game into a few select events, with the premission 
of the autocrat, and with a warning posted to the possible attendees that 
such activities will be taking place.

As long as we reward the activities which enhance our game, we can suffer 
the ones which divert it a little.  It is only when we fail to reward 
positive activities that negative ones, such as UBAG's assassination 
game, become debilitating to the Kingdom.

In Service
Leifr Johansson
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