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Again, it's getting more and more "game-ee". I knew what you meant by it, but the more features we add in that are mechanics, like these attributes, you're bogging down on the role-playing. So I'm still unsure about this. I think just having stats in general is enough. It's not like without these attributes you can't have someone have their kidou backfire on them. That's inexperience, not an attribute. And if they're skin is so hard to hurt, all you'd have to do is reflect that in the stats. And 'absorbing knowledge' falls under a high intelligent stat. Besides, absorbing knowledge doesn't mean you can actually use it. "Knowing" and "Doing" are two different things.

Well, technicall this whole roleplay thing is a game, so what's wrong with adding more mechanics to our game?

*hugs Vucas and refuses to release*

Roleplaying has it's roots in improv acting, and larping.((live action role play. It used to just be called role playing before rpg's and forum rp's existed)) Too many people see roleplaying games (rpg's) And try to match their roleplays to them. This creates a circle because you're basing your roleplay on something that was VERY loosely based on something that was very loosely based on roleplay. Rpg's derived from D&d, which was derived from freeform roleplay. I personally loved freeform, and am a regular larper. Roleplaying is very much a group based activity. And it is very much done solely for fun, however the rules aren't actually necessary until you start getting a huge player populace. And they should be tailored to the use you need them for, not created for their own sake.

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that said, this guild appears to be built for a huge player populous, and it seems to be where we are aiming. This limits the effectiveness of simple peer moderation, and calls for more stringent rules as a result. Thus the stats. Zenpakus and releases have their own personalization already, but in a regular, normal form you should be a normal human, hollow, martian, etc, with more experience and different strengths. ((WELL. humans not so much, but that's an exception of its own calibur))

I agree, though not quite for the same thing. Roleplaying is about the story, not how strong your character is. D:< Think of manga/anime. Does the stronger guy always win? No. Same thing with the protagonist. They don't always win either. But roleplaying is exactly what the name suggested: taking up a character's role and playing as them. It's the STORY that makes it good. There's more to it than prancing around saying 'Oh, I'm better than you. You're dead.'

So the whole thing with stats, I believe, should just reflect where the character's strengths lie, not necessarily how strong they are. Same thing with ranks, but I don't have much sway in changing that.

And if that was a bunch of gibberish:
+ Storyline and character development
- Systems and mechanics

At least that's my opinion. xD

Well, the problem with that, Tao, is that the strongest does always win in Bleach.

Tends to. Not always. But I see Anon's point.

Hm...alright. I'm considering all thoughts, and I'll decide in about...10 minutes?....if Attributes will be accepted or not.

It's not about role-playing anymore.
It's game mechanics. The strongest
goes on a God-Modding rampage
through the story. And makes everyone
sad face.

Not to mention, that if it WAS still
about developing your character, it
wouldn't be a damn CHORE to write
the standard MLA format's paragraph
requirement. Ten sentences. Character
development is dead.

Much to my dismay.

*nods in agreement* =D And it hath been said.