Given that the character pairing has been stated to be an IC imitation of OOC, and it seems unlikely that the situation is malleable depending upon the responses received, I'm unclear as to why the OP is asking for people's opinions.
I'm also unclear why, if the OP and spouse were aware of the possible lore snafu, they didn't just play a different race. Part of the point of RP is to try whenever possible to work within the lore to enrich the setting for everyone involved - to blend into the tapestry as-sewn, to become a part of the living and breathing environment in which one is participating. Willful and blatant disregard for that setting is at best selfish, and at worst can actually be destructive towards the enjoyment of that setting for others.Â
Imagine, for instance, how jarring it would've been if in the middle of Mad Max: Fury Road, one of the women in the caravan jumped up and started assisting in the annihilation of their pursuers by throwing lightning bolts from her hands because, in spite of the setting being one that's at least theoretically grounded in a real-world-became-this basis, her family have been passing on Super Secret Knowledge since the time of Merlin or whatever and so she's totally a sorceress.
That said, people are going to do it anyway. Either they just don't really care about how their deviation from lore might decrease immersion for others, or, they simply don't have an interest in learning the lore, or they have ulterior motives (such as leaking their OOC into their IC). Or they're the kind of person that just loves Dr. Who And Captain Picard Become Lovers fanfics and their creative processes fundamentally function around "how badly can I break settings". But, all of these revolve around the same point, which is that the player doesn't care - so why would they care about others' critiques of their lack of caring?
Reeling this in to the point: If you know you're breaking lore and think people will object to it and that bothers you, then maybe don't do that idea. If it doesn't bother you, then their opinions don't matter anyway and there's no reason to ask for them.
I'm also unclear why, if the OP and spouse were aware of the possible lore snafu, they didn't just play a different race. Part of the point of RP is to try whenever possible to work within the lore to enrich the setting for everyone involved - to blend into the tapestry as-sewn, to become a part of the living and breathing environment in which one is participating. Willful and blatant disregard for that setting is at best selfish, and at worst can actually be destructive towards the enjoyment of that setting for others.Â
Imagine, for instance, how jarring it would've been if in the middle of Mad Max: Fury Road, one of the women in the caravan jumped up and started assisting in the annihilation of their pursuers by throwing lightning bolts from her hands because, in spite of the setting being one that's at least theoretically grounded in a real-world-became-this basis, her family have been passing on Super Secret Knowledge since the time of Merlin or whatever and so she's totally a sorceress.
That said, people are going to do it anyway. Either they just don't really care about how their deviation from lore might decrease immersion for others, or, they simply don't have an interest in learning the lore, or they have ulterior motives (such as leaking their OOC into their IC). Or they're the kind of person that just loves Dr. Who And Captain Picard Become Lovers fanfics and their creative processes fundamentally function around "how badly can I break settings". But, all of these revolve around the same point, which is that the player doesn't care - so why would they care about others' critiques of their lack of caring?
Reeling this in to the point: If you know you're breaking lore and think people will object to it and that bothers you, then maybe don't do that idea. If it doesn't bother you, then their opinions don't matter anyway and there's no reason to ask for them.
Lydia Lightfoot ~ The Reliquarian's Guild «Relic» ~ Lavender Beds, Ward 12, #41
This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?
This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?