Proposition 3:
Rather, BM characters go to great lengths to be outrageous: everyone and their mother is a member of some strange sect, obscenely courageous, lacking in sexual morality, etc. Though I do wonder what it says about us that, it seems to me, characters with extensive RPs are disproportionately homicidal, corrupt, disturbed, and angry.
I think what that says is that people are not very interested in roleplaying 'boring' characters. For example, here are some roleplays I could broadcast about my trader, currently sailing from Paisly to Madina, with 12 caravans:
Day 1:
Gornak set sail today, with his flotilla of 12 vessels, bound south for Madina.
Day 2:
Gornak sails south.
Day 3:
Gornak sails south.
Day 4:
Gornak sails south.
Day 5:
Gornak sails south.
My point is, a roleplay is often a rumor that you hear about another noble. You're not going to hear that another noble is brushing his teeth. You're going to hear juicy gossip.
