Post originally by Oliver at 2004-07-29 03:31:44
Converted from Phorums BB System



Ian Chapman wrote:
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5. On page 203 the book does say that the location and circumstance (war, famine, etc) can affect local availability and price. However the book never says that starting characters are subject to this for the starting local area. The default assumption in any RPG is just the opposite. If you can justify it in your background and you can pay for it (whatever that means in the system), then you can have it. TROS is no different. I formally challenge Oliver to find a specific quote that says otherwise in TROS.
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The default is what is written in THIS book. It is fraudulent and dishonest to claim you can assume something to be the case because it is that way in OTHER games. THIS is the game we are talking about. You either find an exemption in THIS book, or there is none.

It doesn't say anywhere "If you can justify it in your background" (which would still mean it needs GM approval), it says you buy it. It doesn't say you HAVE it, but you BUY it.

Your claiming "TROS is no different" in this aspect is once more one of your usual claims for wich there is no evidence whatsoever. Your assumptions that conventions would be carried over from other games you know without explicit mention is without merit, since it would mean you need those other games to know how to make a character in TROS.

I conclude: You found no evidence for your claims in the TROS rulebook proper. As such, you failed to support your claims.