SentientRace said:I suggest just not mentioning her actual culture and heritage, or that she practices it, but merely mentioning that she looks Chinese. For instance, Dimitri is clearly of Russian heritage, but a lot of the things from that distant past are forgotten, so his upbringing is probably entirely different to the upbringing of today's modern Russian family, and he doesn't even know Russian (though there may be some common Russian words included in his slang). Culture has drastically changed in the thousands of years that have passed-- specially language. Just because she is Chinese, does not mean that she has to know Mandarin Chinese. It's fine if there are some Chinese roots in her upbringing, such as the martial arts routines and discipline, etc... But specifics should be avoided.
Remember, if you're a Nepleslian, you're a Nepleslian first, and whatever subculture you are second. Nepleslia is your country, not China. China doesn't even exist anymore, nor does Earth. Your character has no idea what planet Earth even is, let alone China.
Doshii Jun said:No problem, spacebox.
I like the idea of her being mistaken for Yamataian by Nepleslians who don't know any better. I'm sure that would happen, actually.
I also don't mind being lawyered! It's kinda fun. When it comes to Chang, notice that character was never approved for IC usage. Don't draw from anything that has that tag at the top of its page.
As for Chen ... whew. OK, you kinda got me there. Henry Chen is a legendary figure in Yamataian culture, and his player, Yangfan, is Chinese. Chen was created before we, as a community participating in this site, chose to really clamp down on Earth-based references, so Chen and his bio get a pass. I can tag it at the top stating as much.
In the end, going with kakyo or just plain Nepleslian is fine with me. Nepleslians do acknowledge differences in themselves, but in the end they're all Neppies, so I'm flexible on that score.
I've PM'd this to Nepleslian GMs so they can see it, too.
MoonMan said:The Essential Moon Man here, one of Nepleslia's GMs.
Just like to pop in and confirm that, despite Yamatai giving off a big oriental feel while Nepleslia gives us that western flavor, Nepleslia actually has several 'types' of Nepleslians. I myself have a character that is latino, and also a an ID-SOL that has a bad Russian slur. With so many planets and different cultures in Nepleslian society, it's pretty easy to fit in while playing whatever tickles your fancy.
So, it is possible to have that Eastern character type and still not be Yamataian... although, most people who want to play Eastern-type characters are attracted to Yamatai first, so you can understand how you don't see many of them in the roleplay. As long as real-world stuff isn't mentioned in the roleplay (calling your characters accent russian, or a woman's features Chinese), it should work for us.
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