Tiesse, if you have to reintroduce consequences for wearing thief titles please don't make them too crippling, as they used to be. The consequences back then pretty much made the thief title system a waste of GM resources that could have been put to better use elsewhere. From what you said in the meeting it sounds like the consequences won't be nearly as severe this time as they were years ago. Barring leaving things as they are now, I'm hoping this prevails. I'm probably one of the biggest offenders at wearing thief titles from time to time. But some of our titles are the best in game.
As for the IC, a thief wearing a guild title could simply be presenting himself as a shining example of a modern visionary amongst thieves trying to reform his fellow thieves into being a kinder, gentler group of citizens and talking them into leaving their thieving ways. Sort of a liaison between thieves and the general population. Such a character might actually be favored by authorities and merchants and not hounded by them. Of course, all the while he'll be robbing the penny pinching merchants blinder than bats same as every other thief does. It's all a front. If such a thief does get caught breaking the law while wearing a thief title perhaps that's when the consequences could kick in.
And on pretend titles, I can't recall now if being able to change pretend guilds will continue? Or will we one day have to choose a pretend guild and stick with it? The way titles are set up now we don't know what is ultimately available in each guild regarding their titles.
Kaxis
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