[Ansteorra] Alternate personas

[Jay Rudin]

Willow wrote:

> Warning what happens in an alternate persona does not stay in an 
> alternate persona

This is exactly correct.  When I was new, a highly placed noble lady had an 
alternate persona of a serving wench.  I once considered treating her 
correctly -- swatting her on the butt and telling her to go fetch me a 
beer, and then giving her a penny.  But I never dared to do it.  I decided 
that no matter how correct it would have been to treat Mary Catherine that 
way on Saturday night, on Sunday morning it would be Duchess Willow who 
remembered being treated so cavalierly.

Some years ago, I entered a tournament as "Farmer Jack", a peasant with no 
knowledge of chivalric traditions.  While it was great fun, it was far more 
restrictive.  I had to live by the rules of the list and the additional 
strictures of the peasantry, and also with the fact that all actions would 
be remembered as something Robin did.  I'm glad I did it, and I think most 
people enjoyed it, but it was an intense experience I couldn't manage very 
often.

But Willow and I have one advantage that many others don't -- we are 
already well-known.  If people see you in your alternate persona before 
they know you well, then that's the one they'll remember.  I don't 
recommend an alternate persona for anyone until their main one already has 
a strong reputation.

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin