SC - Getting over it. (Way...way off topic.)

[KallipygosRed@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/10/00 7:31:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
LrdRas at aol.com writes:

<< Not really. They just seem less likely to hide their life in a closet and 
 more openly discuss their lives in general than the average non-SCAdian 
 person. >>

This I have to fully agree with. There has been much discussion in our Barony 
in past that this might have to do with the high number of professionals and 
"learned" people that play the game. Yes, we get people without college 
degrees, but they are literate people, usually sucked into the research end 
eventually, and so learned. But we also have a huge following in lawyers, 
radiology techs, doctors, nurses, professional cooks, professional 
seamstresses and others who lives tend to be hectic and customer service 
driven. As one Scadian I know put it, "I get trauma every day in mundane 
life, I want my play to be as open and relaxing as possible." The thought 
process seems to be, why hide your life? Nothing new ever happens in this era 
that didn't happen in previous eras in slightly different formats, so be 
human. Be open-minded. Be direct.  And, of course, it opens up the avenue of 
avoiding the blackmail, too.....

Lars
Who is of a pirate household. We keep "lists" of these types of things....