Several people have asked me in PM if they can attend the party in their 'regular' nick character, or in the character they are currently using in a game, so I thought it would be good to explain the purpose of The White Horse before answering that for everyone's benefit.
The White Horse is the place where experienced Shire and Rohan gamers can try out various characters without making the long term commitment which a game requires. This makes exploring different kinds of characters, activities, and actions easier. It's not a marriage or cohabiting, just a date.
Always been a warrior? Take that vocabulary of weaponry and apply it in the blacksmith's forge. Always been a lady? Take that knowledge of etiquette and manners and apply it to a court page or functionary.
The White Horse is also a place to practice the important gaming skill of interacting with other characters. You can learn how to pick up on cues from previous posts and how to leave a post open-ended, so the next poster has something to respond to. (The Innkeeper, Assistant Innkeeper and Bard will offer suggestions how to do that, in PM, if you wish. You can even PM us your post before you post it.)
This is one reason why specific occupations and activities have been suggested: they provide an explicit, precise context which makes such interacting easier. This skill of good transitions between posts is what makes a game coherent, smooth, and easy to follow.
So, the answer to that first question is no. Please come to the party in a new character which fits the activities of the Inn and the town of Edoras. Play the field, you might say.
Bęthberry
[ June 17, 2003: Message edited by: Bęthberry ]
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