E.G.: not everyone wears coded socks, some characters train their skills using non-coded facilities like simulators.
Reply with your thoughts and ideas on how to teach players the as yet unwritten rules of ambient RP? Please remember we're not a MUSH and do not condone pretending functional objects benefiting your character exist without code.
The thing is, even knowing which containers don't exist codedly (for instance, briefcases do) would be difficult for a new player, because they simply don't know. Just like Vera said, sometimes you don't know what's possible or what's available, so you try to RP things you shouldn't be.
As for the problem with not knowing what's coded or not, would a list of things you definitely can and can't ambiently RP be useful? Do you think new players should find out IC first if there's any coded equivalent to what they want, or should they know right away? Just to hear your opinions.
Discussion around "sleeping" characters is a must, not just 'offline' but physically sleeping characters. Guy got attacked and killed, logged off before the doc could revive him. Is he passed out? Sleeping? In a coma?
For the offline types, I usually use "out of central for work/funeral/etc"
Considering how packed the city is, people shouldn't be able to instantly spot a random hooded person across the street and then report later 'oh yeah, I saw a hooded guy go past just after that murder, must've been him'. There's hundreds of hooded manos on that street alone.
Another good example is bars. People are coming in to and out of bars very often, especially mix ones. I pity the bartender who has to individually ask everyone who walks into the bar if they want a drink.
Now of course that's the realistic way. But how much do we sacrifice for the sake of gameplay?
As for bars, usually when I go out the bartender is quick to catch my eye and throw me a wave. That's how they make money.
Pockets? Sure. Please don't do this if you're unclothed, though. Just play along with the magic of inventory and don't pretend you have a pocket when you don't even have a stitch on.
Backpacks and purses? No, not OK.
We have wallets, briefcases and certain other kinds of carry-able/wearable containers for specific types of contents. And since those ones are coded, they can be stolen, opened, emptied, lost, et cetera.
A handwaved backpack is a cheat when you look at it from that point of view, and it is contrary to the RP where someone puts their coded wallet in their fake "purse" and then gets it lifted. It's pick pocketing, not pick pocketbooking.
For the same reason, don't make a purse prop from material and RP putting your stuff in it. If the prop gets stolen but the thief doesn't get they contents they saw you pretend to store in it, you've just abused @rule 1.E, Circumventing In-Game Code.
