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 So most players will probably just default to that insanity thing, right? So most players will probably just default to that insanity thing, right?
  
-The other part to consider is that the World of Darkness takes itself way too seriously. This is despite how silly and insane a lot of the lore actually //is//. I don't think this is a problem though, because contrast helps horror. Constant horror will just make players numb. But horror interrupting comedy? That works.\\ +The other part to consider is that the <cite>World of Darkness</cite> takes itself way too seriously. This is despite how silly and insane a lot of the lore actually //is//. I don't think this is a problem though, because contrast helps horror. Constant horror will just make players numb. But horror interrupting comedy? That works.\\ 
-Malkavians are the most explicit way for players to just act silly without being told you're roleplaying wrong. Malkavians are //supposed// to be weird and silly, so the Storyteller can’t get mad at you. This is why I also think that the emphasis on ‘violent insanity’ is probably an error. The game should become less serious, not more.+Malkavians are the most explicit way for players to just act silly without being told <q :en>you're roleplaying wrong</q>. Malkavians are //supposed// to be weird and silly, so the Storyteller can’t get mad at you. This is why I also think that the emphasis on ‘violent insanity’ is probably an error. The game should become less serious, not more.
  
 So I think that these factors contribute to the existence of the Fishmalk. So I think that these factors contribute to the existence of the Fishmalk.
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