About lings and knowing of their existence IC

[Waffleloffle]

I've personally always preferred playing my main guy as a bit of an oblivious, headstrong moron when it comes to knowing the more "out there" antag types exist. this, I hope, gives antags the space to flavor their gimmick as they'd like without having to be a conventional antag of that type. it also allows me to set up opportunities for said main guy's hubris to get the best of him at simply the MOST inconvenient times, which is always very fun for me. I recommend giving this sort of thing a whirl if you haven't already, you can get some great scenes out of intentionally letting yourself lose

that being said, I've seen plenty of characters handle ic antag knowledge well. I think, above all, the main thing that makes it work is a good sense of discretion. being choosy with the situations where you'll reveal that you've watched your parents die to one of these shapeshifters and burned it into the ground or whatever can lead to some excellent, excellent intrigue. why tell any average joe on-station that you know how to deal with them? what if that average joe is one of them that uses it to get the jump on you? treating that knowledge like a topic to be handled with gravity really helps sell it, whereas going "my favorite color is blue and I know what an arcfiend is" makes me worry that it's knowledge your character only has to justify validhunting