Post by Ron Stoppable on Mar 6, 2009 17:36:06 GMT -5
Role Playing Guidelines
Role Playing Characters
In order to role-play you have to have a character, right? Making characters can be as easy as just creating a name or creating a new character, unique and entirely different from you. A character has to have at least a name, minor background, and some sort of image to them. Don't post as your self, always post in character. When creating a character, please use the layout of profiles already been accepted.
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Proper Role Playing Format
At the top of each post you need to add your role playing character name in bold, as so:
Ron Stoppable
To do so use bold tags around your characters name, such as: [*b]Ron Stoppable[/*b]. (Make sure to take out the * * out for the coding for the bold tag to successfully work.) A moderator will answer any of your questions very shortly.
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Speech and Actions
Actions must be clearly stated in a paragraph. RPG actions are generally written in third person, the word I is never used.
Actions are written in third person and past tense as if the following post has already happened. If you're clueless on what to do, don't worry about it too much. You will catch on sooner or later!
Speech must be clearly marked in quotation marks.
Another rule with role playing is to never post another users actions for them.
Unless the other user has already completed an action you cannot make their decisions for them without their permission. Describing their past actions, reactions, etc. is ok, predicting them is not. Do not harm any other players, under no circumstances in RPG. Never double post RPG, always wait for someone else to reply before you begin again!
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Thoughts
Thoughts are posted in italics, as so: Thank God we're at the food court. I could totally go for a Smoothie right now. Other users are not able to read other people's minds, please keep that in mind.
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OOC and BIC
Any remarks that are 'out of character', or OOC should be posted as so:
OOC: Just to let you know I won't be posting tonight, see you tomorrow!
After an OOC post make sure to follow with a BIC: tag. Never, ever make OOC only posts in RPG threads unless there is a dire emergency. Only RPG staff or other moderators are allowed to post OOC only posts, keep that in mind.
Role Playing Characters
In order to role-play you have to have a character, right? Making characters can be as easy as just creating a name or creating a new character, unique and entirely different from you. A character has to have at least a name, minor background, and some sort of image to them. Don't post as your self, always post in character. When creating a character, please use the layout of profiles already been accepted.
- - - - -
Proper Role Playing Format
At the top of each post you need to add your role playing character name in bold, as so:
Ron Stoppable
To do so use bold tags around your characters name, such as: [*b]Ron Stoppable[/*b]. (Make sure to take out the * * out for the coding for the bold tag to successfully work.) A moderator will answer any of your questions very shortly.
- - - - -
Speech and Actions
Actions must be clearly stated in a paragraph. RPG actions are generally written in third person, the word I is never used.
Actions are written in third person and past tense as if the following post has already happened. If you're clueless on what to do, don't worry about it too much. You will catch on sooner or later!
Speech must be clearly marked in quotation marks.
Another rule with role playing is to never post another users actions for them.
Unless the other user has already completed an action you cannot make their decisions for them without their permission. Describing their past actions, reactions, etc. is ok, predicting them is not. Do not harm any other players, under no circumstances in RPG. Never double post RPG, always wait for someone else to reply before you begin again!
- - - - -
Thoughts
Thoughts are posted in italics, as so: Thank God we're at the food court. I could totally go for a Smoothie right now. Other users are not able to read other people's minds, please keep that in mind.
- - - - -
OOC and BIC
Any remarks that are 'out of character', or OOC should be posted as so:
OOC: Just to let you know I won't be posting tonight, see you tomorrow!
After an OOC post make sure to follow with a BIC: tag. Never, ever make OOC only posts in RPG threads unless there is a dire emergency. Only RPG staff or other moderators are allowed to post OOC only posts, keep that in mind.
