Post by Atake, the Mist Shadow on Jun 27, 2008 11:16:29 GMT -5
Uh, yeah... here are some things everyone's gotta know about roleplaying if they want to take real part in it.
No godmodding
No auto hitting
No Killing (unless both players agree))
No Cybering
Be as literate as you can
Now, those are all nice and good, but what do they actually mean?
Well, I'll go into detail about each one post by post.
No Godmodding
Oh, look there's a Wiki on this; it must be semi-important.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godmodding
Anyway, Godmodding is essentially playing "God" in a role play. That's something you can't do. Godmodding comes in many shapes and forms, but is usually present during battle situations. When a player Godmod's, he is usually invulnerable, has unbelievable speed (like on DBZ), and never gets hit. Come on, we know this from most video games, right? The "god hack," "God-mode", things like that. Well, in role plays, it is extremely unfair when doing this and is highly discouraged among literate and non-literate role players alike. So basically, don't do it.
Oh, and one thing I've noticed is that for some reason, people think if they make the RP they have the right to Godmod however they please. Well no, you can't, or at least aren't supposed to.
No Auto Hitting
Well, better yet, no Autoing at all. Autoing is pretty much when you automatically tell the outcome of something your character has no control over. It's branched off from Godmodding and is also something you shouldn't do. An example of Autoing is controlling someone's character through some form of hypnosis or just flat out control the character. If both characters agree, then it's fine. Perhaps that person realizes they won't be online for a while, but still wants their character to take part. However, in order for that to work, those two people have to really know what that character's like.
Now for Auto Hitting. Like Autoing, it's telling the outcome of a specific situation. In this case, the situation is fighting. Say for instance character 1 was fighting character 2.
Character 1: He fires a blast of flames from the palm of his hand that incinerates character 2.
Not only did character 1 automatically hit character 2, but he also told that the flames killed him. That's like a double penalty or somethin'. To avoid Auto hitting, just don't tell that your attack hits. The other player should always have the option of evading it in some way.
No Killing
Unless both characters agree to it, no killing other people off. Well, there is one exception to this rule. If the role play is fairly paced and one character hasn't replied in a few months, then chances are that character's not coming back. And if that character's in the middle of something that's actually important to the story, then and only then can you kill him. Otherwise, don't kill.
No Cybering
Cybering... also called Cyber-sex. In general, Cyber-sex is role playing with sexual intercourse as one of the themes. This is one of the things that violates the "PG-13" rule, because sex isn't PG-13. What do I mean by PG-13? PG-13 is basically whatever goes on in an American PG-13 movie. Most of the "sex scenes" aren't anything but tease and stuff. Those movies never show the said sex taking place. So don't do it. If you have "urges" that must be met, go and look up some porno, or better yet, get a real girlfriend.
Re: Rules and How to RP
« Reply #5 on Dec 31, 2007, 12:34am » Quote Modify Delete
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Literacy
This is a must have for Role Plays of all types. It is preferred that all role players play on at least a literate, maybe even semi-literate level. You may be saying, "but how do I get better?" Well, the only way to write well is to read. Read books, read over other people's role plays, read whatever you can. Eventually, you'll get better.
Keep in mind that your posts have to make sense. If they don't, the other people aren't going to know what you're talking about, and that's not a good place to be in. Add proper punctuations, use proper grammar, explain in detail exactly what you mean so no one gets confused, and if they still get confused and ask you. ((What did you just do?)) Kindly respond to them in typical Out of Character ((OOC)) marks what you meant.
One can look at roleplaying as simply writing a book along with other people. The types of role plays you're in determines how much power both players have. For example, if you're in a 1 on 1 role play, both characters have to come up with other characters, like NPCs and such, and come up with a basic plotline together. In a group roleplay, usually the leader, or the one who made the role play comes up with all the different things for the others to interact with, but also expects the others to come up with something as well. Everything is a team effort.
There are basically four forms of literacy in Role Plays.
The Illiterate:
These Role-players are the noobs of the group. They role play the same way they talk, use abbreviation's, such as OMG and WTF in their posts and generally can only whip out about one line at best. They also don't really care about role-playing, but do so just to either tick people off, mess around, or act like a noob. Of those who godmod, their the ones who do so the most. A typical post from them goes like: *I hit u wit my sword nd kill u dead*
The Semi-literate
These Role-players are the newbs, or newbies of role playing. They've just started out, and actually care about RPing. They at least try to post around one line, maybe two or three lines of text. They know the lists of things not to do and generally don't do them, but still there are some who do. Typical post: *dashes out of the way* "Wow, that was close. I better be careful against him." *runs up to him and punches*
The Literate
These Role-players are generally the ones that can post at least a paragraph per post. They know the rules and follow them quite well. They actually use proper sentences with proper punctuation. Their posts are pretty clear, and reading over what they write is pretty much like reading an exert from a book. Typical post: After looking out to the city below, he lays on his back, to gaze at the night sky. Crud, not a star in sight... Looking for stars in a large city such as this, is next to impossible, due to the many large structures and artificial lights throughout the entire area. However, Nexus still tries to find one. Unsuccessful in his star quest, he grabs the sheathed blade and jumps from the rooftop.
The Advanced Literate
The masters or Role Playing. I've only encountered a few. They are the ones who can type up a post for about 5 paragraphs in 20 minutes. They're the ones you see writing amazing books and stuff like that.
THE END
No godmodding
No auto hitting
No Killing (unless both players agree))
No Cybering
Be as literate as you can
Now, those are all nice and good, but what do they actually mean?
Well, I'll go into detail about each one post by post.
No Godmodding
Oh, look there's a Wiki on this; it must be semi-important.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godmodding
Anyway, Godmodding is essentially playing "God" in a role play. That's something you can't do. Godmodding comes in many shapes and forms, but is usually present during battle situations. When a player Godmod's, he is usually invulnerable, has unbelievable speed (like on DBZ), and never gets hit. Come on, we know this from most video games, right? The "god hack," "God-mode", things like that. Well, in role plays, it is extremely unfair when doing this and is highly discouraged among literate and non-literate role players alike. So basically, don't do it.
Oh, and one thing I've noticed is that for some reason, people think if they make the RP they have the right to Godmod however they please. Well no, you can't, or at least aren't supposed to.
No Auto Hitting
Well, better yet, no Autoing at all. Autoing is pretty much when you automatically tell the outcome of something your character has no control over. It's branched off from Godmodding and is also something you shouldn't do. An example of Autoing is controlling someone's character through some form of hypnosis or just flat out control the character. If both characters agree, then it's fine. Perhaps that person realizes they won't be online for a while, but still wants their character to take part. However, in order for that to work, those two people have to really know what that character's like.
Now for Auto Hitting. Like Autoing, it's telling the outcome of a specific situation. In this case, the situation is fighting. Say for instance character 1 was fighting character 2.
Character 1: He fires a blast of flames from the palm of his hand that incinerates character 2.
Not only did character 1 automatically hit character 2, but he also told that the flames killed him. That's like a double penalty or somethin'. To avoid Auto hitting, just don't tell that your attack hits. The other player should always have the option of evading it in some way.
No Killing
Unless both characters agree to it, no killing other people off. Well, there is one exception to this rule. If the role play is fairly paced and one character hasn't replied in a few months, then chances are that character's not coming back. And if that character's in the middle of something that's actually important to the story, then and only then can you kill him. Otherwise, don't kill.
No Cybering
Cybering... also called Cyber-sex. In general, Cyber-sex is role playing with sexual intercourse as one of the themes. This is one of the things that violates the "PG-13" rule, because sex isn't PG-13. What do I mean by PG-13? PG-13 is basically whatever goes on in an American PG-13 movie. Most of the "sex scenes" aren't anything but tease and stuff. Those movies never show the said sex taking place. So don't do it. If you have "urges" that must be met, go and look up some porno, or better yet, get a real girlfriend.
Re: Rules and How to RP
« Reply #5 on Dec 31, 2007, 12:34am » Quote Modify Delete
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Literacy
This is a must have for Role Plays of all types. It is preferred that all role players play on at least a literate, maybe even semi-literate level. You may be saying, "but how do I get better?" Well, the only way to write well is to read. Read books, read over other people's role plays, read whatever you can. Eventually, you'll get better.
Keep in mind that your posts have to make sense. If they don't, the other people aren't going to know what you're talking about, and that's not a good place to be in. Add proper punctuations, use proper grammar, explain in detail exactly what you mean so no one gets confused, and if they still get confused and ask you. ((What did you just do?)) Kindly respond to them in typical Out of Character ((OOC)) marks what you meant.
One can look at roleplaying as simply writing a book along with other people. The types of role plays you're in determines how much power both players have. For example, if you're in a 1 on 1 role play, both characters have to come up with other characters, like NPCs and such, and come up with a basic plotline together. In a group roleplay, usually the leader, or the one who made the role play comes up with all the different things for the others to interact with, but also expects the others to come up with something as well. Everything is a team effort.
There are basically four forms of literacy in Role Plays.
The Illiterate:
These Role-players are the noobs of the group. They role play the same way they talk, use abbreviation's, such as OMG and WTF in their posts and generally can only whip out about one line at best. They also don't really care about role-playing, but do so just to either tick people off, mess around, or act like a noob. Of those who godmod, their the ones who do so the most. A typical post from them goes like: *I hit u wit my sword nd kill u dead*
The Semi-literate
These Role-players are the newbs, or newbies of role playing. They've just started out, and actually care about RPing. They at least try to post around one line, maybe two or three lines of text. They know the lists of things not to do and generally don't do them, but still there are some who do. Typical post: *dashes out of the way* "Wow, that was close. I better be careful against him." *runs up to him and punches*
The Literate
These Role-players are generally the ones that can post at least a paragraph per post. They know the rules and follow them quite well. They actually use proper sentences with proper punctuation. Their posts are pretty clear, and reading over what they write is pretty much like reading an exert from a book. Typical post: After looking out to the city below, he lays on his back, to gaze at the night sky. Crud, not a star in sight... Looking for stars in a large city such as this, is next to impossible, due to the many large structures and artificial lights throughout the entire area. However, Nexus still tries to find one. Unsuccessful in his star quest, he grabs the sheathed blade and jumps from the rooftop.
The Advanced Literate
The masters or Role Playing. I've only encountered a few. They are the ones who can type up a post for about 5 paragraphs in 20 minutes. They're the ones you see writing amazing books and stuff like that.
THE END
