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The Rules of Role-Playing
« Thread Started on Nov 14, 2005, 11:31pm »

These rules were taken from Magic Horizons. They were originally written by Wilting Rose. Some modifications have been made to suit this forum.

Rules:

Role-Playing Rules

1. God-RPing. God-RPing is strictly not allowed. God RP-ing is when you write other people's characters in your posts, for example if I were to have said "Kiki was worried about Rose, she had been under lots of stress," that would be wrong. You are not allowed to give other characters actions and thoughts. Only that character's rightful owner is allowed to do that.

2. Perfection. Please don't play a 'Mary Sue' or 'Gary Stu' character. This refers to characters that are flawless and simply perfect at everything they do. This is also known as godmoding. Characters with too many positive traits are boring, unrealistic, and difficult to role-play with. Please remember that having a charatcer with weaknesses does not say anything about you or your real life personality. It just means that you are a decent role-player. Godmoding also refers to characters that are invincible or unable to be harmed. You're going to get hurt once in awhile, it's human nature.

3. Respect. Please be polite and respectful to all members. Do not confuse IC (in character arguments/differences with RL (real life) arguments. If you encounter a character that dislikes you, this is not a personal offense but realistic roleplay. Please try to keep this difference in mind at all times.

Posting Rules

Writing in certain styles mean certain things.

1.) In Character. IC stands for 'in character'. Some boards say 'Only IC posts allowed here' meaning that you may only post on those boards as your character.

2.) Out of Character. OOC stand for 'out of character'. Some boards say 'Only OOC posts allowed here' meaning that you may only post on those boards as your self in real life.

Note (Exception): When a board says 'Only IC posts allowed here', it means that you may not start OOC threads in that board. Because it is sometimes difficult to remain in character all the time (for example, if you had something really important to say or some OOC information was needed in order to help you reply), you may use OOC in an IC board only in parthesis in a reply to a thread, not as a new thread.

An example would be:

Armand grimaced as he ate the Elven meal. There's nothing too this meal. No wonder Elves are so scrawny!
____
Saelen gave the human a penetrating look. "I'm sorry the meal is not to your tastes."
((Saelen is a mind-reader. He can hear your thoughts.))
"Perhaps I could ask the chef if he could prepare you a more - substantial repast."

3.) Shouting. Writing in CAPS and/or BOLD means your character is shouting. Please keep shouting to a mimimum; people don't like to be shouted at in real life, so why would they here?

4.) Thinking. Writing in italics resembles your thoughts. Keep in mind that only a mind-reader can read another person's thoughts.

5.) Spelling & Grammar. Your posts don't have to have perfect spelling and grammar, but they do need to be readable. Everyone makes typos now and then, but it is very difficult to reply to something that the reader can't even understand. This site accepts and welcomes writers of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced, and provides help to those who want to improve their work.

6.) Thread Location. Please try and put your post on the correct board. For example, if you want to wish someone a happy birthday, you would post in the Birthday Wishes, not someplace else. If a thread is posted in the wrong location, it may be moved to the correct location by a moderator.

6.) Typing. Please don't type like the following: 'Kewl Talk': "U R da bomb!", "U R un4gettable n U will B 4eva", etc. Don't use "u" for you, "r" for are, "4" for for, etc. Spell it out, please. 'Distorted Text': OmG tHiS iS rEaLLy AnNoYiNg To ReAd ThRoUgH, iSn'T iT? Also, please don't use excessive smilies or excessive punctuation.

7.) Third Person/Past Tense. Post on the boards as if you were writing a story, in third person, not first person (i.e. "Hermione walked in" instead of "I walked in.")

A typical post in third-person should be something like this:

Wilting Rose walked into the Three Broomsticks to get a drink.

Pushing her long, wavy brown hair back from her eyes, she sat on a stool by the bar, and grinned at Kiki as she walked over.

"Hey, Kiki - gimme a Butterbeer," said Rose, while massaging her temples. "It's been a really hard day... I swear, I should never have allowed Vampires to become a part of the school system. It was a bad idea, but Ace always seemed to make it work."

If you have any questions, please make a new thread. It helps us keep track of them.

« Last Edit: Nov 14, 2005, 11:32pm by Tycho »

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