+ Basic RPG Rules +

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Simply just to clarify. RPGing is an abbreviation for Role Play Gaming. You make a character (they can be based on you or not, nobody has to know), and basically play out their life as a story. It is from an involved 3^rd person perspective, so no:

"I walked down the hall and saw a cat."

It would instead be:

"Bob walked down the hall and saw a cat."

But please don't post like that. One-liners are not accepted here for they make for plain and boring role-play.

Staying In-Character (IC)
You can be as creative as possible - as long as you stay in character! For instance, let's say Bob has a furious temper and is always angry. You wouldn't end up writing like this:

"Bob woke up and was happy for no reason. He looked outside and saw a pretty butterfly and thought how great everything was."

If you want your character to have a personality change, make it gradual and over time, so that it seems realistic. While we want you to be creative, you must remember there are boundaries, and we want this to be as realistic as possible!

Descriptions
We also want you to be descriptive. You don't have to write a whole novel here, but it'd be nice to throw in some color here and there! Let's spice up this sentence:

"Bob went outside."

Okay, now...

"Bob walked out of the entrance doors to outside, where he noticed it was freezing cold. I wish I brought my jacket now, Bob thought. He shivered, but continued walking through the deep snow."

We like to create settings. Even if the setting is bland, describe it's blandness!

Spelling and Grammar
Now of course, we come to grammar and spelling. Notice the spell check button under the post so you don't have to make unnecessary spelling mistakes. It's very irritating to read a post full of unnecessary spelling mistakes. Now, nobody's perfect, so I expect there will be little mistakes, but no need to exceed fifteen in a post.

And absolutely NO netspeak. It's extremely annoying to read. It's fine in moderation in OOC boards, but in character, please don't.

Jump In/Interruptions
Another important rule in role-play is to go along with what's happening if you're just jumping into a conversation. Now if Susan is talking to Lisa and Bob wants to talk to Susan, would he just randomly start talking to Susan and cut off Lisa? No. Let's have some examples, hmm?

BAD EXAMPLE
"So, are you going to the dance with anyone yet?" Lisa asked Susan curiously.

Susan blushed. She'd been wanting to ask Bob for ages. "No...not yet," she squeaked.

"Hey Susan, will you go to the dance with me?" Bob asked.

DO NOT DO THAT, I beg of you!

GOOD EXAMPLE
"So, are you going to the dance with anyone yet?" Lisa asked Susan curiously.

Susan blushed. She'd been wanting to ask Bob for ages. "No...not yet," she squeaked.

Bob caught sight of Susan and waved to her, but she didn't notice him because she was talking to Lisa. He went up to the two girls. "Hey, you guys."

(Give them time to answer if you're introducing yourself, unless your character isn't the type of person to do so. XD)

Lisa smiled at Bob. "Hey Bob," she said.

Susan blushed. "Hey Bob."

Bob said hi again, but then turned to Susan. "Um, Susan? Could I talk to you alone?"

"Sure Bob," Susan nodded. "Is that okay, Lisa?"

"Yeah, sure. I'll get going now!" Lisa exclaimed. She watched her two friends go off. "Good luck," she mouthed to Susan before going back inside.

God-Modding

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Will not be tolerated, at all. God-modding is basically taking total control over someone else's character and deciding what they do. Here's an example:

Bob walked by Lisa. Lisa saw him and gave him a hug.

Now, maybe Lisa didn't want to give him a hug, hmm? Just don't control another person's character. Also, another form of god-modding is knowing what the person is thinking. Now we all know we like to put what our character is thinking in our posts. It's not cool, however, when someone else can "read" your character's mind. Here's an example:

Wow, Bob thought. Susan's really pretty.

"So you really think I'm pretty, Bob?" Susan asked.

Now unless Bob has previously said, "Susan, I think you're pretty," how can Susan know Bob thinks she's pretty? She doesn't. So keep it that way.

In Places[/color]
PLEASE do not be in more than 3[/u] places at once. It gets very confusing if you are. We'd like to keep it simple here.

Most Important Rule
Now, for the most important rule in role-play...-drum roll-...

HAVE FUN!

This forum was made for fun and that's what we're here for. So please enjoy yourselves!

Thank you![/blockquote]