Basics of Roleplaying! [Updated 5/20. Please read.]

[Anochaa]

Halley reaches into her pocket and pulls out a collapsible pool cleaning net...thing. She hasn't the foggiest idea of what they're actually called, but extends it to its longest reach and scoops Aaron out of the ocean the same way one would scoop dead leaves out of their pool. "Can't have you contaminating my fishies!!" she says with a wink.  

[Repressed Memories]

"Who said that?" he exclaimed, looking around, the chair still stuck to his head. "Is it you, God?"  

[Sweetgins Destiny]

Domo feeds the fishies.

"I like fishies!"

plunk plunk pirate  

[BUCK3T]

I'm glad somebody clarified all of this for the guild. Hopefully it will lessen some of the stress and annoyance.

 

[AnonymousChild54]

thanks again!  

[Star of Welkin]

You two are smart to put up this. wink Hopefully, it will be read by many and help reduce the great amount of confusion.

 

[aries412]

now you can role play as anything, then i can be a evil communist dictator that constantly tries to take over the univerce now i can compare the commi thing to me now but is it fine just to have a few things that are real just to burst ideas and they wont be lying right *drives off in a t-62*поражения comrads fare well comrads!  

[LanceCalvis]

I just thought of another Roleplaying term that should probably be added.

Metagaming- It is when a person acts as though your character is you. This can sometimes to be a good thing if they know you. Which is why this often isn't mentioned. But there is a flip side to Metagaming. See if someone doesn't really like you they will take it out on your character. Metagaming is a bad idea because it takes some of the realism out of the story. You should only react to a person as your character knows them and not how you know them.  

[Krusadin]

Repressed Memories

"Who said that?" he exclaimed, looking around, the chair still stuck to his head. "Is it you, God?"

"No, I didn't say that..."  

[Kizumi_the_revenger]

*gos over o ocean ede with my long black hair flowing in the wind*thank you all who put this up i am now free of confusion and stress i thank you *beands down to knees and strts to priase the poeple who put it up*  

[Bellabie]

I have a few questions (is this the right place?) about this forum and RPing in general.
- Where will it be stated whether a thread is literate or otherwise?
- How early on must one join a thread to participate?
- Where is the bio and character information posted? In the thread?
- Must all RPs have magic or be fighting?

Sorry, and thank you!
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[Hakra~ Vampire of Death]

I am very amused with your examples, but the god stuff does need to stop. that is a great bit of information. I've had 1 of the rarest on there happen in one of my old rp's.  

[LadieRaven]

i have some questions too. i hope this is the right place to post them. and that not too many people will think im a complete idiot!

joining an RP scares me because ususally the ones that appeal most to me have been started so long ago that i have missed half the story and don't know whether every one will be annoyed if i just start and that i won't know what to put because i don't know all of what is going on.

what can i do? what should i do?
please help!  

[Krusadin]

Bellabie

I have a few questions (is this the right place?) about this forum and RPing in general.
- Where will it be stated whether a thread is literate or otherwise?
- How early on must one join a thread to participate?
- Where is the bio and character information posted? In the thread?
- Must all RPs have magic or be fighting?

Sorry, and thank you!
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-Usually in the beginning of the thread, if it isn't stated, assume that it's free literacy. All kinds of posts are allowed.
-You can join a thread any time if it isn't stated otherwise
-There are special sign up pages, in some cases you have pm the maker of the thread. He/she will edit you in their first post. If this isn't specified, post your profile into the thread.
-No. Rp can be basically anything. Even poking other people....  

[Bellabie]

Thank you very much, Krusadin.
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Also, (sorry) can anyone begin a role play if they'd like to?