The Community Guide to RPing

The most important thing that i've seen for RPing with others is the ability to work together. It's not just about you or your character, but about the storyline as a whole and to make a great storyline you have to work together with your fellow RPers. This may mean having to do something you don't want in a thread, but if it supports the thread you just have to grit your teeth and go along. Trust me, you feel much better after making a great story with you friends than having your character coming out on top. Put selfishness aside and remember that you're part of a team here. Every other person is counting on you to do your part. And remember: Sharing is caring.

Also, unless given express permission by other posters, don't let your post dictate another characters actions. Its very rude.

Don't use god mode ><

Just have funnnnnn don't argue or fight(unless the thread calls for fighting)

*Travis

Ah, right. Good point. I hate it when another RPer uses my characters, especially after working so hard to make him/her. Always stick to your character and work together with everyone else. If they want to take the plot a different way you just have to go along with it.

But just to clarify for those who don't know, God Modding is essentially turing your character into a god. You have inhuman powers, and there is no clear cost for using these powers. Meaning, you can shoot fireballs and yet even after shooting 1000 fireballs you still haven't broken a sweat. Even in Dofus using spells cost AP to use. Which is why it's important to have a checks and balance system for your powers. It's ok to use a spell every one in a while, but every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

And, just to piggyback once more on Travis's post, remember to keep your emotions different from your characters. Even thought your character might be mad at another character in the storyline, don't get mad at the poster for playing his part.

Nice job though Travis. =)

Thanks and same to you. Your explanation of God Modding is very spot on, with one small addition.

DON'T BE IMMORTAL! Dying isn't horrible, after all its just an RP.

*Travis

Death is a common way to end your days in an RP, however. And you can remake a character after killing off the old one.

true, and if you joined a thread that you found was not very good, dont complain about it, fix it.

also, if you want to quit a thread, make your char die in a way that you want, without insulting another cchar.(most times this is in a big battle where your char may possibily die for the good of others)

Don't necropost. If a thread is not on page 1, I consider it dead and it should not be posted in anymore.

DWKmaster|2010-01-02 06:54:00

Don't necropost. If a thread is not on page 1, I consider it dead and it should not be posted in anymore.

I thought a thread was dead if it hadn't been posted in for over a month. AWITD2 hadn't been posted in for just a bit over a week, and ended up on the second page. If it was dead, it's now sprung miraculously back to life.

AHHH! Zombie role-play alert!

Back on topic (and away from any zombies): Speling, grammar + punct!uat,ion. One of the things that can really ruin an otherwise good post. Punctuation is the most important. Who want's to, read a sentence. like thi's?

or lk this i mean rly guys do U rly wnt a txting post?

As for death, we should really decide on what makes a thread 'dead' or not.

A thread to me is dead an entire page is

(ooc -text-)

or if someone hasn't posted in it in at least a week. It may not be dead but let it sit and see if anyone else posted.

*Travis

We've been pinned? When did that happen?

Now, as for death, I think it's dead if the players have abandoned it, it hasn't been posted in for over two weeks, and/or we all miraculously die.

Dwk you+me=pin worthy. FTW <3

Anyways yeh, also try to let people join in. If your holding auditions for someone and they didnt hear about it, be a little leniant. Not everyone always has times to check the forums, and it sucks if they miss out on a great thread because they weren't there for tryouts

-COUGH-

Lol

*Travis

Yes. If you're hosting an RP, make it open unless specified otherwise. Always good to have a random rescuer in the middle of a battle!

WHAT My thread, is a comp, thats why its a closed RP, lol.
@Travis, of course you can join, we need more people anyway.

Now we just need three more characters. Capwi might supply one, and I might be able to get Redpip to join, but those aren't guarantees..

Another thing.. READ EACH AND EVERY POST THOROUGHLY IN THE RP YOUR IN OR WANT TO JOIN.

It is INSANELY irritating when someone doesn't post properly because they don't know what's going on.

-Travis--|2010-02-03 22:47:00

Another thing.. READ EACH AND EVERY POST THOROUGHLY IN THE RP YOUR IN OR WANT TO JOIN.

It is INSANELY irritating when someone doesn't post properly because they don't know what's going on.

On the other hand... How a new character who just arrived to your location can know all what have happened?

I'd say every RP needs a good set up, and good additional OOC thread with the plot, rules, sign up, etc. But it's not really a problem of a player, GM needs to organise it beforehand.

Nikto|2010-02-04 13:16:00

On the other hand... How a new character who just arrived to your location can know all what have happened?

I believe what he meant was to avoid posting things that contradict the events occurring within the thread because you didn't read through what happened recently.