This Open Roleplay fourm is where you place all non-official RPs (normal RPs between hollows/addicts, meeting of mates, anything that does not change the shop plot, or is important to the story line, a shop event, etc. is placed here). You are welcome to create your own threads here, just please add the proper designation in your title.

[O]-Open
• Use this tag if anyone may join
[OC]-Open Consent
• Use this tag if you don't mind people joining, but would like them to ask permission first
[P]-Private
• Use this tag if the RP is not open to new members
-Self
• Use this tag if you do not want anyone else posting in the thread



General Roleplaying Rules

1. You only fully control your own characters. Do not say what another character does.
2. Keep in mind both your characters' strengths and weaknesses. Try to balance these, so they have a reasonable set of abilities. Also keep in mind your Hollow's age.
3. If you're currently playing an NPC that has been previously used, keep the same personality, etc. that was created by the first person.
4. Keep to the current setting of the roleplay. Do not spontaneously change setting without the other RP'rs consent.
5. Maintain the same tense throughout a given roleplay. (See Basic Roleplaying Vocab #7 for info on tenses.)
6. Indicate when you are speaking out of character (OoC) by using double parenthesis: ((OoC should look like this.))
7. You may only RP Hollows you actually own. You may always RP yourself, as a human.
8. Hollows mate for life. If your Hollow wants to flirt romantically with another Hollow that is not his/her mate, you must first warn the other owner in OoC.

Basic Roleplaying Vocabulary - for those who are new to the concept
1. Roleplaying, RPing - group storytelling based on each member controlling a character or set of characters.
2. Godmodding - controlling other characters, generally. Specifically, acting as though the RPer is "god", i.e., able to control anything. Don't do this.
3. Powerplaying - making and using an overly powerful character. Again, don't do this. If you think you might be, contact a crew member for advice.
4. NPC, Non-Player Character - a character not controlled by any specific player, but instead shared and available for anyone who currently needs the character.
5. OoC, Out of Character - Comments by the roleplayer that are not part of the RP/story. Often discussion between players.
6. IC, In Character - Statements made that are part of the story, that tell what the characters do/think/say/etc.
7. Tense - Roleplay can be done in either past tense or present tense.
-- Past tense examples: "Suzy went to the store." "John ran." "I stood up."
-- Present tense examples: "Suzy goes to the store." "John runs." "I stand up."