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 Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:12 pm
How to Role Play (RP)
There are a lot of people asking this question, so its getting its own place on the main forum.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-Click to go to a specific section, or just scroll down-
~What is a Role Play?~
~Terms/Glossary~
~Joining a Role Play/Filling out a Profile~
~How to play in a Role Play~
~How to make your own Role Play~
Original thread written by Yumitoko
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:22 pm
~What is a Role Play?~
The act of role playing, for all intensive purposes, is acting out the actions of another. It is what the name implies- you are playing the role of another. If you have ever played through a video game in story mode, you have role played. If you have ever dressed up as a character from a series on Halloween or for a convention, you have role played in real life.
What we do here is forum role playing, which is commonly shortened to 'RP'. Someone creates a story, and the members of that thread create their own characters. Then everyone starts posting, telling what their character does and says. Key is the character interaction and progression of the story.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:32 pm
~Terms/Glossary~
Bio- Short for biography. In general terms, this means the profile skeleton you have to fill out and return to the thread owner. If it is listed in the things you need to answer in your profile skeleton, it means your character's story.
Bumping- Its posting in a thread for the sole purpose of getting the thread back up to the top of the forum. It isn't allowed in this guild in the role play subforums and should not be done unless the role play has been inactive for more than one month.
Character- The person being played. In a role play, each person should have one or more characters.
Cybering- when one or more characters are doing sexually explicit things. Gaia is a PG-13 site; this is not allowed on the the site or in the guild.
God modding- this is controlling any other character, the weather, the plot, or surroundings. Your characters aren't all powerful- don't make it so they can hit every shot they're aiming at, or can never be hit by someone. EVERY character has a weakness.
Newbies- People who are new to Gaia or to role playing. These people are willing to learn and become active, positive contributers to Gaia. These are often confused with Noobs.
N00bs/Noobs- People who act foolishly, whether out of ignorance or arrogance. These are the people who commonly make a role play unenjoyable. Signs of a noob include, but are not limited to- chat or leet speak; blatant disregard for rules, other players and mods; spamming
OOC- Means 'out of character'. When someone types 'OOC' before whatever it is they have typed, it means that what they are about to say is not what their character is saying or doing. This is usually to ask and answer plot questions or the need for clarification on what is happening in the thread. These are commonly surrounded by parentheses or brackets to differentiate it from their character's action text.
Profile- A filled out profile skeleton of a character. These commonly include the character's name, age, appearance, bio and race. Sometimes Weapon, height, weight, and affiliation are also asked for.
RP- Role Play
Skeleton- Another way to say Profile, or profile skeleton. These commonly include the character's name, age, appearance, bio and race. Sometimes Weapon, height, weight, and affiliation are also asked for.
Subforum- The smaller, more specific sections of the forum, listed at the top of the page. The name indicates what it is for.
Thread- The topic page. This is where all of the posts are gathered. There are multiple threads to a forum.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:35 pm
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