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 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:38 am
Chapter One: The Character & Role playing
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:40 am
This a helpful little section on how to make that pesky introduce yourself forum seem not so "writer's block". To create a good roleplay character I suggest that you follow these tips. Need to know terms:1. Immortal- A character that can not be destroyed by any means of emotional and physical conflict. These characters are rarely and usually never allowed in a roleplay. Mainly because they destroy the roleplay and gaurantee that it will only last for a few hours, days if your lucky.
2. God Modding- See Immortal.
3. Literacy- Literacy is very important! If you are not literate you will have an amazing amount of trouble getting anyone to roleplay with you. With literacy you speak within quotes " " , DO NOT put up atricks * * around actions. Thinking in italics is usually the best way to go [i] [/i] , and OOC use (( )), { }, [ ], or OOC: Quote: Good Literacy As Gene made his way down the hallway he turned his head slightly to the left as he heard footsteps running after him. Fear strangled his voice, but he still managed to call out. "Who''s there?!" Quote: Bad Literacy ((She smiled and thought)) *Where am I?* WHERE AM I? Basic information for your roleplay character is mainly the little things like Username, Character Name, Age, Race, weakness, and Gender Why are these things important?: This basic information is important not for your benifet but for that of the thread/rp creator to make sure that you are following thier rules. And for the benifit of the other roleplayers, if the other roleplayers come in conflict with your character they need to know that your character isn't immortal (which is no fun ~_~) and that even you can be brought down by some force. Also, basic information helps keep your roleplay in sync with the setting and time zone that the story/rp is placed in. Trust me, you don't want to be roleplaying fantasy in an industrial setting.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:46 am
Lesson Two: Details Details are the more fun things to create in your roleplay character, this is where you really get to customize the way that he/she/it acts, fights, and lives. The detials of your character include the following Biography, Appearance or Detailed Description, Personality, and Other. Biography: Biography's come in many forms in the roleplaying game. The type is usually determined by what the setting is in the roleplay, or if it asks for one at all (which it will XD). In your biography you can do pretty much what ever you want, but being literate, and giving great details is once again extremely important. Appearance/Detailed Description:Now the fun part! Deciding what your character looks like. Although many people choose to use an image to represent thier character descriptions work also. But when using a description I state, yet again use details and PLEASE be literate. Quote: Good/Acceptable Jade is a small girl with skin as pale as a white rose, and is often called snow white because of her startling albino beauty. With blue/silver eyes that shine like crystals in the light, she give the apperance of an angel, not a demon. Silver, waistlenght hair is nearly always put up in a bun near the tip of her neck, her beauty astounding anything she does only makes her seem more angelic. Quote: Bad/Rejection My character has long black hair. He has a red eye and a black one to. Pale. Handsome. Personality is perhaps one of those more important aspects of your characters. Your personality should never be a one liner because a personality is much more complicated than "He is a mean guy." Personalities also influence how other roleplayers will approach you in the game. Quote: Good/AcceptableAlthough Jeremey is a kindhearted man on the inside of his soul, when judgung this book by his cover he can seem coldhearted and insensitive. He rarely cracks a smile and has never laughed since his wife passed away 16 years ago. Quote: Bad/Rejection She is a nice person, but can be mean at times. Has a bad temper, should try not to get on it. Other is only there for the purposes of something that the Game creator may have forgotten to add on the template. More than likely this field is going to be optional. No rules really apply to this. They can be one liners, and can be illiterate. Extras Extras are pretty much self explanitory. They include weapons, pets, sexuality, etc. etc. this field can also be used as other.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:49 am
Chapter Two: Creating the Roleplay
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:50 am
Makeing a roleplay can be fun if you know what you are doing. And it can be challenging if you have no clue as to what you are doing. Roleplays themselves range from the widest possible catagories, they go from Vampire/fantasy roleplays to school/resturant roleplays. When creating a roleplay it should be noted that literacy is everything and being absolutly specific in everysingle way is also very important. Where does it go?
The first thing that you need to do when you are creating a roleplay, have a good idea of what you want to do, and what you plan to do. Let's say we are going to make a mystery/bording school roleplay. First thing we need to do is make sure that we are in the correct place. If you are in the fantasy section then you are in the wrong place. If you are creating this roleplay in a guild I suggest either checking with a moderator where your roleplay should go, or read the sub forum/main forum titles and use your best judgement. If you are wrong then the members will surely tell you. 3nodding The gaia main forums are the same way. The Title
When creating your title once again you should have a good idea of what you want to create. As we are creating a school roleplay, we will call ours Hallway Entrapment . The title says everything about the roleplay. Some people don't use fancy custom titles at all. They just use what genera they are such as Vampire, Angel, Demon roleplay. This works just as well, and often attracts more visiters and members. The Rules, Introduction, and Storyline/Plot
Rules:
The rules in a roleplay determine how strict your roleplay is. The standard rules that you should alway put in the roleplay are these.
-No God Modding or Immortals (see Post 2)
-Be respectful
-Follow the Gaian Terms of Service
And that is it pretty much. It is completely up to you whether you tell the future members to pm thier profiles or post them in your thread. While posting is easier, pming them is more efficient.
Introdution
The introduction should be on the first post, it can be a snazzy banner, a picture, the table of contents, or a welcome to the roleplay. This follows no standard rules, and is completely customizable.
Storyline/Plot
The storyline and plot are often confused as the same thing THEY ARE NOT!.
Storyline- The storyline must be literate, and is usally the past or the acctual story of the roleplay. While it helps the roleplayer understand the plot it is not the plot what so ever. They should never be one liners. They story line should have the plot inside of it. And then should be repeated if nessecary or desired in a seperate post, or on a seperate line. This is optional, you can always just use the plot line.
Quote: Our Storyline: One normal day at Hillcrest Highschool students were coming and going as usual, the normal hustle and bustle of everyday high school life. The bell rings, the hall lights flicker off in hall "A" only Amy Saunders is left in the hall, she is thrown into pitch black. The next passing period the students found her skeleton, as if she had been left to decay for years. No one knows what happened. But Amy's former fellow students are here to find out what. Quote: PlotFinding out what happened to Amy Saunders ===========> SPECIAL: Getting People to Join When trying to lure people into your roleplay, just give it a few days-a week. If after a week your roleplay hasn't progressed to one or two pages, as your friends to advertise in thier threads (if they have them). Create a sister roleplay in Barton Town. And advertise on your profile, signature, and threads of your own.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:52 am
Types of Role plays
Science Fiction: Science fiction role plays are just what you would think, Sci-fi. Usually dealing with some kind of futuristic world where mutations have taken place among a world's inhabitants, or some unknown species from the depths of outer space. Not that this is what Sci-fi role plays are limited to but this is the most common.
With Science fiction you can really let your imagination run wild, your characters don't have to look like humans, and your stats don't have to be the stereotypical set ups either. As long as you stay true to the plot and story line, you can let your imagination run wild.
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Be careful when creating these types of role plays, they can prove tricky when the plots and story line's aren't stable enough.
Fantasy: Fantasy, (my personal favourite), is one of those categories where you can let your imagination go crazy! Well maybe not crazy, but you can definetly spiff it up to the point of no return! With fantasy you can include anything from werewolves to elves! Because hell it's fantasy.
Romance:
Romance roleplays are a bit more mature than all of the others. They're more in tune with emotional responses, among, other things. Romance roleplays can be applied to any specific genera, and are often found in all roleplays. However, most TRUE romance roleplays require amazing amounts of literacy, details are insanely important.
School:
School roleplays are exactly as it says, usually taking place in a school-like setting with classes, other students, teachers, headmasters/headmisstresses/principals, and on the occasion, [O.o] hallmonitors. School roleplays are often found in real life settings, but can be used in other generas of roleplay as well.
Real Life:
Real life roleplays are those with simply humans, leaving a lot to be desired for them. Real life roleplays don't usually allow powers/special abilities, aside from those that are held by "normal" human beings. These types of roleplays sometimes die out faster than expected because of lack of a good storyline, but then other times these types of roleplays last the longest because of the amount of RL role players out there.
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