User:WhiteWizard/Roleplay Guide
From Tapestries MUCK
This guide is meant as an introduction to online Roleplay (RP). While some parts may be specific to Tapestries Muck, most of it should be applicable to almost any online roleplay environment such as Second Life, IRC and others.
Work In Progress
- Step one, outline.
- Step two, ...
- Step three, profit.
Contents |
Introduction
What is Roleplaying... maybe why people roleplay...
Prediscussion and Common Ground
Preperation for Roleplaying...
In and Out of Character
What they are, when to use them... The grey zone between...
Non Player Characters (NPCs)
How to involve additional characters in a scene.
Language
Purpose of language, to communicate clearly... How this is important to roleplaying... present tense,
Imperfect Language
Typoes, sloppy sentence structure, why it is common and when it is appropriate...
Internet Speech
What this is, why it is frowned on... include references...
Language of Choice
Pick clearest language for you and partner... public play should be in english (for Tapestries)...
Posing
What the term means, alternate terms (posting).. sentances, etc.
Flow
Flow of the RP, how to trade off poses, how to order them with multiple people, etc.
Length
What length should poses be?
Say
How to use the say program, when...
Pose
How to use the pose program, when, and how to include spoken text in a pose...
Spoofing
For NPCs
Powergaming (and not doing it)
What is Powergaming
Why you should not Powergame
How Not to Powergame
Public and Private
Differences between public and private play, use of explicit references in public...
Public
Other people's RP, how to respect it... street performer example...
See Also
Other related stuff on this site...
Resources
Useful guides on other sites...
References
Stuff referenced...
