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Ok what about the basic setting?
First not everyone is going to be able to understand the concepts of HP and EXP in a forum based RP that's text based, So we start with boot camp.


Boot camp should consist of three primary objectives IC and thee OOC


IC objectives should be
IC Talking

Actions

Thinking

OOC objectives should be
OOC Talking

Forshadowing

Scene setup

For example

Jack walks into the tavern wearing a long black coat to conceal his sidearm, as he move through the room towards the counter he looks around before taking a seat at the bar and calling for the bartender "hey barkeep give me a stiff one"

The Bartender looks over the stranger and shrugs as he pours a shot of wiskey and slides it across the top of the counter towards the man "here you go mister, anything else i can get you?" Replies the bartender as he cleans off a mug

Jack grins as he take the shot in his hand and downs it quickly, Then reaches into his pocket retreive some money and drops it on the counter " nah thats it for now barkeep"

The Bartender (did i spell that wrong? wiskey?) watches his patrons enjoy thier drinks as moves on to another glass " so you new in town stranger?" He ask as he looks over at the only person sitting at the bar

Jack turn's back towards the bartender and smiles "sure am just came in from dodge city" He replies as he see's the bartender move onto another glass (yeah you did but i don't know how to spell it either i think it's whiskey)


End Example

So then we see talking IC using "speech" actions posted with out " " and OOC speaking using ( OOC ) aswell as setting up the scene and foreshadowing although not OOC but that may be up to the DM or GM or MOD so it depends either way that should do for now.


Post length is the big problem right now since even three line in this textt box becomes stretched out when posting and becomes one line.

So maybe it should be three sentences instead but that would be a little hard for some people to come up with 90% of the time and we aren't looking for how boaters that type multi+ para and smoke everyone else.

It would be better if it was a three liner or semi para style with one lin for speach and at least two for action or visa a versa.

But then you would have to post an a** load to get the thing filled out so the image may have to be smaller i think about half that size like just a portrait to start with
I think if it's done like this we can use a bigger font

maybe a 16
maybe a 18
maybe a 20
No align

Then a villian attacks you and you find out it's just the pizza boy looking for his tip, or should I say looking to put the tip in your chest