Howdy everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read these sections. We don't try to be sticklers for rules, so we try to make them short and sweet and include only the important stuff.
However, for those of you who are new to the character-development scene, wanting to improve, or just want to be sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible here are some things to keep in mind!
Ok, so I was going to type up a lot of awesome stuff to keep in mind when you're roleplaying....but I'm incredibly lazy. And I found this
awesome thread. So there's that.
I guess I really
should put some Shelly-shaped advice in here. So here it be-
1 - Don't be self-centered. Roleplaying is about interactions between two characters. Neither of these characters should be you or who you wish you could be. So try to keep in mind what your
character wants and needs. But also keep in mind what the person you're playing with wants. See the next post for the Godmoding section.
2 - Character development is just as important as developing your writing. It's ok to start off thinking that your character John Smith is going to be an agoraphobic recluse with an obsession with bobble-heads, then later realizing that his agoraphobia is going to make it nearly impossible for him to interact with anyone (i.e. KEEP A RP GOING). So you tone down the agoraphobia to just some PTSD or severe introversion, or perhaps he just hates having attention on himself and was born with a blushing problem that he's embarrassed of. Voila. Now John Smith will be able to meet the future Mrs John Smith. Or maybe his future roommate who's an awful pyromaniac. ....damn, now I want to play this out. MOVING ON.
3 - Inspiration vs cosplaying. There is a difference between the two. For instance, I have a character who started off being an inspiration from the movie Dorian Gray, but I added his own little elements, took into consideration his bizarre sociopath of a cousin, and....well, I still wasn't satisfied with him until I decided to add in a pinch of Beast. We love love love to see cosplays and inspired-by's alike, but please give credit where it is due and add your own flair to things when it is needed.
4 - Drama vs DRAMA. Drama between characters is awesome. Drama between writers is not. As Thali has said, harassment will not be accepted in this guild. However, we are
not going to play the he/she said game. We will not ban someone because you don't like them, because one of their characters bullies yours, or for other reasons that you simply just need to get over. But we WILL get suspicious if all of someone's characters seem to have their own inexplicable hatred for all of yours.
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