Newbie Guide
Or: What the hell do I do?
If you're completely and utterly lost you should go back and read the rules. Not only do they give a few tips on forum roleplaying, but they also hold the secret to the background.
Anyway, on with your walkthrough.
The first thing you need is a character. This is often the hardest part, or sometimes the easiest. So, what are you limited to? Well, in the least cheesy way possible: your
imagination. Yes, if you can think it and justify it with a bio then you can play it. Isn't that great? I thought so. So everything from the badass gunman to the talking squid can be played. Though there's one important qualifier: it needs to make sense and conform to the good roleplaying. Let's get this list started:
1) Balance is key. There should be weaknesses to go with strengths, and nobody is good at everything.
2) Keep in mind that holdine is at a general tech level of a steampunked 1900-1940. What this means: You can have magic, swords, guns or whatever. But there's gonna me wicked awesome industrial machines next to the horses and carriages.
3) Most importantly be original. We've all seen the Cloud and Naruto rip offs, and we don't need to see another. Just think of something cool and go with it, even if it's just putting a spin on the swordsman archetype.
Where to start and how to get around is the next big question. The beauty is in those wonderful tags you see exactly where something is. Lets take Holdine City for example. Lets say your character hangs around less scrupulous areas, thus you wouldn't want them accidentally hobnobbing with the upper crust of the city.
Thankfully Holdine city isn't just one big thread. Every thread is set up in the
[Location] Sub-location set-up. Thus you know the
[Holdine City] Industrial District thread will be a much better fit than the
[Holdine City] Noble's Row thread.
Now, how the hell do you go place to place? Another easy one to answer. Every thread should be linked, either by physical links (IE Central district has a link to business district) or by common sense (The outside of the holdine mansion is not the inside). For lager distances common sense is once again used. Obviously you won't be able to get to an island unless you either have a flying or floating device (or are an awesome swimmer).
Shit! There are people! How the hell do I interact with them!? A daunting task indeed, but one that can be answered by: you write some s**t, moron. In forum based roleplaying it's generally you post something and then one or two people post something in reply. No need to be chained to your computer, and no reason to be stressed about being a slow typer.
In some cases (read: fights) post order is enforced. This basically means that you have to post in a certain order to maintain the fairness of the engagement. For example, the fight between A, B, and C would have the order A, B, then C posts. Mainly because if A posted, then B posted, then A posted again, and then C, basically gives A an unfair amount of actions compared to B and C.
Sometimes there's a team post order. For example let's say the order is Team A, then Team B. All the members of team A could post, and then all the members of team B could post. This allows for wicked awesome combo moves.
Once again, if you need any more information PM
Joseph Brown.
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