Post by Caitlyn Meyers on Apr 2, 2007 15:29:29 GMT -5
Thanks to Magicadia (sister site) for this Rp guide.
The Number 1 thing to never do:
Never, and I mean NEVER use abbreviations. They are the most hated thing to see.
The last thing a literate wants to see is someone Role-play as so:
Bill walked down the corridor 2 see u and if u r there. Then he saw you and listened to your joke and was like ‘Omg lol wft is wit you 2day?’
Speak like a real person. An educated person. Speak as so:
Bill walked down the corridor to see you and if you are there. Then he saw you and listened to your joke and was like “Oh my god, what the heck is with you today?” he said chuckling.
The Grammar Issue….
Grammar. Do people not take English in school any more? Apparently not. Many you are going to get ‘A’s in school after this….
Ok, fist … Capitals. Please use capitals at the beginning of sentences, on names such as ‘Death Eaters’ and ‘Billy Bob’ and ‘Magical Hogwarts, and on labeling.
Next, punctuate. When your character talks, please put it into quotations. Also, remember to use periods and don’t capitalize everything. If your character is yelling, simply put an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. Do not over use exclamation marks, they are not needed.
Also, do not have Run-On sentences. Run-On sentences are sentences that go on forever.
Ex: I went to the zoo then saw a monkey drinking water then I went over to the hippo who was eating grass then I went to the zebra and it was eating grass like the hippo isn’t that funny because I thought it was funny and that was my day at the zoo.
Try and put some commas and periods in there.
Ex: I went to the zoo. There I saw a monkey drinking water. After I went over to the hippo, who was eating grass. Then I went to the zebra, and it discovered that it was eating grass, just like the hippo. Isn’t that funny? Because I thought it was funny. That was my day at the zoo.
And don’t have sentence fragments. People cannot read minds. You can’t leave out half the information.
Ex: Some of the students flying in the Quidditch Pitch.
Okay….. that is missing information. It’s a sentence fragment. Try this:
Ex: Some of the students flying in the Quidditch Pitch were warming up before their team practice.
And watch out for Misplaced Modifiers. They make your roleplay rather hard to understand…:
A modifier is a word or a phrase that describes something else. You should place it as close as possible to what it describes. If you don't, your intended meaning may not be clear. Consider the unintentional meanings in the following:
o The young girl was walking the dog in a short skirt.
o The dog was chasing the boy with the spiked collar.
You can see what's wrong. The dog isn't "in a short skirt" and the boy doesn't have a "spiked collar." Because the modifier is misplaced, we have to think for a minute before we get the intended meaning. The correct versions are:
o The young girl in a short skirt was walking the dog.
o The dog with the spiked collar was chasing the boy
The important things to do- Guide Lines and Rules of Roleplay:
-Don’t use racial, or social comments. Not nice
-LIMIT USE OF SWEARING
-No images that….are rather inappropriate
-Make your Role play posts a minimum of 50 words. This is possible if you make them DESCRIPTIVE! Instead of saying:
Bob passed the quaffle
Say:
Bob sped down the pitch, the wind chilling him to the bone, ice mixed in the wind slicing the skin. His brown eyes turned and spotted his fellow team mate. They turned their head and starred at him and nodded, then rose their hand and tossed it in his direction.
Bob sped up faster and caught the quaffle and immidatley thew the quaffle into the air. As it descended, he spiked it back in the other boy’s way.
-Limit your usage of ‘She’ or ‘He’
Ex: She went to the shrieking shack, then she looked around and as she walked up the step she tripped and fell. She screamed as she fell down the stairs. She cried and she thought her leg was broken.
Try to include your name in it and find other ways of describing.
Ex: Sarah went to the shrieking shack and looked around. Walking up the steps in the inside, she tripped and fell down to the bottom. Sarah let out a scream of pain as she heard the crunch of her bone brake.
-LIMIT the usage of Special powers if you have them! Uhh over load of super natural powers is retarded. No one likes if everyone is invincible. We don’t NEED 100 vampires, animagus, and werewolves.
- Your character may NOT be a Legillimens! Only those who play a character from the books who are a Legillimens are allowed. For example, Snape, Dumbledore, and Voldemort. You can however, be able to slightly sense what their thinking, but you cannot read every single thought.
-When your character is speaking, put it in quotations
-When your character is thinking, put it in italics
-No invisibility cloaks or invisibility spells allowed unless you play a book character that has one, i.e., Harry or Moody. Things as ESP, Telekinesis, etc).
-NO GOD MODING OR POWER PLAY ALLOWED AT ALL!
- Please refrain from posting elsewhere on the site until someone on the Management team has sorted you.
- Please note that Mary-Sueing greatly annoys most roleplayers and that it will not be tolerated on this group.
-Do NOT put *stars* or =equal signs= around actions unless you are speaking out of character, and if you ARE speaking out of character, kindly put what you wish to say in between ((double parentheses)) or perhaps begin your sentence with OOC - .
For actions, simply find another way of saying it… like:
Bob wandered down the corridors and looked around. He sees you standing by a portrait and smiles and gives you a light wave.
- Chat speak of any kind is NOT ALLOWED. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are a must. If you are dyslexic or for some other reason may have writing problems, please email the Manager.
MARY-SUE ISSUES:
a Mary Sue, in a nutshell, is a fan made character that is usually extremely beautiful, powerful, smart, talented, and in plain words, perfect in every way.
These characters tend to be quite a bother in fan fiction and role playing, since they simply can't be beat, and thus become boring.
Have any of you ever been rping, and come across a character who is like, " oh, well, that planet in the way isn't a problem *blows it up*"
Or, is like, "well, Vegeta and Goten and Trunks and Goku ALL have a crush on my character"
Yep. That's a Mary Sue.
So, for people who still don't understand, I made this little picture/diagram. Usually, Mary Sues have TONS of talents and TONS of powers, and no weaknesses.
They are usually can NEVER be hit by spells or anything because they ALWAYS find a way out of it, and they are complete god moders. They also have incredibly bad grammar AND put all their actions in stars. Annoying? Oh yah.
Never…. NEVER make yourself a mary-sue. LET spells hit you, LET your character fail, MAKE them weak… it makes it better for everyone.
Gate Crashing!
Sometimes, a group of people want to have a private RP. When this happens, they'll put the character's names in brackets in the title, eg.
Summer Fun ((Felina and Leithleah)).
This means Felina and Leithleah want to have a private RP. Don't jump in on them! It's rude and they'll ask you to go away. You can start your own private RPs, but check with the person you want to play with first.
Role playing in general.
BAD RPS:
*turns and sees you standing near*
hey how is it going
“lol that is so cool” she said as she looked at your with her apposolute gorgeous eyes she turns and looks at you
‘what to do something?”
GOOD RPS:
Brad turns and sees you standing near himself. He smiles, “How is it going?”
Shian laughs, “That is so cool!”
She looks at you with her brilliant brown eyes. “So, want to do something later on? Mabye a dinner and a movie?”
Hopefully you will actually follow this and listen to it.
Remember. Good grammar, paragraphs, DESCRIPTIVENESS, good punctuation, and NO MARY-SUEING!!
Thanks for reading.
ROLEPLAY GUIDE
From Illiterate to Literate in one reading
From Illiterate to Literate in one reading
The Number 1 thing to never do:
Never, and I mean NEVER use abbreviations. They are the most hated thing to see.
The last thing a literate wants to see is someone Role-play as so:
Bill walked down the corridor 2 see u and if u r there. Then he saw you and listened to your joke and was like ‘Omg lol wft is wit you 2day?’
Speak like a real person. An educated person. Speak as so:
Bill walked down the corridor to see you and if you are there. Then he saw you and listened to your joke and was like “Oh my god, what the heck is with you today?” he said chuckling.
The Grammar Issue….
Grammar. Do people not take English in school any more? Apparently not. Many you are going to get ‘A’s in school after this….
Ok, fist … Capitals. Please use capitals at the beginning of sentences, on names such as ‘Death Eaters’ and ‘Billy Bob’ and ‘Magical Hogwarts, and on labeling.
Next, punctuate. When your character talks, please put it into quotations. Also, remember to use periods and don’t capitalize everything. If your character is yelling, simply put an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. Do not over use exclamation marks, they are not needed.
Also, do not have Run-On sentences. Run-On sentences are sentences that go on forever.
Ex: I went to the zoo then saw a monkey drinking water then I went over to the hippo who was eating grass then I went to the zebra and it was eating grass like the hippo isn’t that funny because I thought it was funny and that was my day at the zoo.
Try and put some commas and periods in there.
Ex: I went to the zoo. There I saw a monkey drinking water. After I went over to the hippo, who was eating grass. Then I went to the zebra, and it discovered that it was eating grass, just like the hippo. Isn’t that funny? Because I thought it was funny. That was my day at the zoo.
And don’t have sentence fragments. People cannot read minds. You can’t leave out half the information.
Ex: Some of the students flying in the Quidditch Pitch.
Okay….. that is missing information. It’s a sentence fragment. Try this:
Ex: Some of the students flying in the Quidditch Pitch were warming up before their team practice.
And watch out for Misplaced Modifiers. They make your roleplay rather hard to understand…:
A modifier is a word or a phrase that describes something else. You should place it as close as possible to what it describes. If you don't, your intended meaning may not be clear. Consider the unintentional meanings in the following:
o The young girl was walking the dog in a short skirt.
o The dog was chasing the boy with the spiked collar.
You can see what's wrong. The dog isn't "in a short skirt" and the boy doesn't have a "spiked collar." Because the modifier is misplaced, we have to think for a minute before we get the intended meaning. The correct versions are:
o The young girl in a short skirt was walking the dog.
o The dog with the spiked collar was chasing the boy
The important things to do- Guide Lines and Rules of Roleplay:
-Don’t use racial, or social comments. Not nice
-LIMIT USE OF SWEARING
-No images that….are rather inappropriate
-Make your Role play posts a minimum of 50 words. This is possible if you make them DESCRIPTIVE! Instead of saying:
Bob passed the quaffle
Say:
Bob sped down the pitch, the wind chilling him to the bone, ice mixed in the wind slicing the skin. His brown eyes turned and spotted his fellow team mate. They turned their head and starred at him and nodded, then rose their hand and tossed it in his direction.
Bob sped up faster and caught the quaffle and immidatley thew the quaffle into the air. As it descended, he spiked it back in the other boy’s way.
-Limit your usage of ‘She’ or ‘He’
Ex: She went to the shrieking shack, then she looked around and as she walked up the step she tripped and fell. She screamed as she fell down the stairs. She cried and she thought her leg was broken.
Try to include your name in it and find other ways of describing.
Ex: Sarah went to the shrieking shack and looked around. Walking up the steps in the inside, she tripped and fell down to the bottom. Sarah let out a scream of pain as she heard the crunch of her bone brake.
-LIMIT the usage of Special powers if you have them! Uhh over load of super natural powers is retarded. No one likes if everyone is invincible. We don’t NEED 100 vampires, animagus, and werewolves.
- Your character may NOT be a Legillimens! Only those who play a character from the books who are a Legillimens are allowed. For example, Snape, Dumbledore, and Voldemort. You can however, be able to slightly sense what their thinking, but you cannot read every single thought.
-When your character is speaking, put it in quotations
-When your character is thinking, put it in italics
-No invisibility cloaks or invisibility spells allowed unless you play a book character that has one, i.e., Harry or Moody. Things as ESP, Telekinesis, etc).
-NO GOD MODING OR POWER PLAY ALLOWED AT ALL!
- Please refrain from posting elsewhere on the site until someone on the Management team has sorted you.
- Please note that Mary-Sueing greatly annoys most roleplayers and that it will not be tolerated on this group.
-Do NOT put *stars* or =equal signs= around actions unless you are speaking out of character, and if you ARE speaking out of character, kindly put what you wish to say in between ((double parentheses)) or perhaps begin your sentence with OOC - .
For actions, simply find another way of saying it… like:
Bob wandered down the corridors and looked around. He sees you standing by a portrait and smiles and gives you a light wave.
- Chat speak of any kind is NOT ALLOWED. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are a must. If you are dyslexic or for some other reason may have writing problems, please email the Manager.
MARY-SUE ISSUES:
a Mary Sue, in a nutshell, is a fan made character that is usually extremely beautiful, powerful, smart, talented, and in plain words, perfect in every way.
These characters tend to be quite a bother in fan fiction and role playing, since they simply can't be beat, and thus become boring.
Have any of you ever been rping, and come across a character who is like, " oh, well, that planet in the way isn't a problem *blows it up*"
Or, is like, "well, Vegeta and Goten and Trunks and Goku ALL have a crush on my character"
Yep. That's a Mary Sue.
So, for people who still don't understand, I made this little picture/diagram. Usually, Mary Sues have TONS of talents and TONS of powers, and no weaknesses.
They are usually can NEVER be hit by spells or anything because they ALWAYS find a way out of it, and they are complete god moders. They also have incredibly bad grammar AND put all their actions in stars. Annoying? Oh yah.
Never…. NEVER make yourself a mary-sue. LET spells hit you, LET your character fail, MAKE them weak… it makes it better for everyone.
Gate Crashing!
Sometimes, a group of people want to have a private RP. When this happens, they'll put the character's names in brackets in the title, eg.
Summer Fun ((Felina and Leithleah)).
This means Felina and Leithleah want to have a private RP. Don't jump in on them! It's rude and they'll ask you to go away. You can start your own private RPs, but check with the person you want to play with first.
Role playing in general.
BAD RPS:
*turns and sees you standing near*
hey how is it going
“lol that is so cool” she said as she looked at your with her apposolute gorgeous eyes she turns and looks at you
‘what to do something?”
GOOD RPS:
Brad turns and sees you standing near himself. He smiles, “How is it going?”
Shian laughs, “That is so cool!”
She looks at you with her brilliant brown eyes. “So, want to do something later on? Mabye a dinner and a movie?”
Hopefully you will actually follow this and listen to it.
Remember. Good grammar, paragraphs, DESCRIPTIVENESS, good punctuation, and NO MARY-SUEING!!
Thanks for reading.