Post by Hinata on Mar 8, 2006 20:28:45 GMT -5
1.) Please, no one-liners. Yes, people don't know what to put, and so they put one line or very little description, which we call "one-liners". It doesn't take much thought to put some description, along with a few more actions into your post. If your character is stuck in a position where he/she can't reply (I seriously doubt that'll happen), then don't do anything and wait until later to do so.
Example;
-"Wrong Way": He walked into the bar.
-"Right Way": What a terrible day today was; all he needed now was a good, hard drink to wash his sorrows away! Straightening his jacket on his shoulders a bit (Hey, you never know! There might be some sexy ladies in there?), he pushed the door open with unrequited force so that it swung open with a thump sound. A grin played itself on his unshaven face as all eyes fell upon this man that made such a commotion to enter; ah, he loved this attention! With a wave or two to some known faces, he made his way to the bar, not much quieter than how he entered.
2.) Don't ignore the other characters. I won't say 'please' to this rule, it's happened way too many times as it is. Mits, Ness (.. well he walked off, but I’d still consider it ignore), Jin, and even myself have been lost in an Rp. Stop just paying attention to one certain character when there's so many around you. Unless you're interacting with another character in a SERIOUS storyline that can't involve others, don't ignore people! Talk to others around you, interact, let people join the storyline. If you're not planning on doing so, what the hell is your reason for Rping in the first place?
Example;
-"Wrong Way": Say that Bob and Rachel are standing around, talking to each other. Both of them totally ignore Susan's post of "running up to them and yelling 'Hey'". Instead, they keep on with their conversation, not even bothering to say their characters ignored Susan and make them walk off.
-"Right Way": Bob and Rachel are talking, Susan walks up and shouts "Hey" to both. Bob and Rachel either acknowledge the fact Susan is there and reply, let her join in the conversation of 3 people; Or the two look at Susan, give her a nasty look, then proceed walk off to talk somewhere else.
3.) Not that much OOC (out of character), please. We all know it, and we all do it; some more than others (me ^^. But, this is going to be a MATURE, SERIOUS RP so please no OOC will be greatly appreciated.
Example;
-This will include; telling what your character does in a summary, saying something OOC ("hey Jin!" when their character isn't Jin, but that's their real name.)
-OOC marks include; [ ], (( )), < >, or anything else that people come up with.
4.) NO MODING. I can't stand people who mode; AKA god-like abilities, saying your character isn't dead when in fact its a verified kill, god-like fighting, or anything else stupid people come up with. This rule could be added to, if the dumbasses find something else that's moding.
Example;
-"Wrong Way"; Jim is immortal, nothing can kill him at all! He has GOD (if you use the word god you know its wrong)-like speed, which no one can beat, but not only that! He's an expert in swords, fire, and everything else that you can think of! Jim has killed millions of people, including the strongest guy in the world.
-"Wrong Way 2"; (They start the battle, running around and such but Eric's next post is..) Eric runs at Ashley, his sword held high above his head in a ready attacking position. Swiping his sword down, he cuts her in half with one swing as he watches her fall dead.
-"Right Way"; I'm going to put these in one paragraph... Your character isn't perfect; they need some flaws within their bodies! One expert skill, I GUESS is okay, but when you have 3 or 4 that hits the line. And yes, sorry to break it to you, your character will die. Maybe not from age, sunlight, or anything else certain creatures are vulnerable against, but you CAN'T HAVE EM ALL... in fighting, I’ll make this short and sweet. You have to wait for someone to respond, TB fighting. If you don't know what that is, look it up 'cause its too hard to explain. But basically its like.. looking for a flaw in their post. such as.. "shoots a flame at her.."... "she rolls to the side, dodging it as she throws a dagger.." etc.
5.) Please, have correct punctuation/spelling. Besides the fact there's a Spell Check, sometimes we make mistakes. But, EVERY post... come on now. Just try to spell (typos) everything right or use correct punctuation.. try for those who aren’t good at it like me >.>.
Example;
-"Wrong Way": She rnus around loocing for Nick, bt not finding him anywear. Firstie, she looks in the shoe shop but since hes not there she luks in the flouwershp but agin hes nto twere so she clecks the thater.
-"Right Way": She runs around looking for Nick, but unfortunately can’t find him anywhere. She looked in the flower shop, shoe store, and anywhere else you can think of! Where in the hell is Nick? Finally, she found him in the theater, yelling at him loudly afterwards
[glow=red,2,300]Um sherri Made these aka...I forgot lmao shes the Aya i think.[/glow]
Example;
-"Wrong Way": He walked into the bar.
-"Right Way": What a terrible day today was; all he needed now was a good, hard drink to wash his sorrows away! Straightening his jacket on his shoulders a bit (Hey, you never know! There might be some sexy ladies in there?), he pushed the door open with unrequited force so that it swung open with a thump sound. A grin played itself on his unshaven face as all eyes fell upon this man that made such a commotion to enter; ah, he loved this attention! With a wave or two to some known faces, he made his way to the bar, not much quieter than how he entered.
2.) Don't ignore the other characters. I won't say 'please' to this rule, it's happened way too many times as it is. Mits, Ness (.. well he walked off, but I’d still consider it ignore), Jin, and even myself have been lost in an Rp. Stop just paying attention to one certain character when there's so many around you. Unless you're interacting with another character in a SERIOUS storyline that can't involve others, don't ignore people! Talk to others around you, interact, let people join the storyline. If you're not planning on doing so, what the hell is your reason for Rping in the first place?
Example;
-"Wrong Way": Say that Bob and Rachel are standing around, talking to each other. Both of them totally ignore Susan's post of "running up to them and yelling 'Hey'". Instead, they keep on with their conversation, not even bothering to say their characters ignored Susan and make them walk off.
-"Right Way": Bob and Rachel are talking, Susan walks up and shouts "Hey" to both. Bob and Rachel either acknowledge the fact Susan is there and reply, let her join in the conversation of 3 people; Or the two look at Susan, give her a nasty look, then proceed walk off to talk somewhere else.
3.) Not that much OOC (out of character), please. We all know it, and we all do it; some more than others (me ^^. But, this is going to be a MATURE, SERIOUS RP so please no OOC will be greatly appreciated.
Example;
-This will include; telling what your character does in a summary, saying something OOC ("hey Jin!" when their character isn't Jin, but that's their real name.)
-OOC marks include; [ ], (( )), < >, or anything else that people come up with.
4.) NO MODING. I can't stand people who mode; AKA god-like abilities, saying your character isn't dead when in fact its a verified kill, god-like fighting, or anything else stupid people come up with. This rule could be added to, if the dumbasses find something else that's moding.
Example;
-"Wrong Way"; Jim is immortal, nothing can kill him at all! He has GOD (if you use the word god you know its wrong)-like speed, which no one can beat, but not only that! He's an expert in swords, fire, and everything else that you can think of! Jim has killed millions of people, including the strongest guy in the world.
-"Wrong Way 2"; (They start the battle, running around and such but Eric's next post is..) Eric runs at Ashley, his sword held high above his head in a ready attacking position. Swiping his sword down, he cuts her in half with one swing as he watches her fall dead.
-"Right Way"; I'm going to put these in one paragraph... Your character isn't perfect; they need some flaws within their bodies! One expert skill, I GUESS is okay, but when you have 3 or 4 that hits the line. And yes, sorry to break it to you, your character will die. Maybe not from age, sunlight, or anything else certain creatures are vulnerable against, but you CAN'T HAVE EM ALL... in fighting, I’ll make this short and sweet. You have to wait for someone to respond, TB fighting. If you don't know what that is, look it up 'cause its too hard to explain. But basically its like.. looking for a flaw in their post. such as.. "shoots a flame at her.."... "she rolls to the side, dodging it as she throws a dagger.." etc.
5.) Please, have correct punctuation/spelling. Besides the fact there's a Spell Check, sometimes we make mistakes. But, EVERY post... come on now. Just try to spell (typos) everything right or use correct punctuation.. try for those who aren’t good at it like me >.>.
Example;
-"Wrong Way": She rnus around loocing for Nick, bt not finding him anywear. Firstie, she looks in the shoe shop but since hes not there she luks in the flouwershp but agin hes nto twere so she clecks the thater.
-"Right Way": She runs around looking for Nick, but unfortunately can’t find him anywhere. She looked in the flower shop, shoe store, and anywhere else you can think of! Where in the hell is Nick? Finally, she found him in the theater, yelling at him loudly afterwards
[glow=red,2,300]Um sherri Made these aka...I forgot lmao shes the Aya i think.[/glow]