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May 23rd, 2018

Shalom and good tidings, friends! Somehow we're still hanging in there. We even have a new member getting involved in the RPs: Gray! I'd also like to take this opportunity to welcome back two old and dear friends: Dark (who now goes by Jupiter) and Fighter!

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The Golden Rules
Topic Started: Mar 27 2008, 01:58:12 PM (329 Views)
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1. No overpowered characters. None. I won't have it. There must be balance!

2. No unnecessary violence. Make it relevant, or cut it. This isn't Slasher VII.

3. No breaking the 4th wall. This also includes no observations that the character couldn't possibly have made with their current knowledge.

4. No posts shorter than two lines. At LEAST dedicate 1-2 minutes writing something meaningful. This helps move things along. If I don't think you've put thought behind your posts, I'm going to ask you to take more time when posting. Short posts are never acceptable.

5. No short, meaningless dialogue. "..." or any variation of that is not allowed. If you don't think someone else can respond to it, spend more time thinking what to say. Make it natural, but not too natural.

6. Interact. Make sure that you involve other characters besides your own in posts. If you make a post about your character doing something off by himself, don't expect somebody else to go out of their way to make sure your character has something to say. Things don't work like that. That's called being a loner, and those characters tend to be boring and pointless. Above all, they are impossible to work with.

7. If you want to do an event, involve other characters, but don't do it so that you are FORCING someone else to make it work. If you don't have any idea what you're doing, don't expect someone else to finish your event for you. That's not fair.

8. Develop your characters. Have them change, and make it feel natural. People change every day, and no one stays the same. Experiences tend to move people. Give your characters emotions. Give them fears. Don't have them be apathetic to ANYTHING! I will repeat this. IF YOUR CHARACTER HAS NO EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN ANYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING, YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG! GIVE YOUR CHARACTERS PERSONALITY! GIVE THEM EMOTIONS! GIVE THEM WAYS TO EXPRESS THIS EMOTION! These can include singing, dancing, and other hobbies. People have hobbies! People do things to entertain yourselves! If your character doesn;t have a hobby or an interest, then they are not very complex, and you need to change that.

9. If you want a character to think something when it can be better used as a line of dialogue, go with the dialogue. Revealing character thoughts has a purpose, and that is to help others know what to post in response to your character's dialogue.

10. If you find yourself relying on other characters to develop your character, you are in big trouble. Excessively needy characters are a drag on the entire RP.

11. If you find yourself relying on other users to think up ideas for your character, you are in trouble.

12. If you find yourself complaining that your character never gets involved in anything, first look at the way your character interacts with other characters. What are you doing wrong? How could that character be more involved in things? It's always better for a character to be social than cool. Cool characters made for the sake of being cool get boring.

13. If you are running out of ideas, you may have too many characters. Stop and think about how you can make things simple again. Simple is always best.

14. Above all, don't give up. Things can be fixed, and things can change too. Be flexible, and don' be pessimistic.
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I suppose we should add a rule in for proper grammar?
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