Elza posted Apr 29, 12
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Author: Elza, BioWare, Call of Duty, Canon, EA, Electronic Arts, Fanon, Gears of War, God-moding, IC, In-character, LucasArts, Meta-gaming, OOC, Out of character, Republic, Retcon, role-play, Role-Playing Etiquette Compendium, Roleplay, RP, RP Etiquette Compendium, Star Wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, SWTOR-RP, The Old Republic, TOR
This is the first installment of a five part Role-Playing Compendium for beginners! The portion below begins with the basic terminologies that all Role-Players should know, at least for reference sake. First of all, if you are new to RP, welcome! And if you're an old pro, perhaps you'll see something here that you did not know prior to reading this article. I'll be going through a few tips, tricks, techniques and etiquette for the newer RP'ers, to let them get used to it and not blunder through on their own! Let's get started with the basics!
Kovani posted Feb 17, 12
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When I was a kid – not that, by any stretch of the imagination, I consider myself to be a grown-up now – the majority of my time was spent out of the house. Me and the local kids wasted our time playing around the neighborhood; my mother described our behavior as being remarkably similar to a pack of mangy dogs. Our days were spent brawling, building forts, or hitting tennis balls with whatever we could find, or whatever else occupied us. I'm not telling you this, might I say, to reminisce about those golden times before video games, but to discuss one of the frequent disputes that occurred when we pretended to shoot each other with our fingers. "I shot you!"
"Nah, I had my shield up!"
"But she shot ya!"
"Doesn't matter, I have a laser shield!"Even today, I remember this argument: mostly because Alex was an idiot, since laser shields should not exist in a game set in the wild west. It did, however, teach me a few things about resolving problems when you're playing a game, though not all of them are particularly relevant now that I'm mature. I do miss my childhood methods of punching each other up, or whinging to Dad about someone cheating, though. In this Datapad Notes, we're going to look at how players resolve disputes between each other, and between characters. Take a look after the break.
Sebaya Keto posted Nov 16, 11
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Adlai, Bounty Hunter, City of Heroes, Dick Tracy, DSoL, EVE Online, IC, Jor Doneeta, Melkin, Menome, Metagaming, OddjobXL, OOC, PvP, Republic, Retcon, Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars Galaxies, The Darker Side of Life, The Unchained, Transdoshan, Twi'lek, Vyar
Just how do you gain information on another character? It seems like a simple question, but the hard truth is far from simple. For instance, how can you tell information that was gained from eavesdropping from something that was metagamed? In this week's edition of The Darker Side of Life, we'll be examining the issues surrounding information gathering in roleplay.
Information is a currency all its own, and many successful guilds and characters have built themselves up on trading it. In the Darker Side of Life thread, I asked you to share your experiences with trading information and how it worked for you. I also brought up the information family's black sheep: guild infiltration. To be sure, it can be one of the best ways to get information, but also the most dramatic, as many might consider it an OOC breach of trust.
In the end, most of the issues with information gathering boil down to two well-known troublemakers: consent and metagaming. If a player decides to metagame, there isn't too much we can do about it. Consent is an entirely different beast because many players share wildly differing opinions and practices which can make RPing together difficult. As always, we'll take a closer look at the issues using your feedback and try to build a consensus on the issue. Read on and see what the rest of the community has to say about spying and infiltration!
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