Post by rhage on Jul 12, 2010 3:52:40 GMT -5
~ I tried to edit out all the useless information that my various HUDs kept giving me, forgive me if I missed something! Other than missing my radars and HUDs info, this is an unedited copy of the first Role Play Class Log! ~
[2010/07/08 19:01] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, I do have a feeeeew rules for class.
[2010/07/08 19:02] Dinah Mistwallow: listens attentively
[2010/07/08 19:02] Rhage Terasaur: heya Bink!
[2010/07/08 19:02] Rhage Terasaur: 1) There is NO SUCH THING as a stupid question!
[2010/07/08 19:02] Deoridhe Quandry: Only throw soft fruit?
[2010/07/08 19:02] Rhage Terasaur: lmao
[2010/07/08 19:02] Quyten Yalin: fruit squishies, deo
[2010/07/08 19:02] Jehan hides his straw abd paper he was tearing into tlittle pieces
[2010/07/08 19:03] Dinah Mistwallow: some people take that as a challenge lol
[2010/07/08 19:03] Rhage Terasaur: 2) If you have a question or comment please feel free to interrupt
me as soon as you think of it. Otherwise you or me may get distracted or diverted and forget what we're
thinkin/talkin about.
[2010/07/08 19:04] Rhage Terasaur: 3) This is an OOC class, but since I'm cutting into prime-time RP
everyone feel free to continue wearing your LaRPs meters so ya have credit for being here.
[2010/07/08 19:04] Dinah Mistwallow: loves interrupting people as she is a conversational narcissist
[2010/07/08 19:05] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 19:06] Rhage Terasaur: hey bosspeoples an Dodge XD
[2010/07/08 19:06] Dodgeguy Woodward: tada!
[2010/07/08 19:06] Bink Wylder: dodge!
[2010/07/08 19:06] Bink Wylder: and heyla
[2010/07/08 19:06] Quyten Yalin: hey hikaru and dodge and syd
[2010/07/08 19:07] Jehan Rakosi: awww dodge put on pants....awww everyone put on pants....
[2010/07/08 19:07] Bink Wylder: if i don't answer right away i am wiping sleepies from my eyes
[2010/07/08 19:07] Hikaru Mekanic: LOL
[2010/07/08 19:07] Dodgeguy Woodward: The Bink!
[2010/07/08 19:07] Quyten Yalin: we can still take 'em off, jehan ;p
[2010/07/08 19:07] Hikaru Mekanic: Sorry... I got us lost XD
[2010/07/08 19:07] Deoridhe Quandry: I think someone broke Aydryan.
[2010/07/08 19:07] Dodgeguy Woodward: fail
[2010/07/08 19:07] Bink Wylder: *peers over at teh fallen aydryan and sets his Benji puppy on his
head*
[2010/07/08 19:07] Rhage Terasaur was really hoping that people would have voice activated so she
could be lazy an do class in voice roflmao
[2010/07/08 19:08] Jehan Rakosi: I didnt do it
[2010/07/08 19:08] Quyten Yalin: nope
[2010/07/08 19:08] Aydryan Underwood: Hello everyone!
[2010/07/08 19:08] Talion Magic: Want a copy of it
[2010/07/08 19:08] Deoridhe sets Katie Kitty by Aydryan's head. ^.^
[2010/07/08 19:08] Dodge throws a black rose on Ayd
[2010/07/08 19:08] Dinah Mistwallow: I can't believe the bosses are actually here. they almost never
come to these because they think they can RP better than everyone else. Cool
[2010/07/08 19:09] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 19:09] Aydryan Underwood: Oh I SO do not believe that Dinah.
[2010/07/08 19:09] Quyten Yalin pings a fruit squishie at ayd
[2010/07/08 19:09] Deoridhe Quandry: ......
[2010/07/08 19:09] Deoridhe resists the urge ro rez a dagger though his back,
[2010/07/08 19:09] Dinah Mistwallow: I'm glad, cause we have prolly all been palces that they do
[2010/07/08 19:09] Aydryan Underwood: *Bests the SHIT out of SL*
[2010/07/08 19:10] Quyten Yalin: well looks like you won, lol
[2010/07/08 19:10] Quyten Yalin: *this* round... =)
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward: and he go poof
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward: =/
[2010/07/08 19:10] Hikaru Mekanic: Sl is giving him shit atm
[2010/07/08 19:10] Hikaru Mekanic: he is relogging
[2010/07/08 19:10] Bink Wylder: *peers over at Dodge! to check and see if he is close enough to cheat
off his notes*
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward:
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward:
[2010/07/08 19:10] Deoridhe whispers to Jehan, "Did you do the reading?"
[2010/07/08 19:11] Hikaru Mekanic: Wait.. this is for a class? shit.. I thought this was Mass!
[2010/07/08 19:11] Jehan Rakosi: reading? *takes out his tarot cards*
[2010/07/08 19:11] Deoridhe Quandry: Mass of what?
[2010/07/08 19:11] Quyten Yalin: you should know, your the Father of this Chruch, lol
[2010/07/08 19:11] Bink Wylder: hysterics, Deo
[2010/07/08 19:11] Deoridhe Quandry: XD
[2010/07/08 19:11] Deoridhe Quandry: Wooo! I can do hysterics!
[2010/07/08 19:11] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay. The first thing I wanna stress about RP is respect. The past
has taught us that RP can escalate and turn players against one another and the smallest thing can
escalate to monstrous proportions when simply respecting one another OOCly eliminates that issue.
Even if your characters are bitter enemies, there is a real person behind that character that is acting like
your character's enemy, not yours... Your respect will be rewarded with returned respect.
[2010/07/08 19:12] Dodgeguy Woodward: He may be the father but I wont call him daddy
[2010/07/08 19:12] Dinah Mistwallow: I dunno how to do Mass.
[2010/07/08 19:12] Dinah Mistwallow: Does anyone?
[2010/07/08 19:12] Hikaru Mekanic: *raises hand then shuts up for the class*
[2010/07/08 19:13] Rhage Terasaur: RP basics... Everyone gimme a definition of Roleplay. No particular
order, just toss out definitions.
[2010/07/08 19:13] Bink Wylder: don't tangle your OOC with you IC
[2010/07/08 19:13] Dinah Mistwallow: Creatively writing a character.
[2010/07/08 19:13] Dodgeguy Woodward: playing the role of a charactor xD
[2010/07/08 19:13] Jehan Rakosi: taking on the role of a character to interact with others doing the
same and thereby create stories in worlds that are not RL
[2010/07/08 19:13] Deoridhe Quandry: Mutual storytelling.
[2010/07/08 19:14] Dinah Mistwallow: Hers is better
[2010/07/08 19:14] Quyten Yalin: i like jehan's
[2010/07/08 19:14] Rhage Terasaur: XD Everyone is right hehe
[2010/07/08 19:14] Dinah Mistwallow: Good
[2010/07/08 19:14] Aydryan Underwood: writing a living novel
[2010/07/08 19:15] Bink Wylder: and groggy bink read that wrongg LOL. definition: plaing a role in a
theme with others playing roles in order to create a neverending story
[2010/07/08 19:15] Rhage Terasaur: Roleplay refers either to the unconscious changing of one's
behavior to assume a social role or roles in life, or to the conscious adoption and acting out of roles,
both fictional (like us in SL) and in the real world.
[2010/07/08 19:15] Dinah Mistwallow: *sings* Neverending Storryyyyy
[2010/07/08 19:19] Rhage Terasaur: In every RP there is what is referred to as the game manager or
"boss" of the roleplay. They often are playing ICly with the RP, and are the ones that settle OOC disputes
that may come up. Often they aid in setting the tone of the RP. In Wood Bourne, these are the Admin
and officials. While officials help answer questions and may 'guide' the RP slightly, it is the Admin that
have the final and absolute say in settling disputes. They don't pick sides like some assume, and if I had
to wager I'd say that they would prefer to simply RP rather than dealing with OOC drama and squibles.
Luckily, WB is generally free of drama XD
[2010/07/08 19:19] Rhage Terasaur: Limits. Who has limits posted somewhere in their profiles?
[2010/07/08 19:19] Deoridhe Quandry: Free of OOC drama. >.> We have rather a lot of IC drama. <.<
[2010/07/08 19:20] Aydryan Underwood: *raises hand*
[2010/07/08 19:20] Lanier Cerise: i do
[2010/07/08 19:20] Deoridhe raises hand.
[2010/07/08 19:20] Quyten Yalin: I need to
[2010/07/08 19:20] Hikaru Mekanic: I do
[2010/07/08 19:20] Hikaru Mekanic: I think >.> *checks*
[2010/07/08 19:20] Rhage Terasaur: Everyone /should/ have limits posted in their profile somewhere if
you don't already. Limits can be anything you do not want to happen to your character during role plays.
Example: No mutation, no death, etc.
[2010/07/08 19:21] Bink Wylder: i do.... but mine are semi-humorous
[2010/07/08 19:21] Rhage Terasaur: Should you chose to have "No Limits" be prepared to Role Play
without limits... and trust me, people DO play mean with those that say they have no limits just to prove
to them that they really do have limits and really should post them. *whistles innocently*
[2010/07/08 19:21] Dinah Mistwallow: well isn't it good manners to ask someone beforehand to see, if
you are planning something that grisly?
[2010/07/08 19:22] Bink Wylder: my big thing though is not everyone limits are dedicated to JUST
violence.
[2010/07/08 19:22] Quyten Yalin: yes, but some ppl ignore that common curtesy
[2010/07/08 19:23] Bink Wylder: so i you're assuming so long as you're not violent, then you are in a
way being disrespectful to the ones that mention full limits on all matters
[2010/07/08 19:23] Dinah Mistwallow: They shouldn't. If someone is going to arbitrarily try to rape my
character, well, I won't want to tell a mutual story with them
[2010/07/08 19:24] Rhage Terasaur: Rarely will anyone ask Dinah. I generally assume that most people
have at least one limit. No death. If there are not limits posted in a profile, that is the /only/ one I will
assume that is had, and even then I may test the player.
[2010/07/08 19:24] Dinah Mistwallow: Well I totally see the point. I guess I'm just moaning on the
principle.
[2010/07/08 19:25] Dinah Mistwallow: I can stop moaning about it lol
[2010/07/08 19:25] Rhage Terasaur: Which brings me to another point, your comment that is Dinah
XD... The series' that Wood Bourne is based upon are filled with sex and sexually manipulative beings.
That's something that everyone needs to be a little more aware of. And I still see your point too Dinah
XD in a perfect world everyone would be polite and courteous... but we're in Wood Bourne XD hehe
[2010/07/08 19:26] Rhage Terasaur: Along the same line as limits comes character control. Remember
that you can only control your own character. Not those of others, unless you receive the other person's
OOC permission. On the same note, you can kill your character at any time. However, you can not kill
other players characters at any time without their permission.
[2010/07/08 19:27] Rhage Terasaur: Which brings me to Consent. All RP MUST be based on OOC
consent. No one will be forced to participate in a Role Play against their consent. Each player should
have their character and some basic information about that character in their profile picks. Somewhere
in that profile pick, or even in a separate profile pick, as said before, you should include your personal
limits.
[2010/07/08 19:28] Rhage Terasaur: Any Questions on that section?
[2010/07/08 19:28] Deoridhe Quandry: You mean I can't pose that everyone is my slave for ever and
ever? 8(
[2010/07/08 19:29] Jehan pokes a Deo
[2010/07/08 19:29] Deoridhe sulks.
[2010/07/08 19:29] Aydryan Underwood: The only other thing that we would like to see in the Profiles
is weapons permit numbers that I hand out. That way folks can't say a character has pulled something
out of thin air.
[2010/07/08 19:29] Rhage Terasaur: Not unless they've agreed to it OOCly XD and you can prove it XP
[2010/07/08 19:29] Deoridhe quickly doctors IM logs. >.>
[2010/07/08 19:29] Quyten Yalin: how does one apply for a weapon permit?
[2010/07/08 19:29] Rhage Terasaur: Yesh, I forgot about that. No weapons can be used by a player in
Wood Bourne unless they have a permit for them and a logical reason why the character would have
said weapon.
[2010/07/08 19:30] Dodgeguy Woodward: you stab.. er subit it to Aydryan
[2010/07/08 19:30] Rhage Terasaur: lol Deo
[2010/07/08 19:30] Bink Wylder: *applies for Benji to be his weapon of chioce.... its his cute bomb. Yes
even cute is a weapon!*
[2010/07/08 19:30] Dinah Mistwallow: the cops'll have weapons
[2010/07/08 19:30] Aydryan Underwood: Q...send me a notecard with the weapons listed, what sort of
material they're made of, where their worn/kept and if you wear them all the time.
[2010/07/08 19:30] Quyten Yalin: ty
[2010/07/08 19:31] Rhage Terasaur: Next section is on RP posting if there are no other questions,
comments or smartass remarks XD
[2010/07/08 19:31] Bink Wylder: cookie.
[2010/07/08 19:31] Bink Wylder: ok I'm done now.
[2010/07/08 19:31] Dodge starts to ask about laytex then slaps a hand over his mouth
[2010/07/08 19:31] Rhage Terasaur: *gets distracted* lol
[2010/07/08 19:31] Rhage Terasaur: welcome back Talion!
[2010/07/08 19:32] Hikaru Mekanic: WB Tal
[2010/07/08 19:32] Quyten Yalin: wb
[2010/07/08 19:32] Talion Magic: thnx
[2010/07/08 19:32] Aydryan Underwood: WB
[2010/07/08 19:32] Deoridhe Quandry: Rhage is changing into latex? Whut?
[2010/07/08 19:32] Jehan hums hot for teacher
[2010/07/08 19:34] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 19:34] Rhage Terasaur: Posting Orders: It's helpful to maintain a posting order when there
are more than three or four participants in any given RP. Stick to the order, and if necessary establish a
person as 'caller' to be sure the order is followed and that everyone gets a chance to take their turn. The
exception to this rule is, for example if we were all in the club and everyone is in their clicks chattering. If
Talion and Chelan are in chat range of Ayd and Hikaru but neither are really effected by one another's
then neither group has to wait on the other's post before responding. However, should Ayd glance over
and see the wolves and react, a new posting 'order' would need to be assumed by the individuals
effected.
[2010/07/08 19:36] Rhage Terasaur: When you do have a posting order, only post once until your next
turn comes around. Allow opponents, etc, an opportunity to react to what you do and say. If you think
of a sentence you wish you had added to the end of your post, but you already hit Enter, by all means,
post it. But don't overdo it or other characters will find it impossible to respond and react to your
character.
[2010/07/08 19:36] Dinah Mistwallow: Cause last night was exactly that.
[2010/07/08 19:38] Rhage Terasaur: If you arrive in the middle of a RP, wait a post or two to actually
SEE what you're getting into. You should know what is going on in a scene OOCly in order to properly
react to the scene ICly and you can't do that if you just dive into a scene without knowing what's going
on. You could walk up to a few people standing in the park, who are in the middle of a gun fight, and
your character waltzes right in the middle of them and says hello... Well... the char gets shot since you
walked into the middle of play without payin attention OOCly XD
[2010/07/08 19:39] Rhage Terasaur: Post Length: Lots of players will have certain standards for how
much they write, and everyone's ideal RP post length will vary. It is very important for experienced
RPers to remember that new RPers will not be able to para-post the first week they are here. Likewise,
new RPers need to remember that just because someone is posting very long posts, that doesn't mean
you are required to do the same!
[2010/07/08 19:40] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, any questions comments or smartass remarks on the
Posting section?
[2010/07/08 19:40] Deoridhe Quandry: We can't all be Serenity. >.>
[2010/07/08 19:40] Rhage Terasaur: lol you'll get there XD
[2010/07/08 19:41] Quyten Yalin: can it be informally requested that para-posting be kept to a
minimum. waiting 10min (an exaggeration) for a post gets old really fast
[2010/07/08 19:41] Talion Magic: I'd be completely lost if everyone wrote like that
[2010/07/08 19:41] Dinah Mistwallow: Agrees with Q.....patience levels vary
[2010/07/08 19:41] Chelan Pearl: As does availability of time.
[2010/07/08 19:42] Quyten Yalin: or the level of awakness
[2010/07/08 19:42] Bink Wylder: that would be tell the majority of the sim how to roleplay in essence
>.> no on wants a rule that enforces a large group of people on how to do their RP.
[2010/07/08 19:42] Rhage Terasaur: That's where respect for player type comes in. I personally won't
alter my style of play to suite another player. I may post a five paragraph play into a scene and in the
very next turn post two sentences. There is a certain level of... yeah... Thanks Bink lol
[2010/07/08 19:42] Dinah Mistwallow: besides everyone knows not to embark on a mammoth kinky
scene at 2am. common sense
[2010/07/08 19:43] Dinah Mistwallow: you have to start those at like 10 lol
[2010/07/08 19:43] Timmothy Moonites has entered the sim.
[2010/07/08 19:43] Timmothy Moonites has left the sim.
[2010/07/08 19:43] Bink Wylder: you're welcome ^^
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: grr
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: Word hates me
[2010/07/08 19:44] Bink Wylder: LMAO
[2010/07/08 19:44] Deoridhe Quandry: Personally, I've learned the tolerances of most of the people I
play with regularly and tyr to shift accordingly.
[2010/07/08 19:44] Bink Wylder: i get thanked twice. wooooo
[2010/07/08 19:44] Hikaru Mekanic: LOL
[2010/07/08 19:44] Quyten Yalin: it's merely a suggestion as a curtesy... and I for one *do* alter my
emoting to match those around me out of respect
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: That said, feel free to include time restraints in your Limits.
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: I cant type in SL x.x It lags me to typo hell rofl
[2010/07/08 19:45] Dinah Mistwallow: I've seen those in limits before....like waiting on posts
mentioned
[2010/07/08 19:45] Bink Wylder: Right Deo. I've actualyl come to find out more fruitful RP comes out
from those that are willing to go with the RP flow around them, then to coem in and beg people to bend
to what accomidates them, but then.. that is respecting your fellow players. XD
[2010/07/08 19:45] Hikaru Mekanic: I try to do that too Q. but sometimes.. you gotta do a lot in one
post too.. so it ends up being longer.
[2010/07/08 19:45] Quyten Yalin: true
[2010/07/08 19:46] Quyten Yalin: I've done mega posts, but it's a rarity.. some ppl do it *every* emote
(or near enough)
[2010/07/08 19:46] Quyten Yalin: (shrugs)
[2010/07/08 19:46] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, moving on. Character creation is a vital, vital, VITAL, part of
roleplay. If you don't create a character that can relate to others then your roleplay life will suck.
[2010/07/08 19:47] Rhage Terasaur: This character can be anyone and anything, depending on the RP
you're getting involved with. For example if you are in a Lycan RP, your character could be a beat up
rogue, or a pack alpha. If you're in a Vampire RP, your character could be a newly turned kindred, fresh
to the hunt; or even a human vampire hunter, searching for evidence of the vampire... Give your
characer a name, an appearance, some special trait or ability, and possibly things even more frivolous
such as favorite foods, or vices, etc. Keep in mind that your character must be able to play a role in the
story, hence he term "roleplay."
[2010/07/08 19:47] Rhage Terasaur: An introduction can mean /everything/ for your character. When
you are first presenting your character to the story, try to include a few lines saying who your character
is, what they're doing, what they look like, and perhaps a bit about their past if that's needed.
[2010/07/08 19:48] Rhage Terasaur: Within a few IC entries, you should have established some sort of
connection between your characters and the others, to where your actions affect the story in some way
that others are able to react to. Otherwise, you risk your character becoming disconnected.
[2010/07/08 19:50] Rhage Terasaur: Key things to remember: In RP you are taking on a character's role,
and this means you are acting. RPing should be like a switch. You turn it on, and then turn it OFF when
it's over. Anything your character is experiencing or feeling should NOT affect your life OOC. This is a
HUGE mistake that tons of people make when they first get into RP and sometimes even later in their RP
lives when they get so immersed in a character it becomes them. When you bring relationships, etc, into
your OOC SL, it makes the entire experience no fun for anyone.
[2010/07/08 19:51] Rhage Terasaur: Any questions, comments, smartass remarks?
[2010/07/08 19:52] Deoridhe checks around for smart asses to speak up.
[2010/07/08 19:52] Dodgeguy Woodward whispers: are we there yet?
[2010/07/08 19:52] Dodgeguy Woodward:
[2010/07/08 19:52] Rhage Terasaur: Next I wanna touch on a few sketchy topics. The first being
godmodding. There are two types of godmodding. Anyone care to guess what they are?
[2010/07/08 19:52] Hikaru pokes Dodge
[2010/07/08 19:52] Bink Wylder: i want spaghetti.
[2010/07/08 19:53] Dinah Mistwallow: metagame
[2010/07/08 19:53] Aydryan had ravioli
[2010/07/08 19:53] Bink Wylder: *jealous!!*
[2010/07/08 19:53] Deoridhe Quandry: hacking somoene's acocunt and dressing them up as a giant
pink bunny?
[2010/07/08 19:53] Rhage Terasaur: Newp. Metagaming is an entirely different issue that we'll hit next
XD
[2010/07/08 19:53] Rhage Terasaur: lol Deo
[2010/07/08 19:53] Jehan eyes Deo....so that is what happend
[2010/07/08 19:53] Dodge drops a church on Deo squishing her into the ground so she will never see
daylight again
[2010/07/08 19:53] Deoridhe whistles innocently.
[2010/07/08 19:53] Rhage Terasaur: roflmao Jehan
[2010/07/08 19:53] Dinah Mistwallow: NO, let;s hit it now! LOL j/k
[2010/07/08 19:54] Deoridhe is luckily actually IMMORTAL and INDESTRUCTABLE and so hamstrings
Dodge and strings him up outside of a gay stripper bar where he will forever have to ....just watch.
[2010/07/08 19:54] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, there's Passive godmodding and Active godmodding. Both
are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
[2010/07/08 19:55] Bink Wylder: godmods are bad, mmkay?
[2010/07/08 19:55] Deoridhe sulks.
[2010/07/08 19:55] Dodgeguy Woodward: Mmmkay Mr. Hand.
[2010/07/08 19:55] Dinah Mistwallow: Let people react. Or they will eat you.
[2010/07/08 19:55] Rhage Terasaur: Passive godmodding: Often happens in character creation-
although mixing things up to make interesting characters can be good, you should not use it to make an
unbeatable character. Don't make a super character. Make an interesting character to have fun with,
but remember that others want to have fun too. This includes, but is not limited to using perfect
equipment, such as unbreakable armor, posessing limitless strength, power, etc.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Dinah Mistwallow: is proud that her character has like no special ability whatsoever
and a bunch of lame fears
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: Active godmodding (also known as auto/powerplay) Includes and
is not limited to: Not leaving an open ended emote for those playing with you, and conrolling the
outcome of a given turn.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: For example.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: Sam walks up to John and punches him in the nose, sending him
flying backwards into Bob.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: To avoid active godmodding, you might change the post around to
something like this: Sam walks up to John and attempts to punch him in the nose, knowing that if his
strike hit home, John might stumble.
[2010/07/08 19:57] Rhage Terasaur: That gives John the option to: A) jump out of the way and counter
attack, or B) accept the hit, and determine whether or not he stumbles backwards towards Bob.
[2010/07/08 19:57] Rhage Terasaur: Any questions on godmodding and its baaaaaaad forms?
[2010/07/08 19:58] Bink Wylder: like having more powers than weaknesses x.xso this means.. i can't kill
with cute anymore? damn....
[2010/07/08 19:58] Hikaru Mekanic: *pets Bink* is ok....
[2010/07/08 19:58] Deoridhe Quandry: Wait.... does this mean being too awesome isn't a weakness
anymore?
[2010/07/08 19:58] Bink Wylder: and I seem to be fogetting my and in my spaghetti
[2010/07/08 19:58] Rhage Terasaur: Bink you'll ALWAYS be able to kill with cute. It's a good thing most
of WB is immune to that XP
[2010/07/08 19:58] Bink Wylder: *proceeds to fish out his words*... so that's where my too went to....
[2010/07/08 19:59] Dodgeguy Woodward: o.O
[2010/07/08 20:00] Deoridhe Quandry: O.o
[2010/07/08 20:00] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay. Someone mentioned metagaming when I asked about forms
of godmodding. A lot of times, players won't have the first clue what metagaming is, or they will assume
that godmodding and metagaming are the same thing. So to make metagaming a little more clear
without actually trying to define it it's gonna be easier to list examples of what metagaming is.
[2010/07/08 20:01] Dinah Mistwallow: Metagaming is just being a dick, essentially lol
[2010/07/08 20:01] Rhage Terasaur: Metagaming is: Using information that is gleaned OOCly. Profile
information- all profile information is considered OOC, and not usable ICly unless revealed to your
character. Titlers/Tags- information shown in titlers does not mean you automatically know that
information and is OOC knowledge, same goes for group tags. Hearing emotes through walls- this
information is NOT usable.
[2010/07/08 20:01] Deoridhe Quandry: Even recognizing people can be metagaming, given the
circumstances.
[2010/07/08 20:02] Rhage Terasaur: Metagaming is: Adjusting a character's actions if you find out some
new information OOCly. Example: Learning from a friend, that your IC enemy has one huge secret flaw
does NOT mean you lead RP in a fashion to exploit that flaw. You must have IC knowledge in order to RP
it.
[2010/07/08 20:02] Dinah Mistwallow: What about this smell thing tag? I put that there for people to
use. Should I take it off there?
[2010/07/08 20:02] Hikaru Mekanic: Nope the tags above you rhead is for IC info to be passed about
how you look or smell.. or even sound
[2010/07/08 20:02] Quyten Yalin: I turn off my SL tags
[2010/07/08 20:03] Dinah Mistwallow: Well....does anyone know what Chanel No. 19 smells like
besides me?
[2010/07/08 20:03] Rhage Terasaur: No Dinah... because in WB smell is something that shifters and
vampires and even fae will be able to recognize and pick up on. Having it listed actually is benificial to
RP.
[2010/07/08 20:03] Deoridhe Quandry: Yes, Dinah, some of us do.
[2010/07/08 20:03] Rhage Terasaur: Metagaming is: Using certain types of attacks/defenses based on
strengths and weaknesses the character knows nothing of. Example: Using fire against a Vampire, when
your character is unaware that the other person is RPing a Vampire, except by titler, etc.
[2010/07/08 20:03] Dinah Mistwallow: Cause it smells awesome to me
[2010/07/08 20:04] Rhage Terasaur: Also, metagaming is adjusting a character's behavior towards other
players based on real life relationships with others.
[2010/07/08 20:04] Dinah Mistwallow: I have a question on vampire awareness
[2010/07/08 20:05] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay Dinah?
[2010/07/08 20:06] Dinah Mistwallow: So ok, in the Anita books, for example, there were not a lot of
folks who didn't just KNOW someone like Jean-Claude was a vamp. It was no secret and a lot of them
that I've read about pretty much screamed it.....so how do we handle that prperly
[2010/07/08 20:06] Rhage Terasaur: Excellent question. I actually have that as an example in a sec XD
[2010/07/08 20:07] Rhage Terasaur: Before I lose my thought though: Even /I/ found myself nearly
metagaming a while back when Rhage was about to whack Blade for being stupid ICly and OOCly I saw
someone on my radar walking towards us... Had I altered my post in any form or fashion to change how
Rhage would have reacted in that scenario I would have been metagaming.
[2010/07/08 20:07] Dinah Mistwallow: Okay
[2010/07/08 20:11] Rhage Terasaur: Dinah's question brings me to my next section, which is common
metagaming issues that I see too frequently within Wood Bourne. The very first example relating to
what Dinah asked about. Yes, it is true that most people recognized Jean Claude on sight. He is a very
public figurehead in the city of St. Louis and would appear on newscasts and in various media very
frequently. However, knowing the MOTC of WB or even that there are two MOTCs is considered
metagaming here due to the fact that Aydryan and Hikaru both ICly profess to avoid media and to my
knowledge have only been seen in one news event in the course of the last year. New chars moving into
town will not be aware of there being two MOTCs because, while it works for Wood Bourne, it is highly
unorthodox and unusual. Anyone coming into town or new to play should always assume that there is
one MOTC until they find out ICly that there are two. And they shouldn't automatically recognize the
MOTC.
[2010/07/08 20:12] Dinah Mistwallow: NOt just that but I refer to the many descriptions that Anita
gives on just how remarkably dead JC could look, often.
[2010/07/08 20:13] Quyten Yalin: (MOTC = Master Of The City - for those not fully awake)
[2010/07/08 20:13] Rhage Terasaur: Thanks Q XD
[2010/07/08 20:13] Dodgeguy Woodward: (( we have two because theres just too much smexy to
squeeze into one ))
[2010/07/08 20:13] Dodgeguy Woodward: =P
[2010/07/08 20:13] Rhage Terasaur: That's a vampire thing in general Dina
[2010/07/08 20:13] Rhage Terasaur: Dinah*
[2010/07/08 20:13] Bink Wylder: well in anita's case... she lives with him at time. you pick up that
degree of detail when that intimate with a person.
[2010/07/08 20:14] Dinah Mistwallow: True. I haven't go to those books yet
[2010/07/08 20:14] Dinah Mistwallow: lol
[2010/07/08 20:14] Jehan Rakosi: and it can also be how the vampire player plays it.. sometimes I dont
go out of my way to show vampiric traits with new people but if I havent fed on the other hand it would
be more obvious
[2010/07/08 20:14] Bink Wylder: I highly doubt meeting someone for the first time, you'll get that level
of "wow they look dead. they HAVE to be a vampire". That is saying everyone with hairy airs is
suspsciously Lycan (another things just NOT true)
[2010/07/08 20:15] Dinah Mistwallow: I mean, in the last book i read, it pointed out that he didn't have
to breathe. a human would pick up on that detail.
[2010/07/08 20:15] Dinah Mistwallow: I think you could pick up on it the first time. That's my argument.
[2010/07/08 20:16] Bink Wylder: some people can't even describe a person they sat next to on a
airplane flight. it is possible to not pay attention to that minute a detail
[2010/07/08 20:16] Jehan Rakosi: when you are young you forget that you dont ahve to breathe... when
you are old you practice breathing to fit in... remember its only recently we are allowed out in society
we are used to hiding or dieing
[2010/07/08 20:16] Hikaru Mekanic: Just because we don't HAVE to breathe.. doesn't mean we don't
mimic it or do it out of habit.. or even to throw off people.
[2010/07/08 20:16] Deoridhe Quandry: I find it's a lot more fun to play ignorant and have random
strangers wonder why I won't look in their eyes. XD
[2010/07/08 20:16] Rhage Terasaur: A human would have to have a really good reason, perhaps a
military or self defense history, to pick up on something so small as not noticing an indrawn breath. I
would think anyway.
[2010/07/08 20:16] Rhage Terasaur: lol Deo XD
[2010/07/08 20:17] Deoridhe Quandry: I have been ICly scolded for it by people.
[2010/07/08 20:17] Dinah Mistwallow: What I'm saying is if they are observant person, they may pick it
up, if they aren't maybe they won't. Does that make sense?
[2010/07/08 20:17] Bink Wylder: *nods to jehan and Hikaru* right. You can't assume that all vampire
characters jsut aren't breathing.
[2010/07/08 20:17] Deoridhe Quandry: 'I'm not a vampire.' 'Why should I believe THAT?'
[2010/07/08 20:17] Rhage Terasaur: Another common metagaming issue involves alternate accounts.
First, there is nothing wrong with having alternate characters in the RP. I personally have three
characters including Rhage. So nothing said about alt characters is meant to insinuate that you shouldn't
have them and play them.
[2010/07/08 20:17] Jehan Rakosi: if I emote that I am not breathing then I am giving you the chance to
see it
[2010/07/08 20:17] Hikaru Mekanic: Yes it makes sense Dinah.. just don't assume... *shuts up cause
Bink got it in one.
[2010/07/08 20:18] Bink Wylder: *feeds hikaru a cookie!*
[2010/07/08 20:18] Rhage Terasaur: That said: Having alt accounts and saying the characters are
'friends' and relay information to one another. Nearly like having two accounts playing in the same
scene, this is a very common and petty form of metagaming. Your personal characters should not know
one another.
[2010/07/08 20:18] Rhage Terasaur: Alt accounts... It is metagaming when you have one character in a
scene and think... Oh, but this other char could so kick ass or would be so much better to play in this
scene... so you log out of the character that is actually -in- the scene to bring in the preferred character.
[2010/07/08 20:18] Dinah Mistwallow: ryoki's characters are best friends he told me
[2010/07/08 20:19] Rhage Terasaur: That's an issue best brought up to the Admins
[2010/07/08 20:19] Rhage Terasaur: I just teach, I don't discipline XP
[2010/07/08 20:19] Dinah Mistwallow: Oh, no, I'm just saying
[2010/07/08 20:21] Rhage Terasaur: One issue that's become touchy for my character and Serenity's
character is: Knowing what a pan-were is. There are less than 40 pan-weres in the entire world. The
small populous of Wood Bourne would not be familiar with the term, nor the implications that surround
a "Pan" save for perhaps the Alphas/Leaders. If your character figures out that Rhage and Serenity have
more than one beast and decides to ICly dig up information on the term, go for it! But until they do ICly
the characters are blissfully ignorant.
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dinah Mistwallow: is that in the books?
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dinah Mistwallow: i'venever heard of that
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: but... why would we but a were in a pan?
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: and it is ^^
[2010/07/08 20:22] Rhage Terasaur: Yep, it is.
[2010/07/08 20:22] Quyten Yalin: werecookies
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: put = but
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: yay cookies!
[2010/07/08 20:22] Quyten Yalin:
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dodgeguy Woodward: I Was wondering if that meant frying up one.. xD
[2010/07/08 20:22] Deoridhe Quandry: I thoguht it meant goat legs and a tendency to hump things.
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dinah Mistwallow: what does it mean? more than one type of animal? or
lycanthropy in one person?
[2010/07/08 20:23] Rhage Terasaur: OOCly, pan-were refers to someone that holds and can shift into
more than one beast.
[2010/07/08 20:23] Dinah Mistwallow: oh ok
[2010/07/08 20:24] Rhage Terasaur: Another very common form of metagaming is, like Q I believe
earlier mentioned... Reacting to a character just because of the tag they are wearing. It is awesome that
you've turned your tags off, but it shouldn't be necessary. There was an effort to remove this issue a
while back when the group tags were changed to simply read WB Resident - IC but the issue continues.
Because a person wears the WB Kiss, WB Lukoi, WB Pride, etc tag does NOT mean that your character
knows that!!! The players will give subtle hints here and there through RP for your character to figure it
out.
[2010/07/08 20:24] Rhage Terasaur: Profile Readers... Many, including myself, list their character's
profile information within their picks. This information is ALWAYS considered OOC info and should never
be used ICly.
[2010/07/08 20:24] Bink Wylder: *snickers* what there are lycans here ?!?!?!
[2010/07/08 20:25] Rhage Terasaur: I've used several examples that I -hear- about or that pertain to me
personally. Now I really want to take time to answer any questions you may have about metagaming.
And... lmao Bink
[2010/07/08 20:25] James Binks-Rakosi hides in his jacket
[2010/07/08 20:25] Deoridhe Quandry: >.> I only found out about the weres a week and a half ago.
There are TWO!
[2010/07/08 20:25] Dinah Mistwallow: Nope, those are mental patients
[2010/07/08 20:25] Quyten Yalin: I just found it easiest as I had a bad habit of saying hi to ppl IC with
OOC nametags I shouldnt have known IC...
[2010/07/08 20:25] Bink Wylder: <-- ICly knows none!
[2010/07/08 20:25] Deoridhe Quandry: Adrik and Tristan! Only two weres. ^.^
[2010/07/08 20:26] Talion Magic: Nope no lycans here at all
[2010/07/08 20:26] Quyten Yalin: lol
[2010/07/08 20:26] Dinah Mistwallow: <---iclY believes them to be schizophrenics lol
[2010/07/08 20:26] Bink Wylder: YAY lycan free!
[2010/07/08 20:26] Chelan Pearl: What's a lycan?
[2010/07/08 20:26] Talion Magic: jsut myths
[2010/07/08 20:26] Talion Magic: just*
[2010/07/08 20:26] Deoridhe Quandry: A were-animal
[2010/07/08 20:26] Quyten Yalin: (snorts) just want until you see one shift, lol
[2010/07/08 20:26] Bink Wylder: O.O
[2010/07/08 20:26] Jehan Rakosi: ew the goo
[2010/07/08 20:26] Bink Wylder: Nooooo!
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dinah Mistwallow: <---is afraid of dogs
[2010/07/08 20:27] Bink Wylder: *hides in his jacket again*
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dodgeguy Woodward: Nuuuuu
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dodgeguy Woodward: no shifter gooo!!!
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dodge hides under the pew
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dinah Mistwallow: do they explain that goo eventually in the books
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dinah Mistwallow: ?
[2010/07/08 20:27] Rhage Terasaur: Vaguely yeah hehe
[2010/07/08 20:28] Jehan Rakosi: its like ectoplasm.. a remnant of the human flesh and the
metaphysical power that goes into shifting >.>
[2010/07/08 20:28] Dinah Mistwallow: it doesn't always seem gooey. is that a sexy thing?
[2010/07/08 20:28] Quyten Yalin: ewww... it's goo
[2010/07/08 20:28] Hikaru Mekanic: It is a clear goo that is basically.. the human body dissolving for the
shifter to form.... that's how I see it. it is biodegradable at least.
[2010/07/08 20:28] Rhage Terasaur: Another thing I forgot to mention in regards to posting in RP...
When using /me to emote, be sure that you are using it to describe what others will actually see, hear,
or otherwise observe, and not just what you -might- want them to know about your character's
intentions. Give yourself time to read ALL posts before you post! Someone may be addressing you in a
post and if you just skim over the posts you may miss important clues or information. When you're
working in a posting order you may find it easier to begin your character's action/response as soon as
the player after you posts, etc etc. That way you're able to adequately react to everything that is going
on around you.
[2010/07/08 20:28] Aydryan Underwood: The goo is warm and thick....it coats everything around them
depending on how violent the change. ALso to be noted...the wereanimal that emerges is completely
DRY
[2010/07/08 20:29] Quyten Yalin: yup
[2010/07/08 20:29] Deoridhe Quandry: I tend to post along as we go through a round.
[2010/07/08 20:29] Talion Magic: Can you cover baiting by using thoughts?
[2010/07/08 20:29] Hikaru Mekanic: yeah they just covere everything else with gooeyness
[2010/07/08 20:29] Deoridhe Quandry: Though sometimes that leads to some... slightly fractured posts.
[2010/07/08 20:29] Lanier Cerise has left chat range.
[2010/07/08 20:30] Bink Wylder: >.> I don't want to be covered in gooeyness
[2010/07/08 20:30] Dodgeguy Woodward: " It wipes the goo off it's skin or else it gets the hose again"
[2010/07/08 20:30] Rhage Terasaur: It wouldn't actually be baiting the person then Tal, but yeah... Your
char could have insulting thoughts about another character.
[2010/07/08 20:30] Jehan bites his tongue
[2010/07/08 20:30] Dinah Mistwallow: Oh great....so now narrative style is called "baiting by using
thoughts"?
[2010/07/08 20:30] Quyten Yalin hand bink a rain poncho
[2010/07/08 20:30] Bink Wylder: *puts the lotion in the basket o.o *
[2010/07/08 20:30] Hikaru Mekanic: LOL Dodge
[2010/07/08 20:30] Hikaru Mekanic: brb
[2010/07/08 20:30] Talion Magic: Thank you
[2010/07/08 20:31] Rhage Terasaur: One last thing I wanna touch on before I open the floor to any
questions at all you guys may have in regards to RP, storylines, species, etc. Character advancement.
After a period of time -usually a few months- RPing in Wood Bourne, you may decide that you want to
update your character's strengths and weaknesses. These MUST be approved by the sim administrators
and if/when the changes are approved you should always send an updated character card into the
Admin that is in charge of your race/species. This is done in order to keep everyone up-to-date and
avoid confusion as characters advance.
[2010/07/08 20:31] Chelan Pearl has left chat range.
[2010/07/08 20:31] Talion Magic has left chat range.
[2010/07/08 20:31] Quyten Yalin: ok
[2010/07/08 20:32] Rhage Terasaur: That said, it doesn't ALWAYS take a few months for characters to
advance. If the Admin see you here in the sim RPing daily and really enjoying yourself and staying true to
character and the LKH series' then your characters may advance more quickly than that
[2010/07/08 20:32] LaRPS Meter v0.25: ((Jehan Rakosi's meter has been detached.))
[2010/07/08 20:33] Bink Wylder: umm... you detached! i'm tellin'!
[2010/07/08 20:33] Jehan blushes
[2010/07/08 20:33] Deoridhe Quandry: Jehan has a detatchable meter!
[2010/07/08 20:33] Jehan Rakosi: I was trying to take off the hat >.>
[2010/07/08 20:33] Bink Wylder:
[2010/07/08 20:33] Dodge smirks
[2010/07/08 20:34] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay. Thanks for your patience in listenin to me yap for the last
hour an a half. Now, I wanna listen to YOU guys What questions do -you- have that I can help ya with?
[2010/07/08 20:34] Deoridhe Quandry: And there are some of us... who only seem to gain
weaknesses... >.>
[2010/07/08 20:34] Dinah Mistwallow: Explain the statement "baiting by using thoughts"
[2010/07/08 20:34] Lanier Cerise is Offline
[2010/07/08 20:34] Lanier Cerise has left the sim.
[2010/07/08 20:34] Dinah Mistwallow: please
[2010/07/08 20:35] Rhage Terasaur sits back down and reads and pretends her PC didn't just do
weirdness x.x
[2010/07/08 20:35] Lanier Cerise has entered the sim.
[2010/07/08 20:35] Lanier Cerise is Online
[2010/07/08 20:36] Deoridhe Quandry: My favorite 'bait by thoughts' ever was the person whose entire
pose was her thinking I was an idiot for wearing heels and that they didn't really make me any taller. XD
Nothing to react too, just OOC info I ended up ignoring.
[2010/07/08 20:37] Dinah Mistwallow: ok well i get that in teh context that it was bitchy fluff, but i like
narratives. What if i just want to share what my character is thinking, for no other reason than that?
[2010/07/08 20:37] Rhage Terasaur: There's nothing wrong with thought posts, if that's what you're
asking?
[2010/07/08 20:37] Rhage Terasaur: Even thought posts can be reacted to by a skilled player.
[2010/07/08 20:38] Rhage Terasaur: Or I should say, an imaginative player.
[2010/07/08 20:39] Dinah Mistwallow: yeah, cause i had a big problem with someone over it once. But
we read narrativein books all the time, so I don't see why they can;t have a place here too
[2010/07/08 20:39] Bink Wylder: i thin kwhat deo means is a post that is JUST thought.. no action.
[2010/07/08 20:39] Deoridhe Quandry: Eh, I tend to not want to assume I can see someone's thoughts
on their face if they don't pose anything - but that's a personal choice. Inferences to /how/ someone
does something, though, sure.
[2010/07/08 20:39] Deoridhe Quandry: Right, Bink. ^.^
[2010/07/08 20:40] Bink Wylder: like an example *thinks the speaker has cute toes"
[2010/07/08 20:40] Jehan Rakosi: at least give us actions it saying that you are rolling your eyes or
making faces or turning away crying.. I think that is all anyone wants with a narative is having something
they can react to
[2010/07/08 20:40] Bink Wylder: that kind of post.
[2010/07/08 20:40] Rhage Terasaur: When I do a thought post, it usually includes facial expression and
hints that if read and not just glanced over and groaning 'omg its a thought post ignore' it can be
responded and reacted to in various ways.
[2010/07/08 20:40] Deoridhe Quandry: Why are you staring at my toes, Bink? You think they're horribly
deformed, don't you!!!!
[2010/07/08 20:41] Dodge fans the air near his face as if someone farted
[2010/07/08 20:41] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:42] Deoridhe Quandry: Misinterpreting facial expressions is AWESOME.
[2010/07/08 20:42] Jehan Rakosi: Sorry Dodge I had someone from taco bell for breakfast.
[2010/07/08 20:42] Deoridhe Quandry: Jehan!
[2010/07/08 20:42] Dinah Mistwallow: I like reading them, i guess not everyone does, but I don't mind
them. I don't feel entitled to have a reaction absolutely everything in a mutual story
[2010/07/08 20:42] Quyten Yalin: ew
[2010/07/08 20:42] Bink Wylder: see.. like dodges post is ok cause tehre was an action. same for your
description, Rhage. baiting in thoughtfor me is when there is no action and jsut thought.
[2010/07/08 20:42] Jehan cackles
[2010/07/08 20:42] Rhage Terasaur: True Bink.
[2010/07/08 20:43] Rhage Terasaur: Now, if the character happens to be unconsciously glaring at the
individual they are thinking insulting thoughts about, it's a liiittle different.
[2010/07/08 20:43] Bink Wylder: right cause they are glaring. taht's somethingto respond to however
we like. and that's awesome!
[2010/07/08 20:44] Dinah Mistwallow: yeah that is just pointless. I dunno, I guess the thoughts thing is
tricky in roleplay. It's different in a book cause you have no choice but to be passive.
[2010/07/08 20:44] Rhage Terasaur: Yup. What people need to realize is that with thought posts there
should be some action, be it facial expression, muttered comments, etc.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Dinah Mistwallow: ok so I see the point there.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Deoridhe Quandry: Well, and sometimes it's fun to have stuff "off screen." Like in
RP chat, sometimes people will do entire mini scenes (I so have) that no one can realistically 'see'. That
can be fun as well.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Rhage Terasaur: Think of it like this. When a shifter is in full quad form... they can't
talk to tell you ANYTHING. Everything is a th ought post for us then.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Deoridhe Quandry: But it's harder when you're in the room with osmoene and
WANT to ineract.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Bink Wylder: right. its a group story environment. even emotive thought in RP
needs to have something for others to interact to... otherwise why do it in a group?
[2010/07/08 20:45] Rhage Terasaur: But you can still respond and react to the shifter.
[2010/07/08 20:46] Bink Wylder: cause they are still there and growling and moving. scratching their
nose... eying you like your a piece of meat....
[2010/07/08 20:46] Dinah Mistwallow: Does that make me a self-absorbed RPer? LOL I better stop
doing that
[2010/07/08 20:46] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:46] Deoridhe Quandry: I thought Jehan was the 'eyeing people like a piece of meat'
one. >.>
[2010/07/08 20:46] Dinah Mistwallow: *narrates her ass off all over the sim, endlessly, and watches
people walk away, while she continues to narrate them wealking away*
[2010/07/08 20:47] Bink Wylder: no... he's jsut always looking for the next blonde
[2010/07/08 20:47] Jehan gives Deo a sidelong glance and smiles ever so ....hungrily
[2010/07/08 20:47] Rhage Terasaur: Nah, not self absorbed. Everyone has their own style of RP that
they are used to. Sometimes it's hard for people to react to thought posts when you're told that you
need action for reaction, when in reality it's not always the case.
[2010/07/08 20:48] Dinah Mistwallow: I used to do a lot of writing
[2010/07/08 20:48] Deoridhe blushes at Jehan's look and hands him a sandwich.
[2010/07/08 20:48] Rhage Terasaur whispers:
[2010/07/08 20:49] Rhage Terasaur: So we've covered thought posts...
[2010/07/08 20:49] Dinah Mistwallow: And thanks for clearing that up
[2010/07/08 20:49] Dinah Mistwallow: everyone
[2010/07/08 20:49] Rhage Terasaur: Anythin else that sparks your fancy questionwise?
[2010/07/08 20:50] Rhage Terasaur: Anythin? Anythin at all?
[2010/07/08 20:50] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:51] Deoridhe Quandry: So, when do I get to take over and make myself into a god?
[2010/07/08 20:51] Bink Wylder: lol
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: Next Tuesday when I accidentally set WB on fire again.
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: Wait... I wasn't sposed to mention that...
[2010/07/08 20:51] Deoridhe Quandry: Woot! Awesomesauce.
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur makes a note to reschedule...
[2010/07/08 20:51] Deoridhe Quandry: You're the best!
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:51] Jehan Rakosi: So can I get a list of blood types around here >.> some are slightly
spicer you know
[2010/07/08 20:51] Dinah Mistwallow: Fire kills vamps in the books lol
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:52] Deoridhe sticks her tongue out at Jehan.
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: Interesting RP scenario Jehan....
[2010/07/08 20:52] Jehan threatens to pierce it for Deo
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: Break into the hospital's records for it?
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:52] Deoridhe eeeeeeeeeps and sucks her tongue back in her mouth,
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: Rhage is B positive.
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: pfff
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dinah Mistwallow: i dunno my char's blood type
[2010/07/08 20:53] Rhage Terasaur: Oh I has another thing!
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: that hosiptal is LOW security
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: Mine is whatever i fed on earlier...
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: I know
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: =P
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dinah Mistwallow: to be honest i don't know my rl bloodtype
[2010/07/08 20:53] Rhage Terasaur: How many of you know that WB has a forum? A website? AND a
Flicker page?
[2010/07/08 20:53] Quyten Yalin: yup
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: Deo knows lol
[2010/07/08 20:53] Rhage Terasaur: My RL blood type is B+ that's why it's Rhage's lol
[2010/07/08 20:53] Jehan Rakosi: I jsut want to say....Thank you ..to everyone .. cause..you have made
RP fun again
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: about the flickr at least
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: ^^
[2010/07/08 20:54] Jehan Rakosi: flickr...uhgoh..I know a couple of camera hounds
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: yes. a big double thank you for me!
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: eh from..
[2010/07/08 20:54] Deoridhe bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuushes at Hikaru.
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: i don't want to thank myself XD
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: double thank you guys for making rp fun again -.-
[2010/07/08 20:54] Deoridhe hides under the pew in embarrassment.
[2010/07/08 20:54] Rhage Terasaur: Aww, you guys rock XD I've RP'd in WB for just over a year now on
various accounts and I gotta say... the current player list is the best I've seen lol
[2010/07/08 20:54] Dinah Mistwallow: I can't really be help responsible for fun since I just got here
[2010/07/08 20:55] Dinah Mistwallow: held even
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: You can contribute though Dinah!
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:55] Dinah Mistwallow: This place is over a year old!?
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: Yep
[2010/07/08 20:55] Quyten Yalin: yup
[2010/07/08 20:55] Dinah Mistwallow: holy smokes
[2010/07/08 20:55] Hikaru Mekanic: Uhmm actually... one year.. and four months.. last count
[2010/07/08 20:55] Deoridhe whispers, "Dodge, Aydryan, and Dodge in ver little clothing is on th eflickr
page. >.>"
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:55] Deoridhe Quandry: *Hikaru
[2010/07/08 20:56] Dinah Mistwallow: is the flickr for cheap thrills then?
[2010/07/08 20:57] Hikaru Mekanic: it's for the pics from events and such
[2010/07/08 20:57] Bink Wylder: i've gotten so laaazy on posting RPs....
[2010/07/08 20:57] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay... Thanks again, guys an dolls, for staying with me for nearly
two hours and listening to me yap about good ol RP basics. Your time to be here has been noted and
much appreciated If yall don't have any other questions, please, don't let me keep yall from sneaking
back out into RP
[2010/07/08 20:57] Dodgeguy Woodward: ..................
[2010/07/08 20:57] Bink Wylder: but then i'm also quite confused by the lack of commenting. I keep
reading others and wanting to say something in their comments but no one else does so I feel... wweird
doing it alone.
[2010/07/08 20:57] Hikaru Mekanic: Yup I have a list of everyone that was here lol
[2010/07/08 20:58] Hikaru Mekanic: commenting on the forum?
[2010/07/08 20:58] Dinah Mistwallow: NEver feel weird dong anything alone.....innuendo intended
[2010/07/08 20:58] Deoridhe pounces Rhage.
[2010/07/08 20:58] Bink Wylder: yeah XD
[2010/07/08 20:58] Rhage Terasaur meeps!
[2010/07/08 20:58] Deoridhe Quandry: Thanks for hositng!
[2010/07/08 20:58] Aydryan Underwood: Go ahead and reply to them.
[2010/07/08 20:58] Dinah Mistwallow: Thanks Rhage!
[2010/07/08 19:01] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, I do have a feeeeew rules for class.
[2010/07/08 19:02] Dinah Mistwallow: listens attentively
[2010/07/08 19:02] Rhage Terasaur: heya Bink!
[2010/07/08 19:02] Rhage Terasaur: 1) There is NO SUCH THING as a stupid question!
[2010/07/08 19:02] Deoridhe Quandry: Only throw soft fruit?
[2010/07/08 19:02] Rhage Terasaur: lmao
[2010/07/08 19:02] Quyten Yalin: fruit squishies, deo
[2010/07/08 19:02] Jehan hides his straw abd paper he was tearing into tlittle pieces
[2010/07/08 19:03] Dinah Mistwallow: some people take that as a challenge lol
[2010/07/08 19:03] Rhage Terasaur: 2) If you have a question or comment please feel free to interrupt
me as soon as you think of it. Otherwise you or me may get distracted or diverted and forget what we're
thinkin/talkin about.
[2010/07/08 19:04] Rhage Terasaur: 3) This is an OOC class, but since I'm cutting into prime-time RP
everyone feel free to continue wearing your LaRPs meters so ya have credit for being here.
[2010/07/08 19:04] Dinah Mistwallow: loves interrupting people as she is a conversational narcissist
[2010/07/08 19:05] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 19:06] Rhage Terasaur: hey bosspeoples an Dodge XD
[2010/07/08 19:06] Dodgeguy Woodward: tada!
[2010/07/08 19:06] Bink Wylder: dodge!
[2010/07/08 19:06] Bink Wylder: and heyla
[2010/07/08 19:06] Quyten Yalin: hey hikaru and dodge and syd
[2010/07/08 19:07] Jehan Rakosi: awww dodge put on pants....awww everyone put on pants....
[2010/07/08 19:07] Bink Wylder: if i don't answer right away i am wiping sleepies from my eyes
[2010/07/08 19:07] Hikaru Mekanic: LOL
[2010/07/08 19:07] Dodgeguy Woodward: The Bink!
[2010/07/08 19:07] Quyten Yalin: we can still take 'em off, jehan ;p
[2010/07/08 19:07] Hikaru Mekanic: Sorry... I got us lost XD
[2010/07/08 19:07] Deoridhe Quandry: I think someone broke Aydryan.
[2010/07/08 19:07] Dodgeguy Woodward: fail
[2010/07/08 19:07] Bink Wylder: *peers over at teh fallen aydryan and sets his Benji puppy on his
head*
[2010/07/08 19:07] Rhage Terasaur was really hoping that people would have voice activated so she
could be lazy an do class in voice roflmao
[2010/07/08 19:08] Jehan Rakosi: I didnt do it
[2010/07/08 19:08] Quyten Yalin: nope
[2010/07/08 19:08] Aydryan Underwood: Hello everyone!
[2010/07/08 19:08] Talion Magic: Want a copy of it
[2010/07/08 19:08] Deoridhe sets Katie Kitty by Aydryan's head. ^.^
[2010/07/08 19:08] Dodge throws a black rose on Ayd
[2010/07/08 19:08] Dinah Mistwallow: I can't believe the bosses are actually here. they almost never
come to these because they think they can RP better than everyone else. Cool
[2010/07/08 19:09] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 19:09] Aydryan Underwood: Oh I SO do not believe that Dinah.
[2010/07/08 19:09] Quyten Yalin pings a fruit squishie at ayd
[2010/07/08 19:09] Deoridhe Quandry: ......
[2010/07/08 19:09] Deoridhe resists the urge ro rez a dagger though his back,
[2010/07/08 19:09] Dinah Mistwallow: I'm glad, cause we have prolly all been palces that they do
[2010/07/08 19:09] Aydryan Underwood: *Bests the SHIT out of SL*
[2010/07/08 19:10] Quyten Yalin: well looks like you won, lol
[2010/07/08 19:10] Quyten Yalin: *this* round... =)
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward: and he go poof
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward: =/
[2010/07/08 19:10] Hikaru Mekanic: Sl is giving him shit atm
[2010/07/08 19:10] Hikaru Mekanic: he is relogging
[2010/07/08 19:10] Bink Wylder: *peers over at Dodge! to check and see if he is close enough to cheat
off his notes*
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward:
[2010/07/08 19:10] Dodgeguy Woodward:
[2010/07/08 19:10] Deoridhe whispers to Jehan, "Did you do the reading?"
[2010/07/08 19:11] Hikaru Mekanic: Wait.. this is for a class? shit.. I thought this was Mass!
[2010/07/08 19:11] Jehan Rakosi: reading? *takes out his tarot cards*
[2010/07/08 19:11] Deoridhe Quandry: Mass of what?
[2010/07/08 19:11] Quyten Yalin: you should know, your the Father of this Chruch, lol
[2010/07/08 19:11] Bink Wylder: hysterics, Deo
[2010/07/08 19:11] Deoridhe Quandry: XD
[2010/07/08 19:11] Deoridhe Quandry: Wooo! I can do hysterics!
[2010/07/08 19:11] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay. The first thing I wanna stress about RP is respect. The past
has taught us that RP can escalate and turn players against one another and the smallest thing can
escalate to monstrous proportions when simply respecting one another OOCly eliminates that issue.
Even if your characters are bitter enemies, there is a real person behind that character that is acting like
your character's enemy, not yours... Your respect will be rewarded with returned respect.
[2010/07/08 19:12] Dodgeguy Woodward: He may be the father but I wont call him daddy
[2010/07/08 19:12] Dinah Mistwallow: I dunno how to do Mass.
[2010/07/08 19:12] Dinah Mistwallow: Does anyone?
[2010/07/08 19:12] Hikaru Mekanic: *raises hand then shuts up for the class*
[2010/07/08 19:13] Rhage Terasaur: RP basics... Everyone gimme a definition of Roleplay. No particular
order, just toss out definitions.
[2010/07/08 19:13] Bink Wylder: don't tangle your OOC with you IC
[2010/07/08 19:13] Dinah Mistwallow: Creatively writing a character.
[2010/07/08 19:13] Dodgeguy Woodward: playing the role of a charactor xD
[2010/07/08 19:13] Jehan Rakosi: taking on the role of a character to interact with others doing the
same and thereby create stories in worlds that are not RL
[2010/07/08 19:13] Deoridhe Quandry: Mutual storytelling.
[2010/07/08 19:14] Dinah Mistwallow: Hers is better
[2010/07/08 19:14] Quyten Yalin: i like jehan's
[2010/07/08 19:14] Rhage Terasaur: XD Everyone is right hehe
[2010/07/08 19:14] Dinah Mistwallow: Good
[2010/07/08 19:14] Aydryan Underwood: writing a living novel
[2010/07/08 19:15] Bink Wylder: and groggy bink read that wrongg LOL. definition: plaing a role in a
theme with others playing roles in order to create a neverending story
[2010/07/08 19:15] Rhage Terasaur: Roleplay refers either to the unconscious changing of one's
behavior to assume a social role or roles in life, or to the conscious adoption and acting out of roles,
both fictional (like us in SL) and in the real world.
[2010/07/08 19:15] Dinah Mistwallow: *sings* Neverending Storryyyyy
[2010/07/08 19:19] Rhage Terasaur: In every RP there is what is referred to as the game manager or
"boss" of the roleplay. They often are playing ICly with the RP, and are the ones that settle OOC disputes
that may come up. Often they aid in setting the tone of the RP. In Wood Bourne, these are the Admin
and officials. While officials help answer questions and may 'guide' the RP slightly, it is the Admin that
have the final and absolute say in settling disputes. They don't pick sides like some assume, and if I had
to wager I'd say that they would prefer to simply RP rather than dealing with OOC drama and squibles.
Luckily, WB is generally free of drama XD
[2010/07/08 19:19] Rhage Terasaur: Limits. Who has limits posted somewhere in their profiles?
[2010/07/08 19:19] Deoridhe Quandry: Free of OOC drama. >.> We have rather a lot of IC drama. <.<
[2010/07/08 19:20] Aydryan Underwood: *raises hand*
[2010/07/08 19:20] Lanier Cerise: i do
[2010/07/08 19:20] Deoridhe raises hand.
[2010/07/08 19:20] Quyten Yalin: I need to
[2010/07/08 19:20] Hikaru Mekanic: I do
[2010/07/08 19:20] Hikaru Mekanic: I think >.> *checks*
[2010/07/08 19:20] Rhage Terasaur: Everyone /should/ have limits posted in their profile somewhere if
you don't already. Limits can be anything you do not want to happen to your character during role plays.
Example: No mutation, no death, etc.
[2010/07/08 19:21] Bink Wylder: i do.... but mine are semi-humorous
[2010/07/08 19:21] Rhage Terasaur: Should you chose to have "No Limits" be prepared to Role Play
without limits... and trust me, people DO play mean with those that say they have no limits just to prove
to them that they really do have limits and really should post them. *whistles innocently*
[2010/07/08 19:21] Dinah Mistwallow: well isn't it good manners to ask someone beforehand to see, if
you are planning something that grisly?
[2010/07/08 19:22] Bink Wylder: my big thing though is not everyone limits are dedicated to JUST
violence.
[2010/07/08 19:22] Quyten Yalin: yes, but some ppl ignore that common curtesy
[2010/07/08 19:23] Bink Wylder: so i you're assuming so long as you're not violent, then you are in a
way being disrespectful to the ones that mention full limits on all matters
[2010/07/08 19:23] Dinah Mistwallow: They shouldn't. If someone is going to arbitrarily try to rape my
character, well, I won't want to tell a mutual story with them
[2010/07/08 19:24] Rhage Terasaur: Rarely will anyone ask Dinah. I generally assume that most people
have at least one limit. No death. If there are not limits posted in a profile, that is the /only/ one I will
assume that is had, and even then I may test the player.
[2010/07/08 19:24] Dinah Mistwallow: Well I totally see the point. I guess I'm just moaning on the
principle.
[2010/07/08 19:25] Dinah Mistwallow: I can stop moaning about it lol
[2010/07/08 19:25] Rhage Terasaur: Which brings me to another point, your comment that is Dinah
XD... The series' that Wood Bourne is based upon are filled with sex and sexually manipulative beings.
That's something that everyone needs to be a little more aware of. And I still see your point too Dinah
XD in a perfect world everyone would be polite and courteous... but we're in Wood Bourne XD hehe
[2010/07/08 19:26] Rhage Terasaur: Along the same line as limits comes character control. Remember
that you can only control your own character. Not those of others, unless you receive the other person's
OOC permission. On the same note, you can kill your character at any time. However, you can not kill
other players characters at any time without their permission.
[2010/07/08 19:27] Rhage Terasaur: Which brings me to Consent. All RP MUST be based on OOC
consent. No one will be forced to participate in a Role Play against their consent. Each player should
have their character and some basic information about that character in their profile picks. Somewhere
in that profile pick, or even in a separate profile pick, as said before, you should include your personal
limits.
[2010/07/08 19:28] Rhage Terasaur: Any Questions on that section?
[2010/07/08 19:28] Deoridhe Quandry: You mean I can't pose that everyone is my slave for ever and
ever? 8(
[2010/07/08 19:29] Jehan pokes a Deo
[2010/07/08 19:29] Deoridhe sulks.
[2010/07/08 19:29] Aydryan Underwood: The only other thing that we would like to see in the Profiles
is weapons permit numbers that I hand out. That way folks can't say a character has pulled something
out of thin air.
[2010/07/08 19:29] Rhage Terasaur: Not unless they've agreed to it OOCly XD and you can prove it XP
[2010/07/08 19:29] Deoridhe quickly doctors IM logs. >.>
[2010/07/08 19:29] Quyten Yalin: how does one apply for a weapon permit?
[2010/07/08 19:29] Rhage Terasaur: Yesh, I forgot about that. No weapons can be used by a player in
Wood Bourne unless they have a permit for them and a logical reason why the character would have
said weapon.
[2010/07/08 19:30] Dodgeguy Woodward: you stab.. er subit it to Aydryan
[2010/07/08 19:30] Rhage Terasaur: lol Deo
[2010/07/08 19:30] Bink Wylder: *applies for Benji to be his weapon of chioce.... its his cute bomb. Yes
even cute is a weapon!*
[2010/07/08 19:30] Dinah Mistwallow: the cops'll have weapons
[2010/07/08 19:30] Aydryan Underwood: Q...send me a notecard with the weapons listed, what sort of
material they're made of, where their worn/kept and if you wear them all the time.
[2010/07/08 19:30] Quyten Yalin: ty
[2010/07/08 19:31] Rhage Terasaur: Next section is on RP posting if there are no other questions,
comments or smartass remarks XD
[2010/07/08 19:31] Bink Wylder: cookie.
[2010/07/08 19:31] Bink Wylder: ok I'm done now.
[2010/07/08 19:31] Dodge starts to ask about laytex then slaps a hand over his mouth
[2010/07/08 19:31] Rhage Terasaur: *gets distracted* lol
[2010/07/08 19:31] Rhage Terasaur: welcome back Talion!
[2010/07/08 19:32] Hikaru Mekanic: WB Tal
[2010/07/08 19:32] Quyten Yalin: wb
[2010/07/08 19:32] Talion Magic: thnx
[2010/07/08 19:32] Aydryan Underwood: WB
[2010/07/08 19:32] Deoridhe Quandry: Rhage is changing into latex? Whut?
[2010/07/08 19:32] Jehan hums hot for teacher
[2010/07/08 19:34] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 19:34] Rhage Terasaur: Posting Orders: It's helpful to maintain a posting order when there
are more than three or four participants in any given RP. Stick to the order, and if necessary establish a
person as 'caller' to be sure the order is followed and that everyone gets a chance to take their turn. The
exception to this rule is, for example if we were all in the club and everyone is in their clicks chattering. If
Talion and Chelan are in chat range of Ayd and Hikaru but neither are really effected by one another's
then neither group has to wait on the other's post before responding. However, should Ayd glance over
and see the wolves and react, a new posting 'order' would need to be assumed by the individuals
effected.
[2010/07/08 19:36] Rhage Terasaur: When you do have a posting order, only post once until your next
turn comes around. Allow opponents, etc, an opportunity to react to what you do and say. If you think
of a sentence you wish you had added to the end of your post, but you already hit Enter, by all means,
post it. But don't overdo it or other characters will find it impossible to respond and react to your
character.
[2010/07/08 19:36] Dinah Mistwallow: Cause last night was exactly that.
[2010/07/08 19:38] Rhage Terasaur: If you arrive in the middle of a RP, wait a post or two to actually
SEE what you're getting into. You should know what is going on in a scene OOCly in order to properly
react to the scene ICly and you can't do that if you just dive into a scene without knowing what's going
on. You could walk up to a few people standing in the park, who are in the middle of a gun fight, and
your character waltzes right in the middle of them and says hello... Well... the char gets shot since you
walked into the middle of play without payin attention OOCly XD
[2010/07/08 19:39] Rhage Terasaur: Post Length: Lots of players will have certain standards for how
much they write, and everyone's ideal RP post length will vary. It is very important for experienced
RPers to remember that new RPers will not be able to para-post the first week they are here. Likewise,
new RPers need to remember that just because someone is posting very long posts, that doesn't mean
you are required to do the same!
[2010/07/08 19:40] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, any questions comments or smartass remarks on the
Posting section?
[2010/07/08 19:40] Deoridhe Quandry: We can't all be Serenity. >.>
[2010/07/08 19:40] Rhage Terasaur: lol you'll get there XD
[2010/07/08 19:41] Quyten Yalin: can it be informally requested that para-posting be kept to a
minimum. waiting 10min (an exaggeration) for a post gets old really fast
[2010/07/08 19:41] Talion Magic: I'd be completely lost if everyone wrote like that
[2010/07/08 19:41] Dinah Mistwallow: Agrees with Q.....patience levels vary
[2010/07/08 19:41] Chelan Pearl: As does availability of time.
[2010/07/08 19:42] Quyten Yalin: or the level of awakness
[2010/07/08 19:42] Bink Wylder: that would be tell the majority of the sim how to roleplay in essence
>.> no on wants a rule that enforces a large group of people on how to do their RP.
[2010/07/08 19:42] Rhage Terasaur: That's where respect for player type comes in. I personally won't
alter my style of play to suite another player. I may post a five paragraph play into a scene and in the
very next turn post two sentences. There is a certain level of... yeah... Thanks Bink lol
[2010/07/08 19:42] Dinah Mistwallow: besides everyone knows not to embark on a mammoth kinky
scene at 2am. common sense
[2010/07/08 19:43] Dinah Mistwallow: you have to start those at like 10 lol
[2010/07/08 19:43] Timmothy Moonites has entered the sim.
[2010/07/08 19:43] Timmothy Moonites has left the sim.
[2010/07/08 19:43] Bink Wylder: you're welcome ^^
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: grr
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: Word hates me
[2010/07/08 19:44] Bink Wylder: LMAO
[2010/07/08 19:44] Deoridhe Quandry: Personally, I've learned the tolerances of most of the people I
play with regularly and tyr to shift accordingly.
[2010/07/08 19:44] Bink Wylder: i get thanked twice. wooooo
[2010/07/08 19:44] Hikaru Mekanic: LOL
[2010/07/08 19:44] Quyten Yalin: it's merely a suggestion as a curtesy... and I for one *do* alter my
emoting to match those around me out of respect
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: That said, feel free to include time restraints in your Limits.
[2010/07/08 19:44] Rhage Terasaur: I cant type in SL x.x It lags me to typo hell rofl
[2010/07/08 19:45] Dinah Mistwallow: I've seen those in limits before....like waiting on posts
mentioned
[2010/07/08 19:45] Bink Wylder: Right Deo. I've actualyl come to find out more fruitful RP comes out
from those that are willing to go with the RP flow around them, then to coem in and beg people to bend
to what accomidates them, but then.. that is respecting your fellow players. XD
[2010/07/08 19:45] Hikaru Mekanic: I try to do that too Q. but sometimes.. you gotta do a lot in one
post too.. so it ends up being longer.
[2010/07/08 19:45] Quyten Yalin: true
[2010/07/08 19:46] Quyten Yalin: I've done mega posts, but it's a rarity.. some ppl do it *every* emote
(or near enough)
[2010/07/08 19:46] Quyten Yalin: (shrugs)
[2010/07/08 19:46] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, moving on. Character creation is a vital, vital, VITAL, part of
roleplay. If you don't create a character that can relate to others then your roleplay life will suck.
[2010/07/08 19:47] Rhage Terasaur: This character can be anyone and anything, depending on the RP
you're getting involved with. For example if you are in a Lycan RP, your character could be a beat up
rogue, or a pack alpha. If you're in a Vampire RP, your character could be a newly turned kindred, fresh
to the hunt; or even a human vampire hunter, searching for evidence of the vampire... Give your
characer a name, an appearance, some special trait or ability, and possibly things even more frivolous
such as favorite foods, or vices, etc. Keep in mind that your character must be able to play a role in the
story, hence he term "roleplay."
[2010/07/08 19:47] Rhage Terasaur: An introduction can mean /everything/ for your character. When
you are first presenting your character to the story, try to include a few lines saying who your character
is, what they're doing, what they look like, and perhaps a bit about their past if that's needed.
[2010/07/08 19:48] Rhage Terasaur: Within a few IC entries, you should have established some sort of
connection between your characters and the others, to where your actions affect the story in some way
that others are able to react to. Otherwise, you risk your character becoming disconnected.
[2010/07/08 19:50] Rhage Terasaur: Key things to remember: In RP you are taking on a character's role,
and this means you are acting. RPing should be like a switch. You turn it on, and then turn it OFF when
it's over. Anything your character is experiencing or feeling should NOT affect your life OOC. This is a
HUGE mistake that tons of people make when they first get into RP and sometimes even later in their RP
lives when they get so immersed in a character it becomes them. When you bring relationships, etc, into
your OOC SL, it makes the entire experience no fun for anyone.
[2010/07/08 19:51] Rhage Terasaur: Any questions, comments, smartass remarks?
[2010/07/08 19:52] Deoridhe checks around for smart asses to speak up.
[2010/07/08 19:52] Dodgeguy Woodward whispers: are we there yet?
[2010/07/08 19:52] Dodgeguy Woodward:
[2010/07/08 19:52] Rhage Terasaur: Next I wanna touch on a few sketchy topics. The first being
godmodding. There are two types of godmodding. Anyone care to guess what they are?
[2010/07/08 19:52] Hikaru pokes Dodge
[2010/07/08 19:52] Bink Wylder: i want spaghetti.
[2010/07/08 19:53] Dinah Mistwallow: metagame
[2010/07/08 19:53] Aydryan had ravioli
[2010/07/08 19:53] Bink Wylder: *jealous!!*
[2010/07/08 19:53] Deoridhe Quandry: hacking somoene's acocunt and dressing them up as a giant
pink bunny?
[2010/07/08 19:53] Rhage Terasaur: Newp. Metagaming is an entirely different issue that we'll hit next
XD
[2010/07/08 19:53] Rhage Terasaur: lol Deo
[2010/07/08 19:53] Jehan eyes Deo....so that is what happend
[2010/07/08 19:53] Dodge drops a church on Deo squishing her into the ground so she will never see
daylight again
[2010/07/08 19:53] Deoridhe whistles innocently.
[2010/07/08 19:53] Rhage Terasaur: roflmao Jehan
[2010/07/08 19:53] Dinah Mistwallow: NO, let;s hit it now! LOL j/k
[2010/07/08 19:54] Deoridhe is luckily actually IMMORTAL and INDESTRUCTABLE and so hamstrings
Dodge and strings him up outside of a gay stripper bar where he will forever have to ....just watch.
[2010/07/08 19:54] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay, there's Passive godmodding and Active godmodding. Both
are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
[2010/07/08 19:55] Bink Wylder: godmods are bad, mmkay?
[2010/07/08 19:55] Deoridhe sulks.
[2010/07/08 19:55] Dodgeguy Woodward: Mmmkay Mr. Hand.
[2010/07/08 19:55] Dinah Mistwallow: Let people react. Or they will eat you.
[2010/07/08 19:55] Rhage Terasaur: Passive godmodding: Often happens in character creation-
although mixing things up to make interesting characters can be good, you should not use it to make an
unbeatable character. Don't make a super character. Make an interesting character to have fun with,
but remember that others want to have fun too. This includes, but is not limited to using perfect
equipment, such as unbreakable armor, posessing limitless strength, power, etc.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Dinah Mistwallow: is proud that her character has like no special ability whatsoever
and a bunch of lame fears
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: Active godmodding (also known as auto/powerplay) Includes and
is not limited to: Not leaving an open ended emote for those playing with you, and conrolling the
outcome of a given turn.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: For example.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: Sam walks up to John and punches him in the nose, sending him
flying backwards into Bob.
[2010/07/08 19:56] Rhage Terasaur: To avoid active godmodding, you might change the post around to
something like this: Sam walks up to John and attempts to punch him in the nose, knowing that if his
strike hit home, John might stumble.
[2010/07/08 19:57] Rhage Terasaur: That gives John the option to: A) jump out of the way and counter
attack, or B) accept the hit, and determine whether or not he stumbles backwards towards Bob.
[2010/07/08 19:57] Rhage Terasaur: Any questions on godmodding and its baaaaaaad forms?
[2010/07/08 19:58] Bink Wylder: like having more powers than weaknesses x.xso this means.. i can't kill
with cute anymore? damn....
[2010/07/08 19:58] Hikaru Mekanic: *pets Bink* is ok....
[2010/07/08 19:58] Deoridhe Quandry: Wait.... does this mean being too awesome isn't a weakness
anymore?
[2010/07/08 19:58] Bink Wylder: and I seem to be fogetting my and in my spaghetti
[2010/07/08 19:58] Rhage Terasaur: Bink you'll ALWAYS be able to kill with cute. It's a good thing most
of WB is immune to that XP
[2010/07/08 19:58] Bink Wylder: *proceeds to fish out his words*... so that's where my too went to....
[2010/07/08 19:59] Dodgeguy Woodward: o.O
[2010/07/08 20:00] Deoridhe Quandry: O.o
[2010/07/08 20:00] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay. Someone mentioned metagaming when I asked about forms
of godmodding. A lot of times, players won't have the first clue what metagaming is, or they will assume
that godmodding and metagaming are the same thing. So to make metagaming a little more clear
without actually trying to define it it's gonna be easier to list examples of what metagaming is.
[2010/07/08 20:01] Dinah Mistwallow: Metagaming is just being a dick, essentially lol
[2010/07/08 20:01] Rhage Terasaur: Metagaming is: Using information that is gleaned OOCly. Profile
information- all profile information is considered OOC, and not usable ICly unless revealed to your
character. Titlers/Tags- information shown in titlers does not mean you automatically know that
information and is OOC knowledge, same goes for group tags. Hearing emotes through walls- this
information is NOT usable.
[2010/07/08 20:01] Deoridhe Quandry: Even recognizing people can be metagaming, given the
circumstances.
[2010/07/08 20:02] Rhage Terasaur: Metagaming is: Adjusting a character's actions if you find out some
new information OOCly. Example: Learning from a friend, that your IC enemy has one huge secret flaw
does NOT mean you lead RP in a fashion to exploit that flaw. You must have IC knowledge in order to RP
it.
[2010/07/08 20:02] Dinah Mistwallow: What about this smell thing tag? I put that there for people to
use. Should I take it off there?
[2010/07/08 20:02] Hikaru Mekanic: Nope the tags above you rhead is for IC info to be passed about
how you look or smell.. or even sound
[2010/07/08 20:02] Quyten Yalin: I turn off my SL tags
[2010/07/08 20:03] Dinah Mistwallow: Well....does anyone know what Chanel No. 19 smells like
besides me?
[2010/07/08 20:03] Rhage Terasaur: No Dinah... because in WB smell is something that shifters and
vampires and even fae will be able to recognize and pick up on. Having it listed actually is benificial to
RP.
[2010/07/08 20:03] Deoridhe Quandry: Yes, Dinah, some of us do.
[2010/07/08 20:03] Rhage Terasaur: Metagaming is: Using certain types of attacks/defenses based on
strengths and weaknesses the character knows nothing of. Example: Using fire against a Vampire, when
your character is unaware that the other person is RPing a Vampire, except by titler, etc.
[2010/07/08 20:03] Dinah Mistwallow: Cause it smells awesome to me
[2010/07/08 20:04] Rhage Terasaur: Also, metagaming is adjusting a character's behavior towards other
players based on real life relationships with others.
[2010/07/08 20:04] Dinah Mistwallow: I have a question on vampire awareness
[2010/07/08 20:05] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay Dinah?
[2010/07/08 20:06] Dinah Mistwallow: So ok, in the Anita books, for example, there were not a lot of
folks who didn't just KNOW someone like Jean-Claude was a vamp. It was no secret and a lot of them
that I've read about pretty much screamed it.....so how do we handle that prperly
[2010/07/08 20:06] Rhage Terasaur: Excellent question. I actually have that as an example in a sec XD
[2010/07/08 20:07] Rhage Terasaur: Before I lose my thought though: Even /I/ found myself nearly
metagaming a while back when Rhage was about to whack Blade for being stupid ICly and OOCly I saw
someone on my radar walking towards us... Had I altered my post in any form or fashion to change how
Rhage would have reacted in that scenario I would have been metagaming.
[2010/07/08 20:07] Dinah Mistwallow: Okay
[2010/07/08 20:11] Rhage Terasaur: Dinah's question brings me to my next section, which is common
metagaming issues that I see too frequently within Wood Bourne. The very first example relating to
what Dinah asked about. Yes, it is true that most people recognized Jean Claude on sight. He is a very
public figurehead in the city of St. Louis and would appear on newscasts and in various media very
frequently. However, knowing the MOTC of WB or even that there are two MOTCs is considered
metagaming here due to the fact that Aydryan and Hikaru both ICly profess to avoid media and to my
knowledge have only been seen in one news event in the course of the last year. New chars moving into
town will not be aware of there being two MOTCs because, while it works for Wood Bourne, it is highly
unorthodox and unusual. Anyone coming into town or new to play should always assume that there is
one MOTC until they find out ICly that there are two. And they shouldn't automatically recognize the
MOTC.
[2010/07/08 20:12] Dinah Mistwallow: NOt just that but I refer to the many descriptions that Anita
gives on just how remarkably dead JC could look, often.
[2010/07/08 20:13] Quyten Yalin: (MOTC = Master Of The City - for those not fully awake)
[2010/07/08 20:13] Rhage Terasaur: Thanks Q XD
[2010/07/08 20:13] Dodgeguy Woodward: (( we have two because theres just too much smexy to
squeeze into one ))
[2010/07/08 20:13] Dodgeguy Woodward: =P
[2010/07/08 20:13] Rhage Terasaur: That's a vampire thing in general Dina
[2010/07/08 20:13] Rhage Terasaur: Dinah*
[2010/07/08 20:13] Bink Wylder: well in anita's case... she lives with him at time. you pick up that
degree of detail when that intimate with a person.
[2010/07/08 20:14] Dinah Mistwallow: True. I haven't go to those books yet
[2010/07/08 20:14] Dinah Mistwallow: lol
[2010/07/08 20:14] Jehan Rakosi: and it can also be how the vampire player plays it.. sometimes I dont
go out of my way to show vampiric traits with new people but if I havent fed on the other hand it would
be more obvious
[2010/07/08 20:14] Bink Wylder: I highly doubt meeting someone for the first time, you'll get that level
of "wow they look dead. they HAVE to be a vampire". That is saying everyone with hairy airs is
suspsciously Lycan (another things just NOT true)
[2010/07/08 20:15] Dinah Mistwallow: I mean, in the last book i read, it pointed out that he didn't have
to breathe. a human would pick up on that detail.
[2010/07/08 20:15] Dinah Mistwallow: I think you could pick up on it the first time. That's my argument.
[2010/07/08 20:16] Bink Wylder: some people can't even describe a person they sat next to on a
airplane flight. it is possible to not pay attention to that minute a detail
[2010/07/08 20:16] Jehan Rakosi: when you are young you forget that you dont ahve to breathe... when
you are old you practice breathing to fit in... remember its only recently we are allowed out in society
we are used to hiding or dieing
[2010/07/08 20:16] Hikaru Mekanic: Just because we don't HAVE to breathe.. doesn't mean we don't
mimic it or do it out of habit.. or even to throw off people.
[2010/07/08 20:16] Deoridhe Quandry: I find it's a lot more fun to play ignorant and have random
strangers wonder why I won't look in their eyes. XD
[2010/07/08 20:16] Rhage Terasaur: A human would have to have a really good reason, perhaps a
military or self defense history, to pick up on something so small as not noticing an indrawn breath. I
would think anyway.
[2010/07/08 20:16] Rhage Terasaur: lol Deo XD
[2010/07/08 20:17] Deoridhe Quandry: I have been ICly scolded for it by people.
[2010/07/08 20:17] Dinah Mistwallow: What I'm saying is if they are observant person, they may pick it
up, if they aren't maybe they won't. Does that make sense?
[2010/07/08 20:17] Bink Wylder: *nods to jehan and Hikaru* right. You can't assume that all vampire
characters jsut aren't breathing.
[2010/07/08 20:17] Deoridhe Quandry: 'I'm not a vampire.' 'Why should I believe THAT?'
[2010/07/08 20:17] Rhage Terasaur: Another common metagaming issue involves alternate accounts.
First, there is nothing wrong with having alternate characters in the RP. I personally have three
characters including Rhage. So nothing said about alt characters is meant to insinuate that you shouldn't
have them and play them.
[2010/07/08 20:17] Jehan Rakosi: if I emote that I am not breathing then I am giving you the chance to
see it
[2010/07/08 20:17] Hikaru Mekanic: Yes it makes sense Dinah.. just don't assume... *shuts up cause
Bink got it in one.
[2010/07/08 20:18] Bink Wylder: *feeds hikaru a cookie!*
[2010/07/08 20:18] Rhage Terasaur: That said: Having alt accounts and saying the characters are
'friends' and relay information to one another. Nearly like having two accounts playing in the same
scene, this is a very common and petty form of metagaming. Your personal characters should not know
one another.
[2010/07/08 20:18] Rhage Terasaur: Alt accounts... It is metagaming when you have one character in a
scene and think... Oh, but this other char could so kick ass or would be so much better to play in this
scene... so you log out of the character that is actually -in- the scene to bring in the preferred character.
[2010/07/08 20:18] Dinah Mistwallow: ryoki's characters are best friends he told me
[2010/07/08 20:19] Rhage Terasaur: That's an issue best brought up to the Admins
[2010/07/08 20:19] Rhage Terasaur: I just teach, I don't discipline XP
[2010/07/08 20:19] Dinah Mistwallow: Oh, no, I'm just saying
[2010/07/08 20:21] Rhage Terasaur: One issue that's become touchy for my character and Serenity's
character is: Knowing what a pan-were is. There are less than 40 pan-weres in the entire world. The
small populous of Wood Bourne would not be familiar with the term, nor the implications that surround
a "Pan" save for perhaps the Alphas/Leaders. If your character figures out that Rhage and Serenity have
more than one beast and decides to ICly dig up information on the term, go for it! But until they do ICly
the characters are blissfully ignorant.
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dinah Mistwallow: is that in the books?
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dinah Mistwallow: i'venever heard of that
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: but... why would we but a were in a pan?
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: and it is ^^
[2010/07/08 20:22] Rhage Terasaur: Yep, it is.
[2010/07/08 20:22] Quyten Yalin: werecookies
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: put = but
[2010/07/08 20:22] Bink Wylder: yay cookies!
[2010/07/08 20:22] Quyten Yalin:
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dodgeguy Woodward: I Was wondering if that meant frying up one.. xD
[2010/07/08 20:22] Deoridhe Quandry: I thoguht it meant goat legs and a tendency to hump things.
[2010/07/08 20:22] Dinah Mistwallow: what does it mean? more than one type of animal? or
lycanthropy in one person?
[2010/07/08 20:23] Rhage Terasaur: OOCly, pan-were refers to someone that holds and can shift into
more than one beast.
[2010/07/08 20:23] Dinah Mistwallow: oh ok
[2010/07/08 20:24] Rhage Terasaur: Another very common form of metagaming is, like Q I believe
earlier mentioned... Reacting to a character just because of the tag they are wearing. It is awesome that
you've turned your tags off, but it shouldn't be necessary. There was an effort to remove this issue a
while back when the group tags were changed to simply read WB Resident - IC but the issue continues.
Because a person wears the WB Kiss, WB Lukoi, WB Pride, etc tag does NOT mean that your character
knows that!!! The players will give subtle hints here and there through RP for your character to figure it
out.
[2010/07/08 20:24] Rhage Terasaur: Profile Readers... Many, including myself, list their character's
profile information within their picks. This information is ALWAYS considered OOC info and should never
be used ICly.
[2010/07/08 20:24] Bink Wylder: *snickers* what there are lycans here ?!?!?!
[2010/07/08 20:25] Rhage Terasaur: I've used several examples that I -hear- about or that pertain to me
personally. Now I really want to take time to answer any questions you may have about metagaming.
And... lmao Bink
[2010/07/08 20:25] James Binks-Rakosi hides in his jacket
[2010/07/08 20:25] Deoridhe Quandry: >.> I only found out about the weres a week and a half ago.
There are TWO!
[2010/07/08 20:25] Dinah Mistwallow: Nope, those are mental patients
[2010/07/08 20:25] Quyten Yalin: I just found it easiest as I had a bad habit of saying hi to ppl IC with
OOC nametags I shouldnt have known IC...
[2010/07/08 20:25] Bink Wylder: <-- ICly knows none!
[2010/07/08 20:25] Deoridhe Quandry: Adrik and Tristan! Only two weres. ^.^
[2010/07/08 20:26] Talion Magic: Nope no lycans here at all
[2010/07/08 20:26] Quyten Yalin: lol
[2010/07/08 20:26] Dinah Mistwallow: <---iclY believes them to be schizophrenics lol
[2010/07/08 20:26] Bink Wylder: YAY lycan free!
[2010/07/08 20:26] Chelan Pearl: What's a lycan?
[2010/07/08 20:26] Talion Magic: jsut myths
[2010/07/08 20:26] Talion Magic: just*
[2010/07/08 20:26] Deoridhe Quandry: A were-animal
[2010/07/08 20:26] Quyten Yalin: (snorts) just want until you see one shift, lol
[2010/07/08 20:26] Bink Wylder: O.O
[2010/07/08 20:26] Jehan Rakosi: ew the goo
[2010/07/08 20:26] Bink Wylder: Nooooo!
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dinah Mistwallow: <---is afraid of dogs
[2010/07/08 20:27] Bink Wylder: *hides in his jacket again*
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dodgeguy Woodward: Nuuuuu
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dodgeguy Woodward: no shifter gooo!!!
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dodge hides under the pew
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dinah Mistwallow: do they explain that goo eventually in the books
[2010/07/08 20:27] Dinah Mistwallow: ?
[2010/07/08 20:27] Rhage Terasaur: Vaguely yeah hehe
[2010/07/08 20:28] Jehan Rakosi: its like ectoplasm.. a remnant of the human flesh and the
metaphysical power that goes into shifting >.>
[2010/07/08 20:28] Dinah Mistwallow: it doesn't always seem gooey. is that a sexy thing?
[2010/07/08 20:28] Quyten Yalin: ewww... it's goo
[2010/07/08 20:28] Hikaru Mekanic: It is a clear goo that is basically.. the human body dissolving for the
shifter to form.... that's how I see it. it is biodegradable at least.
[2010/07/08 20:28] Rhage Terasaur: Another thing I forgot to mention in regards to posting in RP...
When using /me to emote, be sure that you are using it to describe what others will actually see, hear,
or otherwise observe, and not just what you -might- want them to know about your character's
intentions. Give yourself time to read ALL posts before you post! Someone may be addressing you in a
post and if you just skim over the posts you may miss important clues or information. When you're
working in a posting order you may find it easier to begin your character's action/response as soon as
the player after you posts, etc etc. That way you're able to adequately react to everything that is going
on around you.
[2010/07/08 20:28] Aydryan Underwood: The goo is warm and thick....it coats everything around them
depending on how violent the change. ALso to be noted...the wereanimal that emerges is completely
DRY
[2010/07/08 20:29] Quyten Yalin: yup
[2010/07/08 20:29] Deoridhe Quandry: I tend to post along as we go through a round.
[2010/07/08 20:29] Talion Magic: Can you cover baiting by using thoughts?
[2010/07/08 20:29] Hikaru Mekanic: yeah they just covere everything else with gooeyness
[2010/07/08 20:29] Deoridhe Quandry: Though sometimes that leads to some... slightly fractured posts.
[2010/07/08 20:29] Lanier Cerise has left chat range.
[2010/07/08 20:30] Bink Wylder: >.> I don't want to be covered in gooeyness
[2010/07/08 20:30] Dodgeguy Woodward: " It wipes the goo off it's skin or else it gets the hose again"
[2010/07/08 20:30] Rhage Terasaur: It wouldn't actually be baiting the person then Tal, but yeah... Your
char could have insulting thoughts about another character.
[2010/07/08 20:30] Jehan bites his tongue
[2010/07/08 20:30] Dinah Mistwallow: Oh great....so now narrative style is called "baiting by using
thoughts"?
[2010/07/08 20:30] Quyten Yalin hand bink a rain poncho
[2010/07/08 20:30] Bink Wylder: *puts the lotion in the basket o.o *
[2010/07/08 20:30] Hikaru Mekanic: LOL Dodge
[2010/07/08 20:30] Hikaru Mekanic: brb
[2010/07/08 20:30] Talion Magic: Thank you
[2010/07/08 20:31] Rhage Terasaur: One last thing I wanna touch on before I open the floor to any
questions at all you guys may have in regards to RP, storylines, species, etc. Character advancement.
After a period of time -usually a few months- RPing in Wood Bourne, you may decide that you want to
update your character's strengths and weaknesses. These MUST be approved by the sim administrators
and if/when the changes are approved you should always send an updated character card into the
Admin that is in charge of your race/species. This is done in order to keep everyone up-to-date and
avoid confusion as characters advance.
[2010/07/08 20:31] Chelan Pearl has left chat range.
[2010/07/08 20:31] Talion Magic has left chat range.
[2010/07/08 20:31] Quyten Yalin: ok
[2010/07/08 20:32] Rhage Terasaur: That said, it doesn't ALWAYS take a few months for characters to
advance. If the Admin see you here in the sim RPing daily and really enjoying yourself and staying true to
character and the LKH series' then your characters may advance more quickly than that
[2010/07/08 20:32] LaRPS Meter v0.25: ((Jehan Rakosi's meter has been detached.))
[2010/07/08 20:33] Bink Wylder: umm... you detached! i'm tellin'!
[2010/07/08 20:33] Jehan blushes
[2010/07/08 20:33] Deoridhe Quandry: Jehan has a detatchable meter!
[2010/07/08 20:33] Jehan Rakosi: I was trying to take off the hat >.>
[2010/07/08 20:33] Bink Wylder:
[2010/07/08 20:33] Dodge smirks
[2010/07/08 20:34] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay. Thanks for your patience in listenin to me yap for the last
hour an a half. Now, I wanna listen to YOU guys What questions do -you- have that I can help ya with?
[2010/07/08 20:34] Deoridhe Quandry: And there are some of us... who only seem to gain
weaknesses... >.>
[2010/07/08 20:34] Dinah Mistwallow: Explain the statement "baiting by using thoughts"
[2010/07/08 20:34] Lanier Cerise is Offline
[2010/07/08 20:34] Lanier Cerise has left the sim.
[2010/07/08 20:34] Dinah Mistwallow: please
[2010/07/08 20:35] Rhage Terasaur sits back down and reads and pretends her PC didn't just do
weirdness x.x
[2010/07/08 20:35] Lanier Cerise has entered the sim.
[2010/07/08 20:35] Lanier Cerise is Online
[2010/07/08 20:36] Deoridhe Quandry: My favorite 'bait by thoughts' ever was the person whose entire
pose was her thinking I was an idiot for wearing heels and that they didn't really make me any taller. XD
Nothing to react too, just OOC info I ended up ignoring.
[2010/07/08 20:37] Dinah Mistwallow: ok well i get that in teh context that it was bitchy fluff, but i like
narratives. What if i just want to share what my character is thinking, for no other reason than that?
[2010/07/08 20:37] Rhage Terasaur: There's nothing wrong with thought posts, if that's what you're
asking?
[2010/07/08 20:37] Rhage Terasaur: Even thought posts can be reacted to by a skilled player.
[2010/07/08 20:38] Rhage Terasaur: Or I should say, an imaginative player.
[2010/07/08 20:39] Dinah Mistwallow: yeah, cause i had a big problem with someone over it once. But
we read narrativein books all the time, so I don't see why they can;t have a place here too
[2010/07/08 20:39] Bink Wylder: i thin kwhat deo means is a post that is JUST thought.. no action.
[2010/07/08 20:39] Deoridhe Quandry: Eh, I tend to not want to assume I can see someone's thoughts
on their face if they don't pose anything - but that's a personal choice. Inferences to /how/ someone
does something, though, sure.
[2010/07/08 20:39] Deoridhe Quandry: Right, Bink. ^.^
[2010/07/08 20:40] Bink Wylder: like an example *thinks the speaker has cute toes"
[2010/07/08 20:40] Jehan Rakosi: at least give us actions it saying that you are rolling your eyes or
making faces or turning away crying.. I think that is all anyone wants with a narative is having something
they can react to
[2010/07/08 20:40] Bink Wylder: that kind of post.
[2010/07/08 20:40] Rhage Terasaur: When I do a thought post, it usually includes facial expression and
hints that if read and not just glanced over and groaning 'omg its a thought post ignore' it can be
responded and reacted to in various ways.
[2010/07/08 20:40] Deoridhe Quandry: Why are you staring at my toes, Bink? You think they're horribly
deformed, don't you!!!!
[2010/07/08 20:41] Dodge fans the air near his face as if someone farted
[2010/07/08 20:41] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:42] Deoridhe Quandry: Misinterpreting facial expressions is AWESOME.
[2010/07/08 20:42] Jehan Rakosi: Sorry Dodge I had someone from taco bell for breakfast.
[2010/07/08 20:42] Deoridhe Quandry: Jehan!
[2010/07/08 20:42] Dinah Mistwallow: I like reading them, i guess not everyone does, but I don't mind
them. I don't feel entitled to have a reaction absolutely everything in a mutual story
[2010/07/08 20:42] Quyten Yalin: ew
[2010/07/08 20:42] Bink Wylder: see.. like dodges post is ok cause tehre was an action. same for your
description, Rhage. baiting in thoughtfor me is when there is no action and jsut thought.
[2010/07/08 20:42] Jehan cackles
[2010/07/08 20:42] Rhage Terasaur: True Bink.
[2010/07/08 20:43] Rhage Terasaur: Now, if the character happens to be unconsciously glaring at the
individual they are thinking insulting thoughts about, it's a liiittle different.
[2010/07/08 20:43] Bink Wylder: right cause they are glaring. taht's somethingto respond to however
we like. and that's awesome!
[2010/07/08 20:44] Dinah Mistwallow: yeah that is just pointless. I dunno, I guess the thoughts thing is
tricky in roleplay. It's different in a book cause you have no choice but to be passive.
[2010/07/08 20:44] Rhage Terasaur: Yup. What people need to realize is that with thought posts there
should be some action, be it facial expression, muttered comments, etc.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Dinah Mistwallow: ok so I see the point there.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Deoridhe Quandry: Well, and sometimes it's fun to have stuff "off screen." Like in
RP chat, sometimes people will do entire mini scenes (I so have) that no one can realistically 'see'. That
can be fun as well.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Rhage Terasaur: Think of it like this. When a shifter is in full quad form... they can't
talk to tell you ANYTHING. Everything is a th ought post for us then.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Deoridhe Quandry: But it's harder when you're in the room with osmoene and
WANT to ineract.
[2010/07/08 20:45] Bink Wylder: right. its a group story environment. even emotive thought in RP
needs to have something for others to interact to... otherwise why do it in a group?
[2010/07/08 20:45] Rhage Terasaur: But you can still respond and react to the shifter.
[2010/07/08 20:46] Bink Wylder: cause they are still there and growling and moving. scratching their
nose... eying you like your a piece of meat....
[2010/07/08 20:46] Dinah Mistwallow: Does that make me a self-absorbed RPer? LOL I better stop
doing that
[2010/07/08 20:46] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:46] Deoridhe Quandry: I thought Jehan was the 'eyeing people like a piece of meat'
one. >.>
[2010/07/08 20:46] Dinah Mistwallow: *narrates her ass off all over the sim, endlessly, and watches
people walk away, while she continues to narrate them wealking away*
[2010/07/08 20:47] Bink Wylder: no... he's jsut always looking for the next blonde
[2010/07/08 20:47] Jehan gives Deo a sidelong glance and smiles ever so ....hungrily
[2010/07/08 20:47] Rhage Terasaur: Nah, not self absorbed. Everyone has their own style of RP that
they are used to. Sometimes it's hard for people to react to thought posts when you're told that you
need action for reaction, when in reality it's not always the case.
[2010/07/08 20:48] Dinah Mistwallow: I used to do a lot of writing
[2010/07/08 20:48] Deoridhe blushes at Jehan's look and hands him a sandwich.
[2010/07/08 20:48] Rhage Terasaur whispers:
[2010/07/08 20:49] Rhage Terasaur: So we've covered thought posts...
[2010/07/08 20:49] Dinah Mistwallow: And thanks for clearing that up
[2010/07/08 20:49] Dinah Mistwallow: everyone
[2010/07/08 20:49] Rhage Terasaur: Anythin else that sparks your fancy questionwise?
[2010/07/08 20:50] Rhage Terasaur: Anythin? Anythin at all?
[2010/07/08 20:50] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:51] Deoridhe Quandry: So, when do I get to take over and make myself into a god?
[2010/07/08 20:51] Bink Wylder: lol
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: Next Tuesday when I accidentally set WB on fire again.
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: Wait... I wasn't sposed to mention that...
[2010/07/08 20:51] Deoridhe Quandry: Woot! Awesomesauce.
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur makes a note to reschedule...
[2010/07/08 20:51] Deoridhe Quandry: You're the best!
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:51] Jehan Rakosi: So can I get a list of blood types around here >.> some are slightly
spicer you know
[2010/07/08 20:51] Dinah Mistwallow: Fire kills vamps in the books lol
[2010/07/08 20:51] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:52] Deoridhe sticks her tongue out at Jehan.
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: Interesting RP scenario Jehan....
[2010/07/08 20:52] Jehan threatens to pierce it for Deo
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: Break into the hospital's records for it?
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:52] Deoridhe eeeeeeeeeps and sucks her tongue back in her mouth,
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: Rhage is B positive.
[2010/07/08 20:52] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: pfff
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dinah Mistwallow: i dunno my char's blood type
[2010/07/08 20:53] Rhage Terasaur: Oh I has another thing!
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: that hosiptal is LOW security
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: Mine is whatever i fed on earlier...
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: I know
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dodgeguy Woodward: =P
[2010/07/08 20:53] Dinah Mistwallow: to be honest i don't know my rl bloodtype
[2010/07/08 20:53] Rhage Terasaur: How many of you know that WB has a forum? A website? AND a
Flicker page?
[2010/07/08 20:53] Quyten Yalin: yup
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: Deo knows lol
[2010/07/08 20:53] Rhage Terasaur: My RL blood type is B+ that's why it's Rhage's lol
[2010/07/08 20:53] Jehan Rakosi: I jsut want to say....Thank you ..to everyone .. cause..you have made
RP fun again
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: about the flickr at least
[2010/07/08 20:53] Hikaru Mekanic: ^^
[2010/07/08 20:54] Jehan Rakosi: flickr...uhgoh..I know a couple of camera hounds
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: yes. a big double thank you for me!
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: eh from..
[2010/07/08 20:54] Deoridhe bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuushes at Hikaru.
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: i don't want to thank myself XD
[2010/07/08 20:54] Bink Wylder: double thank you guys for making rp fun again -.-
[2010/07/08 20:54] Deoridhe hides under the pew in embarrassment.
[2010/07/08 20:54] Rhage Terasaur: Aww, you guys rock XD I've RP'd in WB for just over a year now on
various accounts and I gotta say... the current player list is the best I've seen lol
[2010/07/08 20:54] Dinah Mistwallow: I can't really be help responsible for fun since I just got here
[2010/07/08 20:55] Dinah Mistwallow: held even
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: You can contribute though Dinah!
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: XD
[2010/07/08 20:55] Dinah Mistwallow: This place is over a year old!?
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: Yep
[2010/07/08 20:55] Quyten Yalin: yup
[2010/07/08 20:55] Dinah Mistwallow: holy smokes
[2010/07/08 20:55] Hikaru Mekanic: Uhmm actually... one year.. and four months.. last count
[2010/07/08 20:55] Deoridhe whispers, "Dodge, Aydryan, and Dodge in ver little clothing is on th eflickr
page. >.>"
[2010/07/08 20:55] Rhage Terasaur: lol
[2010/07/08 20:55] Deoridhe Quandry: *Hikaru
[2010/07/08 20:56] Dinah Mistwallow: is the flickr for cheap thrills then?
[2010/07/08 20:57] Hikaru Mekanic: it's for the pics from events and such
[2010/07/08 20:57] Bink Wylder: i've gotten so laaazy on posting RPs....
[2010/07/08 20:57] Rhage Terasaur: Mkay... Thanks again, guys an dolls, for staying with me for nearly
two hours and listening to me yap about good ol RP basics. Your time to be here has been noted and
much appreciated If yall don't have any other questions, please, don't let me keep yall from sneaking
back out into RP
[2010/07/08 20:57] Dodgeguy Woodward: ..................
[2010/07/08 20:57] Bink Wylder: but then i'm also quite confused by the lack of commenting. I keep
reading others and wanting to say something in their comments but no one else does so I feel... wweird
doing it alone.
[2010/07/08 20:57] Hikaru Mekanic: Yup I have a list of everyone that was here lol
[2010/07/08 20:58] Hikaru Mekanic: commenting on the forum?
[2010/07/08 20:58] Dinah Mistwallow: NEver feel weird dong anything alone.....innuendo intended
[2010/07/08 20:58] Deoridhe pounces Rhage.
[2010/07/08 20:58] Bink Wylder: yeah XD
[2010/07/08 20:58] Rhage Terasaur meeps!
[2010/07/08 20:58] Deoridhe Quandry: Thanks for hositng!
[2010/07/08 20:58] Aydryan Underwood: Go ahead and reply to them.
[2010/07/08 20:58] Dinah Mistwallow: Thanks Rhage!