Post by Ace of Insanity on Jun 10, 2011 15:35:53 GMT -5
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED YOU READ THIS FIRST BEFORE STARTING :>
Hello, LOA lovelies, Ace here. I'm here today to welcome you this fine little board of Role Playing. You may ask yourself as you delve inside, what is this place? It looks like fun, how do I join? What do I do?
Well don't you worry, because here you'll find all those answers and much more, and soon you'll be flinging RPing goodness all over this board. AND THEN WE SHALL ALL REJOICE.
Anyway, first, the FAQs of the LOA Role Play Scene:
1. Golly, what is this fine board?
Well, I'm glad you asked! This is the League of Awesome Role Play Board, where anyone can control a character of their own, make up a story, rope some others into it, and create a magical adventure.
2. It says this RP Board is a Crossover Extravaganza. What does that mean?
The LOA RP Extravaganza is indeed also a CROSSOVER RP extravaganza, which means you can control any character, person, or thing from anywhere that you want. Got a character from a TV show you adore and wanna control? Go for it. Book character? Perfectly fine. Heck, do you have a celebrity or two you would find mass enjoyment out of controlling (like I do)? That's cool too, go right ahead!
CROSSOVER. ANYTHING CHARACTER/PERSON/THING YOU WANT. GO CRAZY.
3. Where does this World of RPing take place?
Imagine, if you will, a small city where just about anything is possible (magic, alien abduction, telekinesis, and so on), and where dimension rifts tend to frequently open up, resulting in who-knows-what pouring out of them from different worlds.
That is basically the hub of where stuff takes place in this land of RPing (and also that c-box down there).
4. Awesome! So how do I join this fabulous thing?
Well, first you got to make a form for your character. If the character you have in mind is a human of some sort, then head over to the Human Character Bios sub-board, and check out the important info there. You'll find the form you can follow when you post your character as well.
Once you post up a form for your character of choice, either me or one of my RPing associates will check over your form and either approve it or give you some pointers for improving it.
Once your first form is approved, though, you can jump right into the action.
5. BUT WAIT! What if the character I want to control is an alien/zombie bear/talking, floating octopus named El Pulpo?
WELL THERE'S A PLACE FOR THOSE FORMS TOO!
If the character you're making a form for is a nonhuman of some sort, go to the Non-Human Character Bios sub-board, and grab the form there. Post it as you would for a human character, get it approved, and then your fabulous nonhuman character will be good to go.
Also, if you do a have a character that is a talking, flying octopus named El Pulpo, please go post that form right now because that's awesome.
6. How many characters can I control, both human and nonhuman?
As many as you can handle, honey. Whether that's just one or seven or whatever, you control as many as you feel comfortable with.
7. What if I have any other questions about making characters, their forms, etc.?
Again, take it over to either of the Bios sub-boards, where you can probably find your answer there in the info/form center under each. If you can't find it, just ask there.
8. Alright! I've got some characters and I'm ready to RP! What now?
Okay, you got two options now. The first is: make a starter post for a new plotline and post it! This can be as easy as setting a beginning scene with your chars for others to join in and follow. These possibilities for your new plotlines are virtually as extensive as your imagination is. Wanna make an RP plotline about a trip to the grocery store that goes horribly awry? Go ahead. Wanna make one about a zombie outbreak and fighting your way through it? AWESOME, DO IT.
Let's make this Crossover RP Extravaganza as awesome as humanly possible. >D
If you yourself can't think of a good plotline at the moment, then you can try and join someone else's. The way to do this is to find a plot you would like to join, and post a starter post for yourself meeting the other RP's characters/getting into the plot/that sort of thing. Be sure to include in parenthesis somewhere which characters you will be using in this RP, for clarification. The creator of the plotline you have just joined can then decide if they will allow you into their plotline or not. If you and your starter post are accepted, then you can fully join in and have fun with everyone else in that plot.
(By the way, if you've created a plotline and you feel there's enough people in it already, just stick a [C] tag in the title of it, so people know it's closed for joining)
Expansion on #8: How we RP here:
RPing here is impeccably easy, but a little bit different than RPing, say, down in the c-box. Basically, you just write your posts here like you'd be writing a third-person story. As in:
"Bob went down the store. He walked in, went to the dairy aisle, and grabbed himself some 2% milk. He then paid and left. The End"
See? Easy!
(However, please don't make your posts as short and as simple as that. Try to put some effort into it, give us a well-written paragraph or something. The only thing short posts do is slow down and hinder the storyline for everyone else D: )
9. Wait, what if while I’m RPing I have something to say that’s out of character? (OOC)
Easy, just put it in double brackets, either (()) or [[]].
((Like this))
That way, everyone knows what you’re saying is just a side note and not actually part of the storyline.
10. So I've finally joined/started an RP. Are there any rules I should be aware of?
WHY YES THERE ARE, THANKS FOR ASKING.
Much like regular forumgoers here, those who partake in the LOA RP are expected to follow a few rules. There's not too many, but following these babies will make your RPing experience all the more better.
LOA RP RULES:
-No G-modding (without permission):
G-modding= godmodding. Godmodding is basically when you control someone else's character for your own purposes, i.e. making them say things or do perform different actions. Please don't do this. You have your own characters to deal with, don't go taking control of others'.
The only way you get leeway with this is if you get permission from someone to let you control their character(s), say, if they were going on vacation and needed you to cover their part for them. If this is the case, then you can go ahead and g-mod for that person. Otherwise, AVOID DOING THIS.
-No Powerplaying:
Powerplaying is when you decide to make one or more of your character's ridiculously overpowered, or always win, or somehow make them totally flawless. This is also known as having a Mary Sue of a character. An example of powerplaying would be like this:
"Though the going was tough in the big fight against the zombies, all of a sudden Charlie Sheen whipped out his Magical Sword of Winning That Kills Everything and killed all the zombies in one blow. Then all the girls in a two mile radius fell in love with him. The End."
Yeah, we frown upon that here. The only thing powerplaying does is annoy the heck out of anyone who has to put up with it.
-No Limelighting:
Limelighting is a fruit from the same tree of annoyance that Powerplaying fell off of. Basically, it's stealing the spotlight. All the time. When you make every thing in an RP revolve around you. Other people's characters? They're just minor characters to fawn over how AMAZING your character is. What was that, did somebody else have an idea for the story's plot that DOESN'T involve your AMAZING character all the time? WELL THEY CAN GTFO BECAUSE IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
...yeah. Due to their similarity, limelighting and powerplaying often happen simultaneously. Refrain from using them both.
-Use Decent Grammar/Spelling:
Because nobody wants to read an RP with sentences that look like this in it:
"teh dawg bark n ran down teh stret lol!11!"
A few typos in your writing is reasonable. A txt-spk filled grammar-less stream of consciousness is not. Put some effort in your posts.
In the same vain, also have some common sense in your writing. Don't veer so far off plot nobody else can see you. Yeah, I'm all for craziness, but there's a thin line between brilliant insanity and head-scratching 'Wtf'-inducing weirdness.
-AND follow all forum rules in your RP posts.
Ya'll should know this already. Be respectful, don't spam, and so on and so forth. The rules for the rest of the forum apply here too.
AND THOSE BE YOUR RP EXTRAVAGANZA RULES. FOLLOW THEM OR FACE CONSEQUENCES. From either me, another admin, or the creator of the RP you're annoying everybody in.
11. Thanks for giving me all this good information! But what if I have a question that wasn’t answered here?
Just ask it in this topic, my friend! Then either I or an RPing associate shall try their best to answer it. :>
12. One more thing: Ace, why do keep using the word ‘extravaganza’?
…because it’s an awesome word. That’s why.
Aaand that’s about it for FAQ and RPing Basics here. If you have any questions post, ‘em here. If not, go get some forms made and join the fantabulous LOA Crossover RP Extravaganza~!
Hello, LOA lovelies, Ace here. I'm here today to welcome you this fine little board of Role Playing. You may ask yourself as you delve inside, what is this place? It looks like fun, how do I join? What do I do?
Well don't you worry, because here you'll find all those answers and much more, and soon you'll be flinging RPing goodness all over this board. AND THEN WE SHALL ALL REJOICE.
Anyway, first, the FAQs of the LOA Role Play Scene:
1. Golly, what is this fine board?
Well, I'm glad you asked! This is the League of Awesome Role Play Board, where anyone can control a character of their own, make up a story, rope some others into it, and create a magical adventure.
2. It says this RP Board is a Crossover Extravaganza. What does that mean?
The LOA RP Extravaganza is indeed also a CROSSOVER RP extravaganza, which means you can control any character, person, or thing from anywhere that you want. Got a character from a TV show you adore and wanna control? Go for it. Book character? Perfectly fine. Heck, do you have a celebrity or two you would find mass enjoyment out of controlling (like I do)? That's cool too, go right ahead!
CROSSOVER. ANYTHING CHARACTER/PERSON/THING YOU WANT. GO CRAZY.
3. Where does this World of RPing take place?
Imagine, if you will, a small city where just about anything is possible (magic, alien abduction, telekinesis, and so on), and where dimension rifts tend to frequently open up, resulting in who-knows-what pouring out of them from different worlds.
That is basically the hub of where stuff takes place in this land of RPing (and also that c-box down there).
4. Awesome! So how do I join this fabulous thing?
Well, first you got to make a form for your character. If the character you have in mind is a human of some sort, then head over to the Human Character Bios sub-board, and check out the important info there. You'll find the form you can follow when you post your character as well.
Once you post up a form for your character of choice, either me or one of my RPing associates will check over your form and either approve it or give you some pointers for improving it.
Once your first form is approved, though, you can jump right into the action.
5. BUT WAIT! What if the character I want to control is an alien/zombie bear/talking, floating octopus named El Pulpo?
WELL THERE'S A PLACE FOR THOSE FORMS TOO!
If the character you're making a form for is a nonhuman of some sort, go to the Non-Human Character Bios sub-board, and grab the form there. Post it as you would for a human character, get it approved, and then your fabulous nonhuman character will be good to go.Also, if you do a have a character that is a talking, flying octopus named El Pulpo, please go post that form right now because that's awesome.
6. How many characters can I control, both human and nonhuman?
As many as you can handle, honey. Whether that's just one or seven or whatever, you control as many as you feel comfortable with.
7. What if I have any other questions about making characters, their forms, etc.?
Again, take it over to either of the Bios sub-boards, where you can probably find your answer there in the info/form center under each. If you can't find it, just ask there.
8. Alright! I've got some characters and I'm ready to RP! What now?
Okay, you got two options now. The first is: make a starter post for a new plotline and post it! This can be as easy as setting a beginning scene with your chars for others to join in and follow. These possibilities for your new plotlines are virtually as extensive as your imagination is. Wanna make an RP plotline about a trip to the grocery store that goes horribly awry? Go ahead. Wanna make one about a zombie outbreak and fighting your way through it? AWESOME, DO IT.
Let's make this Crossover RP Extravaganza as awesome as humanly possible. >D
If you yourself can't think of a good plotline at the moment, then you can try and join someone else's. The way to do this is to find a plot you would like to join, and post a starter post for yourself meeting the other RP's characters/getting into the plot/that sort of thing. Be sure to include in parenthesis somewhere which characters you will be using in this RP, for clarification. The creator of the plotline you have just joined can then decide if they will allow you into their plotline or not. If you and your starter post are accepted, then you can fully join in and have fun with everyone else in that plot.
(By the way, if you've created a plotline and you feel there's enough people in it already, just stick a [C] tag in the title of it, so people know it's closed for joining)
Expansion on #8: How we RP here:
RPing here is impeccably easy, but a little bit different than RPing, say, down in the c-box. Basically, you just write your posts here like you'd be writing a third-person story. As in:
"Bob went down the store. He walked in, went to the dairy aisle, and grabbed himself some 2% milk. He then paid and left. The End"
See? Easy!
(However, please don't make your posts as short and as simple as that. Try to put some effort into it, give us a well-written paragraph or something. The only thing short posts do is slow down and hinder the storyline for everyone else D: )
9. Wait, what if while I’m RPing I have something to say that’s out of character? (OOC)
Easy, just put it in double brackets, either (()) or [[]].
((Like this))
That way, everyone knows what you’re saying is just a side note and not actually part of the storyline.
10. So I've finally joined/started an RP. Are there any rules I should be aware of?
WHY YES THERE ARE, THANKS FOR ASKING.
Much like regular forumgoers here, those who partake in the LOA RP are expected to follow a few rules. There's not too many, but following these babies will make your RPing experience all the more better.
LOA RP RULES:
-No G-modding (without permission):
G-modding= godmodding. Godmodding is basically when you control someone else's character for your own purposes, i.e. making them say things or do perform different actions. Please don't do this. You have your own characters to deal with, don't go taking control of others'.
The only way you get leeway with this is if you get permission from someone to let you control their character(s), say, if they were going on vacation and needed you to cover their part for them. If this is the case, then you can go ahead and g-mod for that person. Otherwise, AVOID DOING THIS.
-No Powerplaying:
Powerplaying is when you decide to make one or more of your character's ridiculously overpowered, or always win, or somehow make them totally flawless. This is also known as having a Mary Sue of a character. An example of powerplaying would be like this:
"Though the going was tough in the big fight against the zombies, all of a sudden Charlie Sheen whipped out his Magical Sword of Winning That Kills Everything and killed all the zombies in one blow. Then all the girls in a two mile radius fell in love with him. The End."
Yeah, we frown upon that here. The only thing powerplaying does is annoy the heck out of anyone who has to put up with it.
-No Limelighting:
Limelighting is a fruit from the same tree of annoyance that Powerplaying fell off of. Basically, it's stealing the spotlight. All the time. When you make every thing in an RP revolve around you. Other people's characters? They're just minor characters to fawn over how AMAZING your character is. What was that, did somebody else have an idea for the story's plot that DOESN'T involve your AMAZING character all the time? WELL THEY CAN GTFO BECAUSE IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
...yeah. Due to their similarity, limelighting and powerplaying often happen simultaneously. Refrain from using them both.
-Use Decent Grammar/Spelling:
Because nobody wants to read an RP with sentences that look like this in it:
"teh dawg bark n ran down teh stret lol!11!"
A few typos in your writing is reasonable. A txt-spk filled grammar-less stream of consciousness is not. Put some effort in your posts.
In the same vain, also have some common sense in your writing. Don't veer so far off plot nobody else can see you. Yeah, I'm all for craziness, but there's a thin line between brilliant insanity and head-scratching 'Wtf'-inducing weirdness.
-AND follow all forum rules in your RP posts.
Ya'll should know this already. Be respectful, don't spam, and so on and so forth. The rules for the rest of the forum apply here too.
AND THOSE BE YOUR RP EXTRAVAGANZA RULES. FOLLOW THEM OR FACE CONSEQUENCES. From either me, another admin, or the creator of the RP you're annoying everybody in.
11. Thanks for giving me all this good information! But what if I have a question that wasn’t answered here?
Just ask it in this topic, my friend! Then either I or an RPing associate shall try their best to answer it. :>
12. One more thing: Ace, why do keep using the word ‘extravaganza’?
…because it’s an awesome word. That’s why.
Aaand that’s about it for FAQ and RPing Basics here. If you have any questions post, ‘em here. If not, go get some forms made and join the fantabulous LOA Crossover RP Extravaganza~!
