SillyAndPerverted
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 Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 11:28 am
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| And so far, you are doing a great job, Chu.
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Chu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 11:52 am
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| So... I'm working on the advanced rules, but I really don't know where to take them. DX This is why I'm useless. What do they need?
| Advanced Roleplaying wrote: |
Welcome to the Advanced Roleplaying forum!
This is where the advanced roleplaying of Midorea goes. The same rules as those in The Theater are in effect, but because this is an advanced forum, there are more to be followed:
- Literacy, obviously, is key.
--No one-liners, meaning all of your posts must be more than one sentence long.
--You must use proper grammar and sentence structure.
- Characters, plots, settings, etc. must all be well established and elaborate.
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SillyAndPerverted
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:03 pm
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| "meaning all" should be "which means that all" or "meaning that all".
An important point is that there is a complex plot - much more complex than the semi-literate RPs tend to have - and that the players are guided to follow this plot.
In the "lower-level" RPs, if I may call them that, people often are either pushed to follow the plot, or not pushed/guided at ALL.
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Chu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:07 pm
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| Should I replace elaborate with complex then?
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SillyAndPerverted
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:09 pm
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| Possible, but that would claim that the characters and settings are complex as well. While this is correct for the characters, that is not (necessarily) the case for the settings.
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Chu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:15 pm
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| SillyAndPerverted wrote: |
| Possible, but that would claim that the characters and settings are complex as well. While this is correct for the characters, that is not (necessarily) the case for the settings. |
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What makes a roleplay?
-Characters
-Plot
-Setting
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I'll make that rule a general one, and address each important aspect separately in subrules.
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SillyAndPerverted
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:19 pm
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| The characters, indeed, plot and setting, time - past, modern, future? - genre - fantasy, historical (and if so, which part of history? Victorian, medieval, prehistorical), etc. - although most aspects of genre at at the very least partially mentioned in character, plot, setting and time. I'll let you know if I can think of anything else.
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Chu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:33 pm
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| Advanced Roleplaying wrote: |
Welcome to the Advanced Roleplaying forum!
This is where the advanced roleplaying of Midorea goes. The same rules as those in The Theater are in effect, but because this is an advanced forum, there are more to be followed:
- Literacy, obviously, is key.
--No one-liners, meaning that all of your posts must be more than one sentence long.
--You must use proper grammar and sentence structure.
- All roleplays must be well established. At best, they should read like a story.
--Plots are to be complex.
--Characters are to be detailed and realistic.
--The genre and setting are to be consistent.
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How is that?
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Tianfu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 4:43 pm
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| Chu wrote: |
That's a good idea in theory, but I have a feeling that in practice it may fall apart. Issues that I can see arising with it are:
-Users unhappy that their advanced roleplays have to be clumped in with regular ones
-Less roleplays, and thus less activity, in all of the forums as a result of ^
-Clutter in the regular forum
-An annoying amount of work on the part of the users to get the thread moved
-A lot more work for the mods
We could try it, but I think what we're doing now would be best. If we see any threads in the advanced forum that don't belong there, depending on the degree of rule-breaking, we would move them or contact the owner about changing them. |
Another downside of this model is that users who are specifically looking for advanced roleplays will have a harder time finding them, since they'll be lumped in with all the semi-lit ones. I know that when I first signed up, I headed for the Advanced forum, because that's what I was looking for. But if only the "approved" threads are there, I'd be missing a bunch. Plus, lots of people have a preference for joining new games, rather than long-established ones with lots of posts to read through, and they'd have a harder time finding these new games for the same reason... they'd all be lumped in with the semi-lit ones.
Are you going to edit the "roleplaying shoes and socks" rule? I think that's probably the strangest rule I've ever read for roleplaying. "No sexual nudity" works a lot better, in my opinion. The previous rule assumes that you'd be playing a humanoid that wears clothing in the first place.
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Chu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 6:08 pm
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| Yep, that's another downside.
Definitely. The edited list is quoted below.
I also edited the other rule lists. Please critique them because I still don't know what I'm doing.
| The Theater wrote: |
Welcome to The Theater!
Here, you can participate in any roleplays as long as you abide to the rules.
- Absolutely no spamming.
- We do not tolerate anything that goes beyond PG-13 standards.
--No cybering. This means that nudity or "touching" of sexual nature is not permitted.
--Drugs, violence, and bad language are permitted, but should be kept at a minimum.
- Place everything that is not created by you in quote boxes. This includes profiles of users that you may put in your own posts for reference.
- Pay attention to our subforums. While the threads in the subforums are separate from The Theater, they abide to the same rules here as well as their own.
--Fully literate and advanced roleplays belong in the Advanced Roleplaying subforum.
--Roleplays closed off to the public belong in the Private Roleplaying subforum.
--Anything out of character belongs in the OOC Threads subforum.
Enjoy roleplaying with one another, and feel free to contact an admin or mod with any questions. ^^ |
| Advanced Roleplaying wrote: |
Welcome to the Advanced Roleplaying forum!
This is where the advanced roleplaying of Midorea takes place. The same rules as those in The Theater are in effect, but because this is an advanced forum, there are more to be followed. Please keep in mind that while there aren't many more rules here than in The Theater, they will be enforced strongly.
- Literacy, obviously, is key.
--No one-liners, meaning that all of your posts must be more than one sentence long.
--You must use proper grammar and sentence structure.
- All roleplays must be well established. At best, they should read like a story.
--Plots are to be complex.
--Characters are to be detailed and realistic.
--The genre and setting are to be consistent.
We hope that you enjoy roleplaying here. For further information on what makes a roleplay "advanced" check out [url=]this[/url] guide or pm an admin or mod. |
| Private Roleplaying wrote: |
Welcome to the Private Roleplaying forum!
A private roleplay is a roleplay that is considered "closed" to any newcomers, so if you want to have a 1x1 or small group roleplay, it belongs here. The rules from The Theater apply in here, but there are some other rules as well.
- If a roleplay begins privately, it must continue and end privately as well. Once you make your thread in here, do not decide to make it public.
- Do not use your mules - or worse yet, one account - to roleplay by yourself. This is a story, and belongs in The Storybook.
Enjoy your roleplaying. If you have any questions, please refer to an admin or a mod. |
And I'm still debating on whether two entirely different subforums should be made for OOC and request threads. Couldn't we just rename the thread something else so that they could remain together?
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Maeve
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 7:46 pm
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| Just to be clear, I wasn't thinking about asking for a lot of posts or pages to be made before a thread was moved. Maybe just 2 pages, or 20 role-play posts (excluding the setting), just enough to really get a feel of how things are evolving and how much efforts are put into the game.
Considering the average posting rate in the Theater, I'd say it would take about a week, or less if the players are more active. So, technically, the role-plays that need to be moved would be quickly enough so that they don't disappear in the semi-literate mass, and still be new enough to attract players.
I don't really think we need a forum just for request. I guess people could just label their threads instead (putting [OOC] or [AD/Request/whatever you want] before your title), and it would be easier. I mean, except for one-on-one, most role-plays have one OOC thread that is also use to attract new players anyway.
And I see nothing to add to the rules right now, though I'm a bit tired...
Oh, yeah, maybe put a link to the final guide at the bottom of them (or at least for the general forum and the advanced one).
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Chu
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 8:09 pm
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| I'm still not sure, though. Seems like it would discourage roleplaying a bit. Plus I don't like the idea of some type of test or examination. Maybe though.
I was thinking the same thing. What could it be called though?
I figured the guide would go in the advanced subforum since that's what it's geared at. You disagree?
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Maeve
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:44 am
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| But it's what we're going to do anyway. I mean, we will check the role-plays and see if they fit a certain number of requirements, and then decide if they can stay or not in the Advanced forum. I just take it the other way and evaluate them before they are place in the Advanced forum, with a small revision after to be sure they keep their level.
Though, I've already said that I agree with the fact that it could be more work when the site grows and all, and thus that it might not be such a good idea, I just wanted to explain it clearly since someone brought it up again. =)
Well, a request is kind of an out-of-character thing too, so it could stay like it is. Truth is, I have no idea of what it could be called that show clearly what it is for XD
Not really, though I wouldn't want people to miss it because it's in the Advance sub-forum. It's useful for all role-players, after all. That why I suggest putting a small link to it at the bottom of the general rules .gif)
Maybe just something saying "If you're not sure of the level of your role-play, check the following guide." just above the part that says to contact a mod or admin if you have questions.
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SillyAndPerverted
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:08 am
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| "OoC and Player Searching", maybe? Or at least, something along those lines? Or if that's not possible, add something to the description below the subforum name?
I'd also suggest linking to the guide in every RP rules thread, since it has a very useful description so that people know if their thread belongs in the Main forum or not.
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