| A few Hints on how to make RP a little bit nicer. For EVERYONE to
read. That means YOU!! Before I start on this, I would just like to say one little thing – No-one is the perfect role-player. We all have different talents, whether it be using big words, fighting, whatever. Therefore, when I give out all these little hints, they are only collective things that I have either heard people talk about, comment on, etc, and a few little things I have noticed myself. Hint One: Relating to Babies and the Birth Of. Birth, so I have seen on various movies, TV shows, etc, is not something that one bounces back from. Birth, so I have seen in RPG, is something that you do to pass the time – have a child, and then walk around showing it off. Really – in the realistic side of things – it would be a good idea to have your character put to sleepytime – ie not played – for just a little while. Even if it’s an hour or so. The same applies to the baby. The RL baby would be spending most of it’s time wailing, being fed, and generally being looked after as much as possible. The RPG baby seems to be at a 3 month old status 5 minutes after the birth. I think we all know where the rest of that point is headed. Hint Two: Relating to Names, and the knowing of. It is perfectly acceptable, and necessary, to direct your actions towards someone using their name. However, if you happen to walk in, and you don’t know the person Icily – you don’t know their name. Most characters don’t walk around with a label saying “HI, MY NAME IS JANE AND I’M AN ALCOHOLIC.” Ask the person’s name. The same thing goes for clans. Unless you know that person to be a member of the Big Baddies, then you can not discriminate against them for the clan until your character knows. Hint Three: Relating to Basic things we could all possibly improve on. * Try not to be so harsh on everyone. Spelling mistakes, mistypes, little slipups, etc, HAPPEN. And, letting these little occasional slipups, typos, etc, by, SHOULD HAPPEN. * Variety is the spice of life. Try to keep this in mind when you make your 100th character, which so happens to be exactly the same as the other 100. There’s loads and loads of resources for different races, species, etc. The only problem with this is the problem of people not knowing the super-duper-speshial powers some of these races contain. Therefore, it’s an awfully good idea to either make this pages known via your public profile, or link them off this page. And, don’t go beating on people who haven’t seen the listings of those powers. * Try to keep everything within reason. Like – not every woman in RP who happens to be preggers will end up with triplets, twins, or quints. Not everyone will have a superior something or other. Plain people do exist. * Instead of saying “dodges” “ducks” “nods”, try to add a little bit of description. I KNOW that everyone who rps has a semi-decent vocabulary, they just don’t use it. And if they do, they get a sticker and an early-mark to recess! Sorry.. got a little bit carried away.. And hey, if your vocab isn’t so crash hot, talk to Patricko for a few minutes.. that’s more effective than reading a dictionary. * If you’re unsure of something, Ask someone! Or watch someone who you think will know while they do it! ~Orignal Text by Liz~
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