IC: Practice/Test Roleplaying
You can practice roleplaying here as well as demonstrate your skills. No limit. You can't start roleplaying unless you pass the test. Instructors can choose not to pass you if they don't think you roleplay in a satisfactory manner. Admins can choose to ban and ignore you, if you persist in obviously wasting our time and trolling us. Admins also have the responsability of being fair and not abusing their powers. People haven't finished the test until they pass, that means that the test in itself is practice as well. To help improve your grammar or atleast not make many typos, you'd want to consult a spell checker before you post.
To pass the test, you must write relevantly, and in a satisfactory manner- meaning correct spelling, grammar, basic sentence structure and fluidity. You must also roleplay logically, fairly and plausibly. It doesn't have to be overly complicated (don't spend one paragraph describing a piece of hair) in terms of creativity and sentence structure.
Questions & Answers Walkthrough Q: Why is this necessary if I've already given you a quality roleplaying sample? A: It is necessary for practical reasons, the more you roleplay correctly, the more easier it is to roleplay according to certain standards- to prevent unfair and shitty roleplaying (According to my standards). Just because you can write, doesn't mean you can roleplay logically in terms of combat or social situations. It's also to prevent trolls.
Roleplaying Terms- A list of need-to-know terms for roleplayers. The Blacklist of Roleplaying- A list of roleplaying actions that are frowned upon in roleplaying. It is to prevent roleplaying actions that are unfair against other users, and to prevent creation of characters that are somewhat frowned upon in roleplays.
Roleplaying Terms:
RP- Role Play. It is the act of directing/being another character's actions. Other than your own. Usually in a story like setting.
OOC- Out of Character conversation. These are usually defined as within ** or (( OOC Commentary here )) It is things that are not defined within the RP but that needs to be spoken.
Example: As Jon fired the turbo blasters, the ships in front of him blew up in such sparkles of light and color as he hadn't seen since he was a child.
IC- In character. These are the things that happen within the scope of the RP. The actions, speech and thoughts of the characters as well as the NPCs.
NPC- Non Player character. These are the characters that are not so defined as to be played by an actual player and are usually puppeted by a GM or Assistant GM.
Example: Jon the Barbarian, a level 6 warrior is a PC, Gustof, the lovable but always conveniently placed informant that you never know anything about is an NPC.
RPC Role Playing Character- This is the character that you have decided will represent you within the scope of the game. This term refers to characters who are already created by another writer/ author/ etc but that you've chosen to play. Although on occasion it is misinterpreted and assumed to be the same as a OC.
Example: A RPC would be if you were to chose to play Inuyasha in an RP and attempt to handle things like he would.
OC- would be an original character that has no basis on anything else, although a lot of times different things inspire them. As you might have a character that 'kinda' looks like Inuyasha...but isn't a dog demon, but he does have a big assed sword and fights evil. Etc...etc...
GM- Game Master. Usually the creator of the Role Play or any they designate to that position.
The Blacklist of Roleplaying:
Aimbotter: Especially annoying when using NPCs, as NPCs don't get to argue about munch.
Munch Rating: 7 A: Three hundred seventy of my trained assassin gymnasts crest the hill, sight you, and rush toward you. B: Luckily, I have three hundred sixty-nine bullets in my chain gun! I quickly mow them all down, each taking a single bullet to the head, and peg the last one with a rock in the sternum.
Augustine: Far, far too prevalent. They try to carry something from one RP into another, just because they're in the same sub-forum.
Munch Rating: 8 A: Given that this RP's technology base is medieval, I happily drive my cart to the market to buy some maggot-ridden meat. B: Too late! I already got there in my Gundam and blew up everything with my insanely overpowered weapons! And don't start whining, because my Gundam's already pre-approved in the "This Is Not a Medieval Technology Base RP" thread.
Baghdad Bobbit: An advanced (or is that "degraded"?) form of Puppetmaster and Aimbotter combined. These people soon become bored of anybody with a lick of skill, and wander off in a huff because the RP will take too long for their precious, precious time.
Munch Rating: 5 A: I fire at the stationary target, hitting twice but missing with my remaining four rounds. B: I get tired of your realistic RPing style and poke you in the neck, collapsing your trachea. You die writhing in torment.
Boa Constrictor: Threads that have a long list of rules that prevent any characters except their own from roleplaying in that thread. No example will be given here, since that would be suggesting rules that shouldn't be used at all, and used separately these rules would be fine.
Boa Constrictors most commonly like to ban most forms of magic, guns, NPCs, technology, 'special' abilities etc. The result is, as I said, a thread in which very few characters can venture.
I do emphasise that threads should have whichever rules they want, within fairness to other roleplayers. Lists of rules which prevent too much are too, let's face it, n00bish.
[Suggested by oxymoron_02]
Munch Rating: 4
Daydreamer: Not exactly munch, per se, but it does get annoying. They manage to turn seemingly coherent RP into a mad ramble about totally unrelated things. Which is not to say that adding a little insight in the middle of an RP is bad; but try to make it only a few lines, three at the most, as anything else just distracts from the current events taking place.
Munch Rating: 3 A: In the middle of the intense shootout, I dash across the narrow alley, ducking and weaving in hopes to avoid getting hit. I'm unsuccessful; two bullets peg me in the shoulder, throwing me back into a Dumpster. B: The bullets make me think back to my days as a youth, when I had to melt down tin soldiers to use as musket balls against the Redcoats... or was it redskins? I can't remember. Anyway, I had to walk uphill all three ways to school and back, running from glaciers all the while. It was torture, lemme tell ya. And then there's the story of how I met my first wife...
Gaseous Snake: A combination of McFly and Lucky Irishmen. They will often attempt to alter the RP right after the fairly playing RPer has made a post that will see the Snake's demise. They are not, however, as desperate as McFlys in what they change.
Munch Rating: 6 A: I walk to the door and open it. B: Being a fellow with a bit of foresight, I hooked that doorknob to a car battery an hour ago. You're thrown across the room.
Godmoder: A rather broad term, basically covering a character/roleplayer who can overcome any situation. They will often have flashy powers, ignore just about anything you say and do, and somehow manage to be completely unaware of their own unfairness (otherwise known as stupidity).
Munch Rating: 8 A: Now that you're strapped to the end of a naval cannon, I fire it. B: Whoosh! I nimbly dodge, somehow forgetting the fact that I'm restrained by three-hundred-pound chain!
Hi-jacker: These are intensely annoying for thread creators. They are often members of that thread, also. These are the people that take over a thread they are roleplaying in, and either add things in, or perform actions that affect everyone roleplaying in the thread. [Suggested by oxymoron_02]
Munch Rating: 5
(Real example) A: Ok! Our base is under attack and we have to defend it! B: *Goes and activates the base's self destruct* Everybody run you have three minutes!
Hiver: So named after such things as the xenomorphs from Aliens, the Klendathu bugs from Starship Troopers (which both use hives), and the teeming hoardes they generally are. These hoardes are always fearless, will battle until dead, and quite often have some excessive weapons and/or armour. Alternate names are Beehivers or Ants.
Basically, it's the guys who have too many NPCs. [Suggested by oxymoron_02]
Munch Rating: 7 A: *He sat alone in his one-man fighter ship, quickly scanning the radar for hostiles* B: *He sat aboard his giant flagship, with his other 1000 ships around him. He ordered them all to attack the tiny fighter in front of them*
IDKFA: Most likely people attempting to emulate Solid Snake or some other cheesy spy-novel hero. They never run out of weapons or ammo, or anything else that leads to them being victorious.
Munch Rating: 8 A: You're all out of ammo for all five of your Ingram submachine guns. Since you're buck-naked, I know I can now safely step into the open and begin returning fire. B: Ha! Little did you know, I have twelve shuriken hidden within my afro!
Ironclad Sentinel: This is fast becoming a problem, and refers to when a thread's subject organisation/corporation/military has too many defenses, or defenses that are unrealistically powerful or just plain 'modey. [Suggested kodachi3]
Munch Rating: 7 A: I am attacking with a battalion of thirty tanks, air support of twenty gun-ships, and three submarines off the coast with Tomahawk cruise missiles. B: Defenses - Forcefield that blocks everything but lets our weapons out, invisibility shield around the base, 100 SAM turrets, 100 machine gun turrets, 1000 guards with machine guns, 200 space fighters, 200 tanks.
Lucky Irishman: A mixture of McFly and Augustine. A person whose character performs an action at chance (with no knowledge of the way it will tip the balance) that turns events to their favour, despite the chances of such a thing happening being incredibly slim. [Suggested by Suddenly Depressed]
Munch Rating: 5 A: With your character totally surrounded in a section of corridor, my ten skilled ninja prepare to slice him to pieces. B: My character backs up to the wall, inadvertently tripping the base's alarm. A: ((If I'm going to be honest and fair here, I have to tell you that the alarm would trigger the corridors to be sealed by blast-proof bulkheads.)) B: ((Oh, oops. Guess my character's safe then.))
McFly: Declining in numbers now, these will alter situations (and usually first posts) drastically to give them an advantage in roleplay.
Munch Rating: 7 A: Ha! Now that the force field is down, I run inside your evil lair! B: Um... um... there's also a super-secret second force field which causes you to die instantly! I just didn't say anything about it because... um... I had to do my laundry! Not because I just thought of it now! Honestly!
Min-maxer: Not a lot of those running around here, thank goodness... that's more of a DnD-style paper game issue. Their own strength:weakness ratio is off the charts.
Munch Rating: 8 A: I've successfully broken into the facility which gave you your incredibly 1337 power armor. Now I pull up the file on it. What does it say about weak points? B: The metal of my armor is... um... allergic to praying mantis urine.
Miss Cleo: They use Out of Character knowledge to their own advantage.
Munch Rating: 8 A: ((OOC: There's a secret switch hidden in the lamp.)) B: I suddenly think to myself-- why not check the lamp for hidden switches? Call me now for your free reading!
NIMBY: The people who quite readily attack others' threads, but then stop all attacks on their own thread.
Munch Rating: 6 A: They attacked us! Let's go and get them! B: *Deletes any posts related to an attack and/or b*tch to a moderator*
Oblivious Oaf: People who don't explain how what they are using, works. Now this is fine to an extent; you're not expected to know the exact functioning procedure for a gravity-spewing railgun, but at least give a vague idea behind the mechanism. [Suggested by Colonel_Commissar_Gaunt] A: Hahahahahaha my ultra shield deflects any projectile weapon B: ((Dude, how does that work? I need some info)) A: ((Ahhhhh uhhhhhh.......it....uses......some.......weird substance......that like...........does.....something......and then it like.....deflects all projectiles! Thats how it works, its not like I never explain my gear its just that I just came up with that explanation now, I mean I just had trouble explaining it.
Overcompensation Stroking: "Quality over Quantity" or "Quantity does not always mean quality" . This kind of ties in with the daydreamer but not necessarily. Basically I'm talking about someone who thinks that the longer their post is, the better it is. It's rare to see this, but there are people out there like that.
Munch Rating: 7 A: Not even going to give an example.
Oxymoron: Luckily rare. (And no relation to me. I think) They manage, somehow, to be completely contradictory in their posts.
Munch Rating: 4 A: I'm a farmer with a shotgun. B: I'm a black hole which emits blinding pulses of visible light!
(For those of you not familiar with physics, black holes allow nothing out of their immense gravity. Not even light can escape.)
Prosecutor: People who claim every one else is Munching when they, in fact, are the only one who is. [Suggested by Asmodeus The Crow]
Munch Rating: 8 A: My character is a fire mage who casts a two-turn fire spell that will launch a fireball. B: My character is a five year old salamander named George, who makes a funny noise when he walks. George, despite being a normal salamander, is immune to fire, and also capable of devastating mages with a single swipe of his four inch long tail. A: Well if he's a normal salamander, he can't be immune to fire, and if he's immune to fire, he can't be a normal salamander... B: WTF STFU N00B U CANT SAY THAT HES MY CHARACTER NOT YOURS OMG WTF FUHKIN HAX GODMODE
Puppetmaster: Another overly common occurrence. They basically take control of others' characters, often to extremes. It is usually ok to make tiny little changes to another person's character; for example if your own character launches a fireball at a tree, it is safe to assume that other characters will probably watch the tree get hit, and thus you can comment on that.
Depending upon the extent to which they puppetmaster, this is not necessarily a form of munching.
Munch Rating: 4 - 9 A: I step carefully into the room, peering around for occupants. B: Suddenly a dragon pokes you in the eye. You run screaming from the room, whereafter you go home, make a pickle sandwich, and call your mother to cry about how she ruined your life.
Quaker: They can magically 'spawn' anything. Having a character which can retreive things from pocket dimensions is not an excuse, unless said pocket dimension has a previously listed inventory which can be checked.
Munch Rating: 9 A: My character is wearing a form of armour only vulnerable to a drop of water from a holy well in South Dakota. B: *He pulls out the vial of water from a holy well in South Dakota* "I don't know why I always carried this, but I knew it would come in useful one day."
Revisionist: Another prevalent problem. They are akin to a McFly, but rather than trying to be an asshole OOC, they try to be one IC instead. Their characters change their mind, thus causing an annoyance, but not necessarily munching.
Munch Rating: 4 A: You chose the blue pill? Ooh, tough luck. B: Red! I said red!
Don't go pulling that "I can read your previous post" mind game crap, either!
Romeo's Tragedy: The character who instantly falls in love with a character who has a crush on them even despite their families hating each other. Not always annoying as long as it doesn't happen too often.
Munch Rating: 6 A: The Akimichi girl stepped out her door and then froze seeing the Hyuga boy she's been crushing on the past four years walking past her house. B: He hated the Akimichi clan. They were all stupid and fat and a disgrace to the village. Suddenly he spotted one staring at him and a blush ran to his cheeks thinking how beautiful she was all of a sudden.
Shoe elf: Pretty obvious.
Munch Rating: 10 A: ((OOC: Well, gotta go to bed. Big neurosurgery test tomorrow.)) B: Ho, ho, ho! Now that the loser's gone to bed, I can strap his character to a cross and peg him with rotten fruit!
Speedhacker: One of the worst we have to deal with.
Munch Rating: 10 A: I walk to the door and step outside. B: Suddenly, twelve men grab you, carry you off to my secret lair in Tibet, and torture you for weeks. When you finally die from the agony, we bury you in the frozen wastes. Hundreds of years later, arhcaeologists discover your frozen body and try to determine if you're another Lucy.
Trinity: The knowledge downloaders, the omniscient Billy Joe-Bobs. [Also known as Zoicites]
Munch Rating: 8 A: My character was raised by a gang leader in the harsh conditions of a slum. From this, he learned to wield small firearms fairly effectively and has limited driving abilities. B: My character was born on a remote jungle island and can fly or drive anything and use any gun with perfect aim.
Twink: Sometimes allowed in certain RPs. If the RP isn't specifically about invincible deities and such, a simple rule is that if the strengths aren't counterbalanced with relatively equivalent weaknesses (or if the reasoning behind the phenomenal cosmic powers isn't eloquently and appropriately explained), you're dealing with a twink.
Munch Rating: 10 A: A punch coming, eh? Well, seeing as you're a seven-year-old child and I'm riding in a twenty-meter mecha, I won't bother dodging. B: Fooled you! I have the power to DESTROY EVERYTHING when I punch it! I'm just like an X-Man, and therefore require you to suspend all logic when RPing with me! Oh, and I have the power to steal your girlfriend, too.
All credit for this guideline goes to Tenasha and Oxymoron_02 from gaiaonline.
Summary/Roleplaying & Club Rules:
_ Try not spamming in official RP threads. Try to lessen OOC talk in RPs- if it's absolutely necessary and it pertains to you leaving the RP, notifying us you won't be playing your character anymore or the RP itself, go for it. You can chat with other members all you want in the chat thread.
_ No invincible characters, characters that can't exist in certain RP worlds and avoid one-dimentional characters everyone has flaws and theres a reason why your character is the way he/she is, she might not be good or evil for the sake of it; state it. No altering your character to your advantage on the spot during a roleplay, although character developement is encouraged and you can train your character in something in advance.
_ Try to post more than one sentence and take effort in description of actions, emotions and scenes when roleplaying IC.
_ Use [{(brackets)}] when you're talking in OOC [See Roleplaying Terms].
The following is related to IC roleplaying [See Roleplaying Terms]:
_ Use correct grammar and vocabulary, with capitals, commas, dots, correct spelling etc.
_ Try to avoid doing stuff mentioned in the Blacklist of Roleplaying.
_ Don't use *these* stars for actions, write like you're writing a story.
_ It is prefferable that you write in third person.
Ex: Saimura brushed her fingers along the hilt of her sword, sliding the cover off with her other hand.
_ Use "these quotes" for speech- talking in IC.
Example: "Finally, I'm done reading all the rules. -What?! There's more?! Noo!" he/she groaned in exasperation.
_ Don't go over PG-13, which means no cybering or anything over top in terms of violence. No real racism.
_ Please ask permission from the admins before playing NPCs.
_ Don't play others' characters for them without permission.
_ No godmodding, no shrugging off attacks that are plausible to hurt or kill your character, no instant death attacks on other characters, give a chance for people to react. No doing things in hindsight, as in not roleplaying them before but having it done at the moment. No altering posts to your advantage if it's already done- however if it doesn't coincide with the storyline and you have the permission of the other person you're roleplaying against, you may edit it. No RPying an absurdly time consuming sequence unless it is an authorized timeskip by the thread's creator, the thread creator also has the responsability of giving roleplayers a chance to roleplay what their characters did, in the time skip.
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{OOC: Here's a sample of my roleplaying. I haven't rped this seriously in months so I may be a little rusty now but I don't it will be much of a problem for me to get back into it.
This is a sample of my roleplaying from a friends forums. He was also anal about roleplaying.
The halls were so quiet that at times it made Akina nervous. She had started a group to help keep the peace between the races that existed. She hoped her fliers and word of mouth would get a few people to meet up at the classroom she had gotten permission to use for the meetings. She wanted this war to end but it seemed that this peace at school was being disrupted by someone who really didn't want this peace. She had grown up around the other races and couldn't imagine a life without them.
She came up to a forest green door with a brass handle. Turning the handle she walked in and put her papers on the desk at the front of the class. Sitting down she flipped through the papers that she made up with help from her mother and the headmaster, waiting for people to join.}
[OOC: Same with me, I haven't roleplayed in a while either and I'm rusty. I'd say that's pretty good- above average in terms of roleplaying. Ah, and I hope you don't mind, but just to let you know, I edited your post to distinguish from IC and OOC. I'll be back tommorow. If you want to take a look at how the test will go, I suggest looking at the following link: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=136903.]
