Posting Properly
1) The thread creator DOES NOT have absolute power over a thread if it's designated "interactive." If other players can join it, they can and will change things around a bit. Adapting to these changes is part of the fun of RPing, though. But seriously, don't be an asshole about it and ruin someone's thread.
2) DO NOT GOD-MOD. God-modding, also known as trenchcoating, is the act of making your character into some kind of unrealistically invincible badass with no flaws whatsoever and every possible advantage one can think of. The most important thing to remember is that God-modding is not encouraged or even allowed. It is alright to post one's actions, but do it in a realistic manner; people who suddenly perform impossible actions to miraculously survive some deadly encounter unscathed, or people who magically slaughter a large force of enemies with all headshots are all examples of God-modders. For the sake of an authentic RP experience, stick to your character concept as much as possible. Don't do anything he or she wouldn't do as a character, because that makes them unnatural and fictitious.
Examples of God-modding:
Ryan slams on his brakes, causing his McLaren F1 racecar to slide to the side, avoiding the enemy rocket-propelled grenade. While performing a racing start with one hand, he fires his Desert Eagle at the cultists, emptying all 14 rounds in the special extended magazine into the faces of all 14 cultists.
2)Remember to always post the name of the character you're RPing at the top of your post in bold. You should always post in third person, past tense, however present tense can be used as long as its usage makes logical sense. If you want, you can even host multiple character's perspectives in one post, for say a Secondary Character, however you must differentiate between the two by posting the bolded character's name in between.
3)Remember to keep all out-of-character comments in brackets with OOC in front, in a new paragraph.
[OOC: I'm out of character right now.]
4) Remember to check your post for spelling and grammar errors, as these make you look like an illiterate moron and no one will want to roleplay with you, like poor dumb Larry who picked his nose in class back in elementary school. Firefox has a built in spell-checker, use that.
3c. How To Actually Play
Remember that the political situation of the Myciel System is perpetually shifting, with only Ishrael's influence as a constant. Food is not an issue due to the efficiency of Imperial distribution and production methods, but credits (the Imperial currency) are necessary for daily life on all the worlds but Alnie, which is essentially a giant prison. Basically, get a job. Join one of the Guilds or factions, work at a bar, join the military, whatever. Regardless, you need a source of income and insane wealth from the beginning will be considered god-modding.
Other than that, remember to keep proper grammar in your posts and to be as detailed as possible. Use common sense and you should be fine.
1) The thread creator DOES NOT have absolute power over a thread if it's designated "interactive." If other players can join it, they can and will change things around a bit. Adapting to these changes is part of the fun of RPing, though. But seriously, don't be an asshole about it and ruin someone's thread.
2) DO NOT GOD-MOD. God-modding, also known as trenchcoating, is the act of making your character into some kind of unrealistically invincible badass with no flaws whatsoever and every possible advantage one can think of. The most important thing to remember is that God-modding is not encouraged or even allowed. It is alright to post one's actions, but do it in a realistic manner; people who suddenly perform impossible actions to miraculously survive some deadly encounter unscathed, or people who magically slaughter a large force of enemies with all headshots are all examples of God-modders. For the sake of an authentic RP experience, stick to your character concept as much as possible. Don't do anything he or she wouldn't do as a character, because that makes them unnatural and fictitious.
Examples of God-modding:
Ryan slams on his brakes, causing his McLaren F1 racecar to slide to the side, avoiding the enemy rocket-propelled grenade. While performing a racing start with one hand, he fires his Desert Eagle at the cultists, emptying all 14 rounds in the special extended magazine into the faces of all 14 cultists.
2)Remember to always post the name of the character you're RPing at the top of your post in bold. You should always post in third person, past tense, however present tense can be used as long as its usage makes logical sense. If you want, you can even host multiple character's perspectives in one post, for say a Secondary Character, however you must differentiate between the two by posting the bolded character's name in between.
3)Remember to keep all out-of-character comments in brackets with OOC in front, in a new paragraph.
[OOC: I'm out of character right now.]
4) Remember to check your post for spelling and grammar errors, as these make you look like an illiterate moron and no one will want to roleplay with you, like poor dumb Larry who picked his nose in class back in elementary school. Firefox has a built in spell-checker, use that.
3c. How To Actually Play
Remember that the political situation of the Myciel System is perpetually shifting, with only Ishrael's influence as a constant. Food is not an issue due to the efficiency of Imperial distribution and production methods, but credits (the Imperial currency) are necessary for daily life on all the worlds but Alnie, which is essentially a giant prison. Basically, get a job. Join one of the Guilds or factions, work at a bar, join the military, whatever. Regardless, you need a source of income and insane wealth from the beginning will be considered god-modding.
Other than that, remember to keep proper grammar in your posts and to be as detailed as possible. Use common sense and you should be fine.
