I feel like this is probably easiest on both me and the reader if I do this as a listed set, rather than a wall of text.
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There will always be two threads for any RP. One is for the actual RP itself, and the other is to discuss or ask about it without interfering with the RP’s atmosphere.
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You should try to not make your character like yourself, and definitely do not make your character a Mary Sue (perfect characters who never lose, so no Jesus Yamato) You will make your character in the discussion thread. Here you will post your character, a short background on him, his personality type, his appearance and so on. It is up to the creator of the RP whether you can choose your own MS or are given a set MS.
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Do not kill off other people’s characters in a DMless RP. You may go into the discussion thread about the RP and ask the member’s permission, but do not take it upon yourself to make such a drastic story change.
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It is important as a writing element, to make decisions and act as your CHARACTER would, and not how YOU would.
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The story will be led by whoever made the RP, or by the designated DM. They make the chapters, and decide what the objective is for each one. Also do not take it upon yourself to do a drastic story change without asking first. If you are going to decide that your character will be a traitor and/or evil and you wish to do it as a surprise, consider before posting how you are going to go about it. You can make it shocking, just try not to ruin the idea of the story for anyone else.
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Correct spelling and grammar is most crucial here. Just as writing a fan-fic, you want a clean and legible representation to all readers. Be sure to reread your post and edit it before posting. Check for misspelled words with the forum’s integrated spellcheck. Words like Gelgoog and Bawoo will clearly not be “words”, but check every red underlined word.
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The RP will not usually happen in real time as any other usually would. The RP controller (DM or starter) will make the entry post and set the atmosphere for the RP. Give the background, events leading up to the event you are about to partake in, and then a rough guideline of what the characters are working for. Then you will make your character entry post. Try to write your entry post to where it wouldn’t be conflicting with other members, as it takes time to write out your first post, and then see other people’s after posting (i.e. if you say your character was the first person to charge into battle on the entry post, there could be two or three other characters who say the same thing. You would have to edit your post to either have not gone in first, or everyone would edit that they charged in together).
Further rules will be made in the discussion thread for an RP by the RP controller.