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Quickstart Guide to the Guild
Work in progress The Quickstart GuideAll you need to know about roleplaying, RPGuild, and how it works. Contents:
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What is Roleplayer Guild?
Roleplayer Guild is one of the fastest growing play-by-post roleplaying communities on the internet and we attribute much of this to our simple structure and approachable lack of rigid rules. We try to create a roleplaying community as freeform and user-driven as possible. We like flexibility. What also makes Roleplayer Guild unique is that our roleplaying forums are divided not by genre, but by level of skill/standards. After three years of experimentation, we believe this is a natural division that is most helpful for roleplayers trying to find like-minded roleplayers. Free Roleplay: No standards. Casual Roleplay: Medium standards. Advanced Roleplay: High standards. We also offer some niche roleplay forums: The Arena: Dueling roleplay. One on One: Roleplaying in pairs. |
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What is Roleplaying?
Imagine that each thread is a multiplayer online roleplaying game.
Let's look at an example: Pretend we have a roleplay in the Casual Roleplay forum involving a particularly original storyline: Four hobbits must take the Ring of Power across varied and epic lands, ultimately casting it into the depths of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano. There are four roleplayers involved in this journey:
Now for the example's roleplay thread: After the GM and the players discuss the thread and its premise in the Interest Check thread (more on that later), the GM creates the roleplay. In his introductory post, he provides a brief history of the world in which the roleplay takes place. He describes the evil of the Ring of Power, how it came into Sedendegad's possession, and how Sedendegad must recruit a party of hobbits from the local tavern to destroy the Ring and rid the hobbit world of evil. So, we have post #1 (excerpt):
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How to use Roleplayer Guild
Checklist:
Now, here's the checklist with pictures. Step 1: Pick a Roleplaying Forum that suits you It's easier to find roleplayers that share your style and interests if you can choose a forum most congruent to your interests. Step 2: Create or post in an Interest Check (Optional) Interest Checks are used to form a roleplaying group. If you've chosen a forum in Step 1 then you can post in the appropriate Interest Check subforum. If you don't know which one to pick, you can just post in the general Interest Check forum. In an Interest Check, you brainstorm roleplaying ideas, pitch ideas, and generally see if anybody finds it interesting. Alternatively, you can find Interest Checks that interest you and brainstorn with other interested roleplayers. While it's generally a good idea to create an Interest Check, it's not always necessary. Sometimes you already have a group of people that want to roleplay. If you're just looking for one person to roleplay with, it might be a good idea to head over to the One on One Interest Checks. Step 3: Create an In Character (IC) and Out Of Character (OOC) thread for your roleplay What they're for:
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Get out there and roleplay!
The fastest and most effective way to learn how to roleplay is to dig in and start posting. The experience comes quick and the rope is easy to get the hang of. |