Tarron
Lord of Altera
*I am aware this may be a pointless post, just tell me, I don't know if these bug anyone else. I am not trying to act like the RP God that knows all here, just asking everyone what they think, I have done these of course*
These things have not happened SO much that I am angry, just some basic things that could be tweaked.
I don't know if there are any standard "rules" for doing Role Play, but it would be neat to have some basic RP guidelines. I like to do some serious Role Play and there are just some things that kind of bug me when trying to do so. (Things I will say, I have done, I am just trying to fix it) One things that kind of bugs me is interjecting into a conversation with something that changes the topic. If two people are having a heated, heart-to-heart, or friendly conversation, sometimes people will arrive to really stop the flow of what is happening.
For example:
RP 1: Well, I don't agree with you, I think that point of view is completely ridiculous!
RP 2: Excuse me? *sheathes sword* You dare offend me like that?
RP 1: I am not afraid of you. *sheathes sword* You are no master of swordsmanship!
RP 3: Hey you two, what's going on? I just got back from *blah blah blah*
That just kind of ruins the immersion of the heated fight brewing here.
Also, having everyone leap into the same fight being a powerhouse and easily defeating all of the other combatants is strange. Dealing with the fight sequences are difficult, but if we came up with some sort of strategy for who attacks when, and what they are allowed to do would be interesting. This would be so fights are not like:
RP 1: *swings sword hard with right hand*
RP 2: *raises shield to deflect the blow, still taking some force*
RP 3: *fires a fireball that hits the man with the shield and knocks both of them out*
RP 4: (at the same time as RP 3 said his) *runs in and double kicks the two fighting men*
These people are not trying to ruin the RP experience, but the structure is difficult because different people end up wanting to do different things at the same time all of the others want to as well.
Last but not least, RP symbols. If I am not mistaken, this is the Altera-wide accepted symbol list:
() = Out Of Character speaking while in RP chat
{} = Your character's thoughts
** = Actions of your character
If this is not true, can we have a list of symbols that in universal so people don't use hyphens? My issue with hyphens is that reading a line of text with hyphens in it in place of the asterisks is hard for me. (and others?)
Example: Well, I was just selling some things at the market today -sits down- and there were a few strange men there -takes a drink from flask- that I have not seen before.
That line is just more difficult to read (for me) than just using an asterisk. I apologize if some people think this is a ridiculous post (I am debating whether to put this up too). My main point here is can we get: A basic list of RP Etiquette, plans for fighting, and a Symbol List. I would help make these but I want to see what other people think. If you have some other things that don't fit serious RP, post it please!
Any feedback is appreciated!
Regards,
Tarron