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wakerman4
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Here is a notice to help Roleplaying, make it a bit more enjoyable, for yourself and others. It involves using your mind, so lazy dwarves, read carefully.
Okay, I just want to point out that you are in control of your Roleplay character and what he/she does. This is of course, the reason I write this thread.
If you are told something on forums, such as 'you must fear demons' then read carefully.
This may be written wrong. 'You must fear demons' is a wrong way to turn, for if you were to start a roleplay in Port Silver, and a demon showed up....well....
...one of two things happens. You block him/her from Roleplay, which ruins there enjoyment, or you fear them and try to back away. Backing away may be good, but not much.
I notice, as I play on our fair server, that less and less people are using there own characters views. Name people, I shall not, but the message 'you must fear demons' must be altered like a spell in Witchcraft.
You can alter this to almost anything, that your character thinks. Instead of this statement, you could have 'you can be scared of demons if your not an Orphan assassin'.
What I'm trying to point out, is it's up to you, not us.
This also goes for all other races, not just demons.
Take the beloved syrien for example. Because you have been told to fear them, most people began hating and attacking Syrien. This is not right, and thankfully, has been stopped (I think).
If you are a fisher, a Syrie has every right to hate you. This does not mean the fisher has to hate the Syrien for hating him/her. Only because Syrien are different, and are strange to Roleplay with, this is no excuse to hate them.
Your Roleplay character's personality dictates if he/she likes the Syrien or not. You made up your character to play as, I'm sure you know what he/she thinks like. Do not let others tell you what to do, via forums.
Lets make one thing clear:
I am not telling you what to do.
I'm just pointing out, it would be strange for a Earthspawn to fall in love with a Halfling. We must think Roleplay like it was real life.
In real life, if someone you hate walks down the street, you would do one of which: ignore or make some sort of insult. If the person reacts, so would you. And do think in real terms. Where I am a peaceful (yet cheeky) person in real life, I would not fight, but rather make insults that the other wouldn't understand, making the person seem more like a fool.
In Roleplay, if a demon walked down the docks of Port Silver, you would do one of which: Ignore, back away scared, or insult him/her if you are brave enough. The demon might react, so would you. This may lead to a fight, or maybe you running off, because you don't want to get eaten by a demon. Because Gromm (my character) is brave and quite loyal to what he believes, he would try to stand his ground and insult the demon some more with insults, but not fight, because if the demon made one move, Gromm would attempt to run off, scared of being shot by lightning (again).
^ This is Roleplay.
But what I have noticed, is people doing this:
A demon walks down the docks of Port Silver, and sees three, maybe four 'Crafters' Roleplaying together. Maybe Cubey/Tavish/a demon player is bored, and needs Roleplay to cheer them up. The 'Crafters' would ignore the demon, or attempt to attack. And in rare cases, complain in OOC about "Barging into RP".
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No. Please do not do this.
Only attack a demon if your Roleplay mind is set right. If you are Drake Hawklight, and hate demons, then it's understandable you would attempt to attack the demon, yet be scared of the demon.
If you are Alawn, a 3 year old boy, you would obviously be scared of the demon, run for help or run away in general.
Oguk, King of Earthspawns, would not fear the demon, for he works/worships the demons, as an Earthspawn king. These are all good Roleplay examples.
Yet, if you listen to forums ALL the time, everyone would react the same and block up the Merry Mead doors, blocking the demon from Roleplay, making the Player a little annoyed.
(Yes, I am using my wedding party as an example, but without the Merry Mead). This is the ther way to "Barging into Rp."
A dwarf could easily Roleplay with an Earthspawn, or an elf, yet if you are Seth Jenkins, you would see every other race as a joke. But if you are Gromm Wake, you would see (nearly) all other races equal, just with different personality's, making unique friends.
Take note of what your character would do in these situations, and make Roleplay better then usual. It would be normal for someone to drop out of RP, because they are entering a dark graveyard, and cannot go any further because it is dark, cold, and spooky.
I am no good exception, because Gromm would listen to no one and march straight into the Graveyard, regretting it, but when Slade summons Zombies, he would use his Spade to defend himself.
Take note of what you would do, either dropping out of having a unique skill with a bow and arrow, destroying the zombies.
It's up to you.
I create this thread, because at the after-party of Gromm and Raisa's wedding, demons showed up. Cubey confirmed that she was there for a simple fun RP, but everyone saw/heard a demon, and locked the doors, and blocked Cubes and Scardrac from Roleplay.
I admit, it was funny at first....
But as the screenshot below shows, Demons were locked out. Poor Scardrac.
If we were to use our minds a little bit (not in an insulting way, sorry if you read that wrong) then you would find that the demons would've been let in, swords kept sheathed, and fun.
Maybe some people, like Oguk, might'v welcomed them! (Like he did!)
Others, like Menel, might'v scowled and grunted at them.
Others will try to ignore, or are too scared to even interact, and carry on Roleplay!
It it all down to you, in the end, and your choices. Try not to get worked up over nothing.
Please keep this in mind.
You do what you think is right in Altera. That's the joy of the server.
And NO ONE is going to dictate what you do. If they do, I hope it's for Roleplay.
Your friend, and possibly the epicest fail of a Moderator, ever. . .
-Wake
EDIT:
For more help on Roleplay, here are some helpful links:
Guide to Roleplaying
Jeroxia's Advanced Guide To RolePlaying
Hollowworld Wiki
that ruined my immersion. Would have been enough for 2 guards to go along with the arrest and the other 3 guys helping us. it was a demon basically invading the church^^)
