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(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: I got to thinking about this when I read in the handbook about RPing as a murderer and people not liking when their character is killed, well if the murderer or anything like that say a rapist. Comes up to a PC and says, "X rapes X", or "X kills X" with no agreement of the RPer  being affected, is that character now terminated? can they no longer RP that character? Or is it generally accepted that something like that is bullshit and shouldn't count?
Last one. Mostly. It's not a rule so much as it is a general consensus (unless you want to treat it like a rule), but there is nothing that can ever happen to your character unless YOU agree to it. It's your character. Nobody else's. If someone walks up and straight up kills your character, you can just ignore them. Unless for some reason you're cool with that.
(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: Other things like swearing, how much is acceptable? Are any words basically forbidden? That kind of thing.
I figure this will vary from group to group. It's not a universal rule that you can't swear, but just like if you're hanging out with a new group of people in real life, don't go slinging around racial slurs at the top of your lungs before you get a feel for what that group is and isn't comfortable with. Common sense, basically.
(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: Is thievery even a thing? Walking up and saying "X steals X shirt." do they literally have to take said shirt off?Â
Same as the first question. Not unless you agree to it. If I were to try to steal from someone, I would probably either ask them if it's alright beforehand, or emote "bumping into the character" and THEN asking if it's alright if my character took something from theirs.
(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: I'm still new to RP and I wouldn't want to, do something that is generally looked down upon in the community because I'm just starting to really get into different plots and meet friends, alienation would be a bitch tbh.Â
S'all good. This stuff can be pretty daunting. Just don't get discouraged if you don't get any bites per se immediately. Watch some other people in a tavern. See how they do it. Take notes. Copy 'em. You'll figure it out soon enough.
(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: I'd just like to know peoples opinions on this, are there "unspoken" rules of RP that everybody is generally asked to follow? Is it a free-for-all until you get in with a group of people? Thanks in advance for any replies!
Uhhhm... I guess the first thing that comes to mind is not to "godmod". That is, don't make your character invincible, undying, or unbeatable. This would be a characterwho is better than everyone else and cannot be killed or harmed. I've known many people that have eventually become isolated through this; nobody wants to roleplay with someone who believes that their character is better than everyone else's. EDIT: I skipped over the word "unspoken" in your question, so I guess this is a bad answer. To be honest, I'm not sure. I'd have to think about it. Really any rules that come to mind are pretty well-spoken in my experience.
(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: More rules I just thought up, things like coffee, or chocolate, if they are mentioned in the game then cool beans but what about things that aren't mentioned? Like eating Sherbet Lemons, just a sweet but is it weird to have them in the game?
I mean... personally, I'd just go out and reference that kind of stuff anyway. To me that's just details. I don't think anybody's going to get on your case because you named some dessert that doesn't exist. It's not some incredibly lore-breaking inconsistency that breaks the world as we know it. If you're a little paranoid, though, google it. See if you can find the food as a crafted item or something. If not, either pick something else, or don't sweat it.
(04-29-2014, 12:15 AM)Ritual Wrote: Character capabilities? I understand you can't god-mod but what about smaller scale abilities? Stupid things like breaking walls with your fist or whatever is that seen as kinda stupid?
Unless your character has a solid, believable and agreeable reason to be doing those kinds of things (which they probably don't), I would avoid it. People tend to turn their noses up at characters who are super angsty badasses that can lift a house over their head and run at a hundred miles an hour. Unless you happen to be roleplaying in a universe where that kind of thing is common-place, like a superhero MMO.