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Parvacake · **09-14-2016, 11:26 AM**

Last night, my fiance and I were chatting while I was doing dungeons. On the subject of roleplay and chatting about general peeves, he asked me "What are your RP 'triggers'?" It's not the first time this has come up. I think everyone has little peeves or annoyances when it comes to writing, roleplay, or storytelling that can be IC or even OOC related. So I start rambling about big and little things, having no idea he was writing this down.

Finally, he goes "I think I have you figured out now." This coaxes a ??? from me...and then he sent me this.

I. Thou shall not wait to be asked for RP. If you want RP to happen, ask.
II. Thou shall not use the phrase "If you want to do anything, let me know."
III. Thou shall not make RP plans and then stand me up.
IV. Thou shall not become emotionally attached to thy characters. Respect the IC/OOC line.
V. Thou will let character development happen naturally. Do not plan it out ahead of time.
VI. Thou shall not ask Lili to make decisions about her characters.
VII. Thou will use multiple characters in your storytelling. The same two characters quickly becomes stale.
VIII. Thou shall not expect our RP to be the center of my universe. I'm a busy gal.
IX. Thou shall not use multiple exclaimation points in your posts.
X. Thou shall not be a shit-eating, dickwaffle douchebag.

Needless to say, the 'commandments' took me off guard and I laughed so hard my sides hurt. Showed it to some friends and posted it on my enjin and others liked it as well. Partially for the humor and partially for the truth of it.

So, Balmung, what are your RP commandments? Can be serious or humorous, have small peeves or big peeves, can be well known irritations for RPers in general or things that specifically apply to you! However many you add, just list them with roman numerals!

Gegenji · **09-14-2016, 12:22 PM**

I would've figured "Thou shalt communicate with thine RP partner" would be Commandment One. Wink

Parvacake · **09-14-2016, 12:32 PM**

(09-14-2016, 12:22 PM)Gegenji Wrote: I would've figured "Thou shalt communicate with thine RP partner" would be Commandment One.

Hahaha it should be come to think of it! Need to smack my fiance for not originally thinking of it! Add it to your list, Chacha @_@ I demandz it *grabbyhands*

Aya · **09-14-2016, 12:46 PM**

Thou can be a jerk - fiction is no fun without them - but keep it in-character

Thou shall be excellent to each other

Gegenji · **09-14-2016, 12:51 PM**

(09-14-2016, 12:32 PM)Lililove Wrote:
(09-14-2016, 12:22 PM)Gegenji Wrote: I would've figured "Thou shalt communicate with thine RP partner" would be Commandment One.
Hahaha it should be come to think of it! Need to smack my fiance for not originally thinking of it! Add it to your list, Chacha @_@ I demandz it *grabbyhands*

Haha, fine fine. Let's see if I can manage a the classic Ten. In appropriately over-the-top Ye Olde Fashionne...

I. Thou shalt communicate with thine RP partner and keep holy this connection throughout thine endeavors.
II. If thou hast a question or concern about thine or another's RP - past, present, or future - asketh it and leave not thy tongue stilled.
III. Thou shalt not decry the RP preferences of others. If they offend thy senses, then devest thyself of their presence rather than seek to demean them.
IV. Begrudge not another their mistakes, lest thee suffer such in kind.
V. It doth be okay to lose.
VI. Demand not the time and attentions of another, for they shouldst be given freely.
VII. Whilest one shouldst strive to follow the lore, cleave not overmuch to it such that one becomes close-minded.
VIII. Confuse not the actions and feelings of character and player, unless evidence of such connection made clear.
IX. Neither idolize nor vilify thy other RPers based on assumptions and hearsay. They doth be as thee.
X. Keep holy the joint storytelling - this doth be a tale of all, not just of thee. If thou wish to expound solely on thyself and thy merits, compose thee a novel.

Eses Fafa · **09-14-2016, 01:33 PM**

I: I am the Lord thy God (of my own character's fate)
II: Thou shalt not suddenly make plans right before RP
III: Thou shalt not take the IC tag in vain
IV: Remember people need OOC breaks, so keep your cool and find someone else to chill with
V: Honour their creator and their character
VI: Thou shalt not kill (other players without permission)
VII: Thou shalt not RP Cloud or Sephiroth (just don't)
VIII: Thou shalt not steal well-thought concepts of other players
IX: Thou shalt not use knowledge exclusive to the creator (don't meta)
X: Thou shalt not covet guild power for personal gain

Max · **09-14-2016, 01:41 PM**

I. Thou shalt not roleplay in the Quicksand.

II. Thou shalt avoid really boring 'let's sit here and talk about nothing for two hours' interactions.

III. Thou shalt not have cyber sex.

IV. Thou shalt not grace the company of Sue's and Stu's.

V. Thou shalt never conflate IC for OOC, and vice versa.

VI. Thou shalt stay in compliance with lore.

VII. Thou shalt not be boring and unwilling to take control, contribute, or guide scenes along.

VIII. Thou shalt always be appropriately dressed for the locale.

IX. Thou shalt avoid courtesan-like characters whose sole purpose is to seduce thou.

X. Thou shalt keep dialogue and prose clear, coherent, and comprehensible for all. No exaggerated cockney accents that make it difficult for thou to understand;

"Wotcha. 'a 're ya doin'? 'ave ya been ter the quick sand recently? bloody 'ells I got a splinter from fightin' a 'arge tree and it 'urts loike a bizzich! 'eaven and 'ell. i'm out ter gridania ter clock me sister and 'em! bye!"

Etoile · **09-14-2016, 03:08 PM**

(09-14-2016, 12:51 PM)Gegenji Wrote: III. Thou shalt not decry the RP preferences of others. If they offend thy senses, then devest thyself of their presence rather than seek to demean them.

Quoted for emphasis.

Thou shalt not take on airs of self aggrandizement to pass judgement on others & alternative RP styles.

Gegenji · **09-14-2016, 03:35 PM**

That said, I'm sure I've broken some of other people's (and likely my own) commandments. I've broken Lili's Commandment II several times, for example. And my own Rule V I'm pretty sure I'm still working on - I can get a bit grumpy when I lose a bunch of RNG rolls, for example, and have to explain why one of my characters has lost again due to my own terrible luck. Blush

Silmanos · **09-14-2016, 04:06 PM**

I know for a fact I break Lil's second commandment almost on a daily basis. Though when helping to run a fc, and helping put together several plots at one time its esier to just say "Poke me if you want to rp because I always have a mile long list of stuff to do."

I. Thou shalt always communicate with thine rp partners
II. Thou shalt not get jealous if thy rp partner rps with another.
III. Thou shalt not vanish without a word to thy partner.
IV. Thou shalt not break lore. Thou may bendeth the grey, but thou must be creative and reasonable.
V. Thou shalt not useth mew or nya in thy posts. I careth not if thou be a miqo'te, thou shalt not do so.
VI. Thou must stray from those that be the mary. No thou may not be the dragoon, white mage, and black mage all at once.
VII. Thy au ra shalt not be a dragon or voidsent. I careth not what they look like, the almighty devs sayeth they are not.
VIII. Thou must respect mine rp as I respecteth yours. I careth not if thou rps a voidsent, push it on mine own rp and my kight shall slayeth thee.
IX. Thou shalt allow characters to be human and grow. If thou disappears mine own character shall move on, thou shalt not hold him captive to thy whim.
X. Thou shalt stop me from ever using Elizabethan agan for I am terrible at it.

Ari Kagon · **09-14-2016, 04:51 PM**

I. Thou shall not approacheth me with a non-RP name. Tis amusing that thy name may be Nacho Cheese..but I cannot taketh thee seriously in RP.

II. Thou shall make at least an attempt to be grammatically correct when speaking. Â I cannot taketh thee seriously if thou cannot differentiate to and too. *

III. Thou shall not trap my character in RP limbo. If there is no communication and thee disappears, I shall move on with no regard to our story.

IV. Thou shall not monologue internal thoughts. Giveth me a physical gesture or facial expression to draw my own conclusions as to what you are thinking.Â

V. Thou shall respect my roleplay limits as I have given respect unto thee.

VI. Â Thou shall not confine my characters to tavern RP. There is a whole world out there for thee to enjoy.Â

VII. Thou shall not take a year to reply. If thee requires time to think, fill thy empty space with an indication of active thought.**

VIII. Â Thou shall differentiate IC from OOC. You may fall in love/hate with my character, but not with the creator behind it.Â

IX. Â Thou shall not spoil motives/force reactions. Intrigue can go a long way, allow me to make discoveries on my own. Don't get upset if I don't react a certain way to things.Â

X. Thou shall ENJOY thyself.Â

* I understand not everyone is on the same level with grammar.Â Transgressions shall be forgiven..but do expect that I will be rolling my eyes. :3

** I understand not everyone is quick with dialogue (I am bad with it sometimes).

Parvacake · **09-14-2016, 04:52 PM**

My 2nd Commandment only recently became a thing because sooooo many people do it. It got to a point where I'd feel pretty frustrated because it'd be less of a collaboration and more feeling like I always had to make the choices. #anxietyproblems

When it's done sparingly, it's fine. But when you almost never outright ask someone to do something and always leave it so open ended? That's what gets me frustrated xD

Edvyn · **09-14-2016, 05:02 PM**

thou shalt not judge me
thou shalt not criticize me
thou shalt regard my opinions as holy
thou shalt treat me as the genius I believe I am
thou shalt mimic my verbosity
thou shalt not insult my character, to do so is to insult me
thou shalt respond to me always
thou shalt never avoid me
thou shalt rp with nobody else without me present
thou shalt follow my blog

McBeefâ„¢ · **09-14-2016, 05:13 PM**

(09-14-2016, 12:46 PM)Aya Wrote: Thou shall be excellent to each other

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Warren Castille · **09-14-2016, 05:14 PM**

I've got three.

1) Share the world (and the spotlight).
2) Build a narrative, don't control one
3) Never forget how awful our early OCs were. Not everyone's got as much experience or "time in" writing as anyone else, and mostly everyone hits the same potholes on the way down the road.

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