I have read through the RP handbook, and I obviously think certain groups have their own set of rules but what are the general rules that pretty much all RPers will follow?Â
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?Â
Other things like swearing, how much is acceptable? Are any words basically forbidden? That kind of thing.
Is thievery even a thing? Walking up and saying "X steals X shirt." do they literally have to take said shirt off?Â
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
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!
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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?
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?
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?Â
Other things like swearing, how much is acceptable? Are any words basically forbidden? That kind of thing.
Is thievery even a thing? Walking up and saying "X steals X shirt." do they literally have to take said shirt off?Â
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
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!
-EDIT-
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?
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?
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