To me, god moding is in effect controlling or directing a character/situation without previous consultation so other players are forced to rp in the direction the god moder wants to go in. It can be something as simple as auto-hitting someone's character (Max stabs Brisia in the eye) or something more complex to do with the environment (Max shoots fireballs in a circle around Brisia, so she can't escape without serious burns. Here it's not quite so obvious, but basically he'd be telling me I have no choice but to stay put or burn my character -- well maybe she can jump high enough to jump over the flames!). Even just outright controlling the character (Max tells Brisia to follow him to the cliff and to swear her allegiance, so she does). God moding could also just mean making an extremely powerful char that no one can contend with.
I think I'm mixing up god moding with metagaming. 0o To me they're so similar as to be virtually indistinct. Largely though, imo, it comes down to controlling rp, without prior consultation, in such a way as to leave your fellow rpers without a choice but to do things your way.
I think I'm mixing up god moding with metagaming. 0o To me they're so similar as to be virtually indistinct. Largely though, imo, it comes down to controlling rp, without prior consultation, in such a way as to leave your fellow rpers without a choice but to do things your way.
