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!
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!
