Post by Nicodemus Zamoran on Jun 21, 2010 17:12:57 GMT -6
Whilst roleplaying, you may see some terms that confuse you, you may ask yourself; "What do these things mean?"
Well, here's a list and guide to some of the commonly used phrases that occur in roleplays, if I miss any out, let me know.
[glow=red,2,300]RP:[/glow] Roleplay, the shorthand of roleplay.
[glow=red,2,300]OOC:[/glow] Out of character. This is used to refer to times when roleplayers speak as themselves in a thread, rather than their character, if you wish to ask a person a question as yourself, please use this feature, but don't overuse it.
[glow=red,2,300]IC:[/glow] In character. Pretty much the opposite of "Out of character."
[glow=red,2,300]God-modding:[/glow] When a player plays a character that is insanely overpowered, usually immortal, or unable to be hit or harmed by any attacks, this is frowned upon, don't do it. Just don't, there's nothing worse than a god modder.
[glow=red,2,300]Auto-hitting:[/glow] Refers to someone roleplaying a combat scene that never gives the person they're in combat with a chance to defend themselves, just as bad as god modding really. Don't do it.
[glow=red,2,300]Bio:[/glow] Biography. Refers to an in depth backstory of your character, abilities, weapons and so on. These often come up in the set-up threads for roleplays, not every roleplay needs one, though some may ask for one as a requirement to join.
[glow=red,2,300]GM/DM:[/glow] "Game Master/Dungeon Master". These terms were coined in the days of Tabletop Roleplaying like Dungeons & Dragons. They generally refer to the person(s) running the RP and controlling events. Often they are allowed to do things normal players aren't to progress the story (if there is one).
[glow=red,2,300]Power-playing:[/glow] RP'ing as another person's character to give the power-player an unfair advantage. Example: someone says "I win because -insert character name here- ran off a cliff!"
Well, here's a list and guide to some of the commonly used phrases that occur in roleplays, if I miss any out, let me know.
[glow=red,2,300]RP:[/glow] Roleplay, the shorthand of roleplay.
[glow=red,2,300]OOC:[/glow] Out of character. This is used to refer to times when roleplayers speak as themselves in a thread, rather than their character, if you wish to ask a person a question as yourself, please use this feature, but don't overuse it.
[glow=red,2,300]IC:[/glow] In character. Pretty much the opposite of "Out of character."
[glow=red,2,300]God-modding:[/glow] When a player plays a character that is insanely overpowered, usually immortal, or unable to be hit or harmed by any attacks, this is frowned upon, don't do it. Just don't, there's nothing worse than a god modder.
[glow=red,2,300]Auto-hitting:[/glow] Refers to someone roleplaying a combat scene that never gives the person they're in combat with a chance to defend themselves, just as bad as god modding really. Don't do it.
[glow=red,2,300]Bio:[/glow] Biography. Refers to an in depth backstory of your character, abilities, weapons and so on. These often come up in the set-up threads for roleplays, not every roleplay needs one, though some may ask for one as a requirement to join.
[glow=red,2,300]GM/DM:[/glow] "Game Master/Dungeon Master". These terms were coined in the days of Tabletop Roleplaying like Dungeons & Dragons. They generally refer to the person(s) running the RP and controlling events. Often they are allowed to do things normal players aren't to progress the story (if there is one).
[glow=red,2,300]Power-playing:[/glow] RP'ing as another person's character to give the power-player an unfair advantage. Example: someone says "I win because -insert character name here- ran off a cliff!"