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RP definitions+ Common Mistakes (RP 101)
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RP Glossary
These are a few definitions to help anyone who wishes to know the language of roleplay to actually know the language of roleplay.
Autoplay: Autoplay is the act of controlling someone else's character. This can be,but not limited to autokilling, the act of killing a character without the consent of another, autoraping: having sex without consent of another and autowounding, forcing damage on someone else.
OOC: Commonly known as Out of Character. Can be displayed also as (( a statement in beetween double parentheses)). When it is done, and it is typically done in the case of a writing which is mostly in character, it shows that the particular statement is uttered out of character. Some people ,wrongly so, mix OOC within their in character(see IC) comments and claim that they're out of character when they are not.
IC: In Character, this is usually used when someone says OOC and goes back to the In Character storyline.
OOC Drama: The usually purposeful act of harassing/bullying another roleplayer and causing chaos that subtracts from roleplay
Meta-gaming: Lit. "All Gaming" or "Over Gaming." This is a common error in roleplay where people assume that OOC known knowledge is IC as well this gives an advantage to someone unfairly in a storyline such as knowing where an ambush is without sending scouts or spies.
Style: Style is the type of roleplay that is done in terms of length. This ranges from Oneliner to semipara to para to multipara to the novella.
God moding: God moding can be anything from not accepting ANY damage to creating an over powered character who cannot be defeated no matter what.
Common Mistakes in RP
Miscalculating damage. This is done either by the receiver or giver and its typically where damage is attempted, but the person doesn't accept it to how it would logically be in a real life scenario. This is not autoplay or god moding, and this can be corrected by a third neutral party being a judge in the storyline unless someone were to actually do the research on history and medical science. This could be like someone trying to cut at armor, which may dent or something but allow the person to be killed.(especially true of chainmail, which cannot be cut but only stabbed)
Approaching with the intent of RP Sex. Some roleplayers make the mistake of centering RP all about sex. This creates a scenario of no storyline being done, and no cleverness comes from it.
Expecting for discussion of stories. The problem with this is that creative juices cannot be flowing if someone knows what happens. Roleplay is playing a role, and part of playing a role is full immersion.
Lack of research. This is applied both to what has been said before and to characters in themselves. The failure to read about a character who you intend to roleplay with or even your own(in the case of characters borrowed/ not created) can lead to severe inconsistencies, and in RP battle: cringy acts are done. This can also lead to someone confusing a mean character with their author, who may not be mean.
Jumping to OOC. This mistake is where you overuse the OOC option, and this interferes with a storyline. on top of creating unnecessary tension. Also, when people respond to OOC dram with more OOC, this creates a situation where the OOC Drama wins and the cyberbully/harasser wins.
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