Character creation and other general tidbits
COMMON COURTESY and POSTING
It's my intention that the story and NPCs are interesting and realistic. PBP is an entirely different challenge from playing the game in person: tone of voice and inflection, gestures, facial expressions and so much more are easily lost in this medium. To that end, I will make every effort to be as clear and descriptive as possible when I post. It is appreciated when you return the gesture.
> No godmoding is permitted. I will not tell you how your PC should react/feel/
think or whatever and expect you to do the same.
> OOC, which may include roll results or a question specific to the game, should
be at the bottom of your post and highlighted in orange.
OOC: Does anything grab my attention as I enter the room?
21:26, Wed 27 Nov 2019: Sonori rolled 18 using 1d20+5. spot.
> When speaking, please use quotation marks and highlight your spoken text in a
single color to help it stand out.
The bard looked wistfully at the artwork before turning to Kell and nodding.
"What you say makes a great deal of sense," Turbalio
said to the goliath, "In any event, you would know best about
tracking the progress of the other group. With all the arachnid corpses,
that would suggest some or all of their number survived which indicates there
should be tracks to follow."
> Use of all CAPS should reflect something being shouted.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" the rogue shouted, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE OF THE
WATERFALL!"
> Use of small type should reflect when your character is whispering.
"Mighty Pelor," the cleric muttered almost to herself
as she knelt near the body of her unconscious friend, "please grant
me a portion of your all-seeing wisdom that I may heal the wounds of my dear
friend Theonix."
> Use of italics should reflect what your character is thinking.
Isn't that a fine kettle of fish? Grace thought as she watched the mage taunt
the ogre. Drawing her sword, a scowl crossed her face as she considered the
conversation the two would have after the fight.
> Please post in third person, not first person.
> Please post in past tense. Tell me what your character did, not what he/she is doing now or will do in the future.
> When speaking in another language, please put the language being used in
[Brackets] before your text.
[Elven]"How are you this morning, master?" the young apprentice asked cheerfully,
knowing full well he was about to be scolded for his behavior yesterday.
> Please understand that I may do some skill check rolls on your behalf. Certain
checks when dealing with NPCs should be kept secret in my opinion so that how
your character reacts AFTER the roll isn't influenced by the roll result. As
an example, if you are trying to bluff someone and roll a 6 ... it doesn't
take a rocket scientist to figure out that you have probably been unsuccessful.
This will in all likelihood skew you character's behavior going forward. But,
if you don't know whether you're successful or not ... that allows for a much
more realistic interaction.
** WHEN I BELIEVE A ROLL BY YOU IS NECESSARY, I WILL PROMPT YOU FOR IT. **
IF YOU GO 14 DAYS (TWO WEEKS) WITHOUT POSTING, I WILL PRESUME YOU HAVE LOST INTEREST AND DELETE YOUR GAME. I understand and respect that RL must come first, but my time is also valuable. While I don't have or enforce an expected posting rate, I would think at least every two or three days would be reasonable.
I only have a handful of games running at one time so that I have sufficient attention to devote to each game. One of the beauties of running solo games is that if the sole player disappears, others are not left waiting and wondering if that person will return. The game will simply be discarded.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:40, Sat 28 Mar 2020.
