Tabletop roleplay tends to be fairly straightforward; a game system is chosen and players sit around a table sharing cheetos and Mountain Dew.\u00a0 The Storyteller calls the group of friends to order for a day or night full of shadowrunning, questing, exploring or personal horror.\u00a0 dice rolls determine actions as books are consulted to streamline gameplay.\u00a0 It is all a rather laid back, accessible, and comfortable experience.<\/p>\n
The same feeling can be imparted by roleplaying games online, and this is what various channels generally strive for; however, those that are new to the internet or just internet roleplaying in general may find playing games online to be unnerving by dint of simply being a new and unknown thing.\u00a0\u00a0 This guide has been cobbled together by one single, noble individual of great puissance and charm for the benefit of others who might also wish for a bit of a field guide in the world of roleplay.\u00a0 Delineated in this guide will be the following topics:<\/p>\n
Hopefully the elaborations posted here will mitigate some of the difficulties potential players new to irc roleplay might face.<\/p>\n
L<\/span>ady Luck or Snakeyes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In general, roleplay channels can be categorized into three rather broad strokes: Freeform, Semi-Freeform, and Moderated.<\/p>\n In freeform games, players are more or less given carte blanche to create a character that fits with the setting and play that character as they feel is best with no stats, dice rolls, or the like to concern his or herself with. It is a common trend for even fully freeform games to have some sort of character approval process, but this is not always the case.<\/p>\n Semi-freeform games build on that theme, adding the occasional rule or possible dice roll to follow during play, but more or less allowing players to do as they will. Many of these games also require character sheet approval of some sort before play may begin.<\/p>\n Contrasting this is the moderated channel.\u00a0 Moderated channels usually build on a set game type or rule base, such as Dungeons and Dragons, World of Darkness, or Pathfinder.\u00a0 These channels follow whatever rules and character creation guidelines are set forth by said books, and usually there is some form of character submission to go through before one is approved for play.<\/p>\n RPGServ: Serving Your RPG Needs <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Of course, games can be further separated into groups such as Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun,\u00a0 and similar systems.\u00a0 However there are also many homebrew games and systems that deserve equal attention, and listing each system available would take a very long time indeed.\u00a0 It is usually advised that players use the RPG Hub to ferret out a game that fits whatever criteria the player desires. \u00a0 The easiest way to use the Hub is to simply log onto DarkMyst and join the #RPG-Hub channel. \u00a0 This is where many of the game owners may be found and spoken with directly.<\/p>\n Alternatively, channels may be searched using RPGServ; each roleplay channel is stored within the bot and has certain keywords attached to help players find the particular genre they desire after a brief search.\u00a0 It is easy to use this service; all that is required is to log onto DarkMyst. Some common commands include:<\/p>\n These commands are meant to help a player find a game, and the service is free.\u00a0 It may be used constantly, so feel free to take advantage of what is there.<\/p>\n Netiquette and the Modern Player<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n There are very few solid, hard and fast rules that govern irc roleplaying.\u00a0 Most of those that do exist are there more for simple courtesy than anything else.\u00a0\u00a0 However, there are a few things that are generally observed by players and channel owners alike:<\/p>\n This is the gist of the general ‘irc etiquette’ rules followed by roleplayers on irc.\u00a0 Following these rules will ensure fun and entertaining roleplay.<\/p>\n Into the Breach:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Roleplaying itself is fairly straightforward. While individual channels may have explicit rules regarding how to post, what style to post in and the like, most channels are fairly lax.\u00a0 Here is a brief, simple example of what roleplay in a channel generally mirrors: * Sirion lets out a light grunt at every bump, squinting his eyes shut. He licks his lips and then gives the bindings on his wrists a testing tug, just to get a feel of how tight they are. [This is action text. It often encouraged as a way to post without speaking.]<\/span><\/p>\n [15:54] <Sirion> ((Was gettin myself a quick drink)) [It is usually acceptable to post pauses, brb’s or afk’s into a channel when they are marked thusly.]<\/span><\/p>\n <|Secrets|> The bindings feel fairly tight; they bite into your wrists, rubbing the skin raw. Whomever tied them knew some complicated knots.<\/p>\n * Sirion sighs in frustration, trying to dig his way through the fog of pain encompassing him. He takes a deep breath before moving his legs a bit, seeing if he can get an idea of how big this compartment is.<\/p>\n <|Secrets|> Sirion can stretch his legs out completely forward without touching a wall; however, should he try to test that theory to the sides, he finds his compartment is suspiciously narrow. Sirion’s eyes begin to adjust in the light; he might notice two other bodies tied up similarly to himself. They are unresponsive.<\/p>\n * Sirion lies back down, muttering and wondering how he got into this mess. He then tries to get a closer look at the bodies, curious as to what other people were taken along with him.<\/p>\n <|Secrets|>Those bodies appear to be where that sickly sweet smell has been emanating from. Upon closer inspection, he can tell -why-. Those bodies are currently missing eyes. And most of their faces. Honestly what clings to those empty skulls are little more than a few sparse strips of black, mummified flesh so thick and leathery not even maggots that may have one time infested the corpse could have found it palatable.<\/p>\n Of course, some games aren’t always this verbose; some games are more, some less.\u00a0 Some may have more pleasant subject matter, some less; it all depends on the game in question.<\/p>\n Commands:<\/strong><\/span> This guide should provide a general\u00a0 idea of what to expect when roleplaying, joining a new game, or using commands.\u00a0 Hopefully this makes finding and remaining in a game easier for new players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tabletop roleplay tends to be fairly straightforward; a game system is chosen and players sit around a table sharing cheetos and Mountain Dew.\u00a0 The Storyteller calls the group of friends to order for a day or night full of shadowrunning, questing, exploring or personal horror.\u00a0 dice rolls determine actions as books are consulted to streamline […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":65,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions\/107"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpg-hub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n<@|Secrets|> Sirion, your head hurts. It -throbs-. Sticky, warm substances that smell of copper and pain run down your body and you’re pretty sure your face has been either shoved through a blender or taken advantage of by a pack of wayward orcs. Your arms are bound. Your legs are bound. You’re trapped in a completely dark compartment that smells of wood and some sickly-sweet scent, and it’s moving. occasionally you hit bumps in the road, and it jars your body, throwing you against a wall and forcing knives of pain to needle their way through your sore, raw nerves. [This is a flavor or setting post. Whomever is running the game may or may not deviate from this style of narrative, but it is fairly common.]<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThere are quite a few commands that can be added to irc via scripts and the like.\u00a0 However, there are some that are intrinsic to any irc platform and help add to roleplay.\u00a0 These commands are delineated below.<\/p>\n\n
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