In a role-playing game, you create a character from a more or less imaginary world and then interact with the characters of other players, usually online. RPG is shortened to "RPG" (or "RPG" in English), especially in chat rooms and on instant message boards.
Steps
Step 1. Choose a place for your character to act
Choose a place that fits your interests. Keep the following in mind …
- Type. The genre will mark the type of story and the characters. You can make a game about anything, but some genres (fantasy, action, video games / board games) are more popular than others.
- Rules and Commitment. Some communities have weekly posts, several paragraphs of content for each post, and correct grammar. Other communities can turn a blind eye to grammar and organization of the thread of history, forums, etc. Some RPG communities deal with adult themes and do not censor. Make sure your level of engagement, interest, and writing is appropriate for the community you want to join, as RPGs can take more time and energy than you imagine.
- Who is part of the community? Role playing with friends, or meeting new people, can be a lot of fun. Different communities will attract different types of people, so you need to be prepared to experience different things from one community to another.
Step 2. Create your character
The character will be your avatar in the RPG world. Most RPG forums have a place where all of the character profiles or their cards are collected. Contact the leaders of the game to get your character loaded with the others.
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Follow the "Neither too much nor too little" rule. Your character description doesn't have to be overly detailed, but neither should it be sparse. Focus on …
- Goals, stimuli and desires. This will give your character purpose in RPG or story. Think about the "why". Why does your character do what he does? Think of the "how". What does it do to achieve the goals? Think about how important goals and desires are. Very important goals (the mother has been kidnapped!) Or trivial or trivial wishes (she really wants to eat a burger) can be equally important from your character's point of view.
- Job. The work he does places the character in the imaginary world. It also determines his skills, his history, his financial situation.
- Physical Appearance: The color of your hair, eyes, skin, and anything else you think is important. Physical characteristics will help other players visualize your character.
- Personality. What is your character like, and how does he act when he's with others? Build your character's character by drawing dominant traits (maybe he's a practical type, or not at all), then a secondary trait (he's a perfectionist) and a minor trait (he's conceited). It can also have an opposite characteristic (it's kind).
- Tastes and preferences. A slightly strange habit or hobby (going on vacation every year to the Arctic Circle) will make your character stand out, but something more normal (like chocolate, for example) helps to characterize him. Again, intensity makes the difference: going crazy for chocolate so much you can't resist can be as strange as taking a vacation to the North Pole.
- Talents and skills. They are very important especially in action or fantasy RPGs.
- History. Where was he born and raised? Who are the parents? How was the first kiss? All these details create his past: add a lot of details but make sure they are compatible with the role of the character in the story.
- Make the character believable. In the RPG world, perfect characters are not well regarded. Create a character who has both positive and negative traits. For example: he is intelligent but shy, with good intentions but stubborn to the point of unbelievable.
- Add some quirks! An unusual approach to problems, or weird habits and mannerisms, can make your character compelling and interesting.
Step 3. Start playing
- Join the action. Contact the Leaders, Moderators, Game Managers, Dungeon Master, for permission to participate.
- Use correct Italian: complete sentences, punctuation, spelling … in short, everything.
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Learn RPG terminology, such as …
- RPG: RPG (RP, Role play)
- PG: Player Character (PC English)
- OOC (in English Out Of Character) Out of the Game (i.e. when writing in real life, to talk or clarify something: it is not the character who speaks, but the player). Also Off Game.
Advice
At the beginning
Beginners have to put in a lot of effort at first. Bad players, also called noobs (from the English newbie, meaning newcomer, novice, beginner) are not appreciated by other players. If you give the impression of being a noob, no one will want to play with you
Rules / Etiquette
- Be polite and respectful. Nobody likes to play with someone who is an idiot. When writing online, words can be harsher than in person, so try to communicate with patience and kindness, and pay attention to the tone you use.
- Write regularly. If you are playing with other people it is likely that they are waiting for you to write so that they can continue the story. If you have decided to stop playing let the leaders know so they can give your role to another player.
- Avoid "shouting", ie use all CAPS. This is behavior that is considered immature and irritating.
Write
- Avoid short sentences, which do not help keep the story going. Take it for granted that these phrases are not allowed unless the player who started the thread says otherwise.
- Do not dwell unnecessarily. Providing a lot of detail can help you get into the story, but exaggeration can be boring.
- There are three points of view in RPGs. The most common is to write in the third person: "Jane mercilessly tackles Jim and blocks him to the ground." The second is the first person: "I tackle Jim mercilessly and block him to the ground". Less common, however, is the use of the second person: "You plate Jim".
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Depending on the community, it may or may not be acceptable to mix different styles.
- Some writers prefer a narrative, novel style: "The pizza delivery guy walked into the room, asking aloud who ordered the big one with the sausage."
- Others prefer the script style, which distinguishes action from dialogue.
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Use concrete details and accurate descriptions to immerse yourself and other players in the virtual world.
- Use the five senses: sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste.
- Describe the setting: the climate, the temperature, the place, and the main surrounding objects.
- Use gestures: what are the characters doing? How do they walk, talk, move?
Warnings
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When you write don't be almighty (god mod): in other words, you don't have to …
- control another player's character. For example, if your character is Jane and you write: "Jane walked into the doctor's waiting room pulling Joe with her. Watch Joe walk up to the pretty nurse at the reception and talk to her", you are checking both Jane and Joe, and you make things difficult for other players.
- make your character perfect, especially in action games. For example, making the character able to avoid any attack, or saying "My shield is indestructible! I am immortal!". Characters with perfect skills are unfair, and whoever creates them will be deemed an idiot and shunned by the community.
- kill other characters without the permission of the other players.
- Respect the rules and don't overdo it (don't use power play). Controlling, manipulating, killing or humiliating other characters is not accepted behavior unless you have permission from other players.
