Roleplaying Blogs

[The Chosen 0]

Years ago Moiraine's World had an roleplaying board. Instead of setting it up again and having a restrictive site run RP, we decided to instead use the blog functionality. This way those who want to RP can do so and those who want to avoid it can easily.

 

General Rules:

 

1. Each RP starts off as a blog post, and the story is perpetuated by participating members adding comments to the main post.
    
   
2. The originator of an RP will need to make two blog posts, one for general RP rules (example) and other for the actual game (example).
    
   
3. The RP rules post details the settings and circumstances of the RP, the characters involved, and any other general guidelines they want for their story, including NPCs, wildcard characters that anyone can control, etc.
    
   
4. Participating RP-ers will declare the characters they want to play using the commenting system.
    
   
5. The RP originator has the right to accept/reject any character. They may also specify a limit on the number of characters a single participant might play if they wish.
    
   
6. The RP game blog post will be the actual start of the story. Please note that it has to be a substantial post. (So no: "It was a dark lonely night, and Moiraine…" If you want a certain type of response, say, an one-liner RP, clearly mention that in your gameplay rules post.)
    
   
7. Each subsequent post should be more than one or two sentences in length and serve to move the story along. Exceptions can be made only if the RP has specific rules of posting.
    
   
8. If the next step in the story is for your character to respond, please post in a reasonable amount of time to keep the RP active.
    
   
9. If you have any questions or comments, or want to clarify what's going on, use the gameplay rules post for the story in question.
    
   
10. All relevant MW rules apply.
    

 

General Tips:

 

1. Try not to control the actions of major characters that aren't your own. Talk it over with the person who controls the character beforehand through PMs, emails, etc. before including him/her in a significant way; otherwise keep your writing open-ended so other people can respond with their characters' point of view.
    
   
2. Steer clear of Mary Sues and keep OOC posts to a minimum. Player-created characters that alter personal relationships between characters in the books to a substantial degree, could also change original characters to OOC versions of themselves. Use your common sense.