Is there such a thing as Role Play Etiquette? Certainly there is! It may not be so obviously called that but you can usually tell when someone is breaking it. How can you tell? By listening carefully to what others say.

I’m going to try touching on the subject of RP Etiquette. Mind you there are hundreds and hundreds of RP pet peeves that individual RPers might have that I certainly can’t cover, but I will try to cover some of the most common ones. I will also discuss how to know if you’re breaking RP etiquette and possible alternatives or solutions to such behavior. Making role play fun for everyone is the goal. So let’s work towards that goal together.

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This is an article I’ve been kicking around for a while and my friends have been nagging me to write something for the blog so I thought I’d drag this topic out and dust it off.

Romance In RP

Now before you start to point and snicker, muttering about “cyborz”, notice the title is ROMANCE, not ERP. That is another topic for another day. Romance can cover a wide range of emotional depth from the friends that exchange flowers on occasion to full fledged lovers or marrieds. Role playing romance DOES NOT mean cyber just like reading a book that has romantic elements does not mean reading porn.

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Emotes are an integral part of role play. Without them our play would be pretty dull and flat. They are used to convey moods, actions, and many other bits of information about our characters. While they may seem simple enough, it is quite surprising how many role players do not quite understand what is a correct emote.

Today we’re going to talk about crafting emotes in WoW. I will keep it as relatively painless as possible.

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Since there was such an interest in my last blog post on rp clothes, I had made a promise to expand it to other races. Here is the first of those. Please note, currently I am only working on females since that is what I play primarily. If there is additional interest, I will expand it to include males.

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role-play [rohl pley]

–verb (used without object)

[Origin: 1945–50]

“role play.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 03 Sep. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/role play>.

I realize that sounds rather dry for this wonderfully relaxing and fun past time that so many of us enjoy, but it helps to shed a bit of light onto it for those that do not fully understand what role play is. A simpler way to explain it, however, would also be “interactive storytelling”.

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Authors’ Note: Normally I don’t post twice in one day. However I had already posted Ask Catilda when I found this little gem. Since I will be doing RL home business stuff tomorrow it is unlikely I will remember to post and Monday just seems too far away sooooooo…. today you get a treat; TWO TDRP posts! Enjoy! (Because you never know when I’ll get around to posting again!)

Anna over at Too Many Annas made a post in her blog reminiscent of the Friday Five but she did it RP style. Five basic questions to ask and answer about your character to help get you started on the path to role play. As always, I’m very supportive of anything that encourages role play and helps the new player get their introduction to it so I thought I would post the answers from Nauloera’s point of view here.

I encourage you to visit Anna and read her post on it and perhaps write your own answers as well!

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The only person that can decide if your guild is successful is you. Nobody else can decide that for you. However there are some steps you can take to make it a fun and rewarding place for everyone that joins or interacts with your guild.

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I was talking with a friend who expressed that recently she just hasn’t been happy with the RP of her main characters. Something just wasn’t holding her interest. With this in mind I decided to put my thoughts down. Perhaps it will help her and others overcome, what I refer to as, the RP blahs.

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To a certain degree our characters are pretty limited in what they wear. Plate wearing classes can wear the most variety of armor and clothing offered in game while cloth wearing classes can wear the least. However there is still quite a bit that can be done with in game armor and clothing to present the look you are after for your character.Your warrior may wear those assless pants for their armor rating and stats, but they may not suit the image of the character’s personality and leave you looking for other things to cover her up with. Over the last three years I’ve learned a great deal about finding appropriate RP clothing combinations that show the personality of the character. I’ll display some of my favorites here to give others ideas for their own characters.

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The single most common complaint I hear from role players is either “nobody RPs anymore!” or “I can’t find anyone to RP with!” My first instict is to ask, “Does that include you?” You see, there are lots of RSPs running around out there that say “In Character, Looking For Contact” but are you *looking* for contact, or *waiting* for contact. There is a distinct difference.

Looking for contact is the act of putting out effort to find, create, or otherwise engage others in RP. Waiting for contact is sitting on a bridge, saying nothing, waiting for others to engage you. Do you see the difference here?

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