Getting started with Roleplay!!

The backbone of the setting, roleplaying is quite simple: each player produces a paragraph or two which establish characters or objects performing actions - like writing part of a story. Another player then also writes another part of the story and the two or more take turns and continue the story.

The “author” of the story is not strictly an author in the sense that they decide where the story utterly goes but instead they exist to provide the background and environment for the other writers or players. This special player is called a game-master and serves to guide players.

The story is based on an established world which works democratically, with characters submitted for approval by moderators who help players fit their character into the world for a smoother roleplay experience for both themselves and other players. The same is also true of objects, assets, places, events and ideas which work the same way.

Roleplay can be achieved in a variety of different ways: Making individual posts within a thread in sequence, working together on a pad to form a combined interwoven post or even writing a short story that falls within the established rules of the world.

Those looking to get started in roleplay should create a submit a character and then solicit roleplay on the Roleplay Request board - a place for players to solicit roleplay from other players or game-masters by posting the terms, definition and summary of the roleplay they are interested in as well as the characters that would be involved. In this way, players can meet one another and pair or group up based on common interests of theme, style, tone or goal.