Post by Miki-chan on Jul 29, 2006 0:55:18 GMT -5
New to the world of roleplaying? Confused about all the weird acronyms and foreign (Not in the county sense) words? Wondering why in the nine hells people are playing tag? Never fear, for I have compiled a rough list of roleplaying terminology for the inexperienced.
However, I'm sure this list is far from complete, so please, everyone feel free to reply or pm with additions.
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"Tag" or "Tag name"
Believe it or not, when someone says "Tag!" they're asking for someone to reply to their roleplaying post.
"OOC:"
"OOC" is an acronym that stands for Out Of Character. It's generally used to clarify details in a roleplaying post, or to discuss certain events in the storyline. Usually placed before the actual roleplaying portion of the post. Any text that directly follows "OOC:" is not part of the actual story, and should not be viewed as so.
"IC:"
"IC" is another acronym that stands for, quite predictably, In Character. It's generally used after you have used "OOC:" earlier in your post, although some roleplayers prefer to use "IC:" before every roleplaying portion, regardless of the presence of an "OOC:".
"Character" or occasionally "Char"
"Character" refers to your online roleplaying persona. Characters can be very complex or relatively simple, but somewhere in between is just fine.
"One-liner" or "Single-liner"
A "One-liner" or a "Single-liner" refers to when someone replies, in character, with literally a one-line response. One-liners may have their place, occasionally, but excessive use is frowned upon by the roleplaying community.
"God Modding"
"God Modding" is when a person takes excessive control over another player's character. In certain situations, perhaps a player-vs-narrator set-up, God Modding can be acceptable. However in most player-vs-player roleplays, God Modding is negative thing, and will often result in players getting angry at you.
"Emoticons", "Smilies" and "Emotes"
"Emoticons", "Smilies" and "Emotes" are those little smiliey faces that look like this:
. Also, some people prefer to use ASCII smiles, that look like this: ^_^. In a roleplaying situation, the use of "Emoticons" or the like is a big no-no. It makes everything just a tad more childish. In general conversation, "Emoticons" are perfectly fine, just be careful not to overdo it.
"Italics"
When "Italics" are used on a single word or phrase, they're used to provide emphasis. However, if "Italics" are used on an entire thought or conversation, they *can* be used to imply that the character is thinking those things, but not saying them outloud.
"*Asterisks*"
"*Asteriks*" are the little star-esque things that look like this: *. "*Asteriks*" are used much like Italics, and are used to place empahsis on words or phrases. However, for the most part, "*Asteriks*" are not used to imply a character is thinking something.
(More to come!)
However, I'm sure this list is far from complete, so please, everyone feel free to reply or pm with additions.
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"Tag" or "Tag name"
Believe it or not, when someone says "Tag!" they're asking for someone to reply to their roleplaying post.
"OOC:"
"OOC" is an acronym that stands for Out Of Character. It's generally used to clarify details in a roleplaying post, or to discuss certain events in the storyline. Usually placed before the actual roleplaying portion of the post. Any text that directly follows "OOC:" is not part of the actual story, and should not be viewed as so.
"IC:"
"IC" is another acronym that stands for, quite predictably, In Character. It's generally used after you have used "OOC:" earlier in your post, although some roleplayers prefer to use "IC:" before every roleplaying portion, regardless of the presence of an "OOC:".
"Character" or occasionally "Char"
"Character" refers to your online roleplaying persona. Characters can be very complex or relatively simple, but somewhere in between is just fine.
"One-liner" or "Single-liner"
A "One-liner" or a "Single-liner" refers to when someone replies, in character, with literally a one-line response. One-liners may have their place, occasionally, but excessive use is frowned upon by the roleplaying community.
"God Modding"
"God Modding" is when a person takes excessive control over another player's character. In certain situations, perhaps a player-vs-narrator set-up, God Modding can be acceptable. However in most player-vs-player roleplays, God Modding is negative thing, and will often result in players getting angry at you.
"Emoticons", "Smilies" and "Emotes"
"Emoticons", "Smilies" and "Emotes" are those little smiliey faces that look like this:
. Also, some people prefer to use ASCII smiles, that look like this: ^_^. In a roleplaying situation, the use of "Emoticons" or the like is a big no-no. It makes everything just a tad more childish. In general conversation, "Emoticons" are perfectly fine, just be careful not to overdo it."Italics"
When "Italics" are used on a single word or phrase, they're used to provide emphasis. However, if "Italics" are used on an entire thought or conversation, they *can* be used to imply that the character is thinking those things, but not saying them outloud.
"*Asterisks*"
"*Asteriks*" are the little star-esque things that look like this: *. "*Asteriks*" are used much like Italics, and are used to place empahsis on words or phrases. However, for the most part, "*Asteriks*" are not used to imply a character is thinking something.
(More to come!)
