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May 7th, 2009


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RP Types, Lingo, & Courtesy


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Some time ago I helped mod a newbie-friendly game that tried to welcome players who were transitioning from forum or other styles of RP into journal-style RP. To help them out, I wrote up this post for our newbie guide. When greatestjournal died, I saved it and then recently ran across it again. On the off chance someone finds it helpful, I went through and updated and added to it to repost it here. If anyone has any dissenting opinions or things they'd like to add, comments are welcome!

Journal-style roleplay is, when you first step into it, exceedingly intimidating. Not only does RP itself tend to have its own language, abbreviations, and insularity, but journal-style (be it IJ, LJ, Inksome, or various other journaling venues) also has its own set of unspoken rules. People first stepping into it often feel as if they don't know what to do, or what they're looking for, and even experienced players can sometimes be either clueless or forgetful. This post will attempt to give a general overview of basic RP manners and courtesy, as well as touch on the conventions of journal-style RP and what are generally universally accepted - or preferred, at least - guidelines, and commonly used lingo. I tried to be as general and neutral as possible, but I myself am a fandom and PB style player - so if anything is inapplicable to Celeb, feel free to let me know and I'll add a note to the post.

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