Rp Tutorials

I wanted to share something I've been doing at irreparable called Plot Shots. It's a challenge where you post a table of one-word story prompts (nouns usually work best) and challenge players to claim a word to inspire a thread and post it.

I came up with 36 prompts that I'm using and so far prompts such as 'fire', 'delivery', 'game', and 'threesome' have already been claimed. Table code is here. You can use those or come up with your own. In use here with a better explanation of how it works.

When prompts were claimed I linked them to the threads started and used styling to remove text-decoration and make the claimed words red. It's open for modification, but I thought it might be a fun way to spur activity during the back to college slump.

Loosely based off the ESRB ratings, here is a no-image label for rating and content of a thread/post/game, whatever.

A	Fantasy Violence Sexual Reference Adult Language Drug Use

Rated E for Everyone

I come here bringing you maps! First a cool trick, and then a couple of Harry Potter-specific maps.

First up, how to make a click-able map, mixed with some hidden tables just for kicks. Here's a live preview, since I'm not really sure how to explain it.

( Clickable Maps )

And now onto the fandom maps!

( Diagon Alley )

( Hogsmeade )

So those are complete maps and codes with all the information filled in. Quite a few of those stores are original creations of mine, and I'm perfectly fine with people taking them and using them with two exceptions - 'Dos Diablos' from the Diagon Alley map and 'Croeso' from the Hogsmeade map. I'm using those somewhere else, and they've been deleted from the codes posted above. Also, there's a bunch of repeated names and such so if you're using them both in the same game you might want to fix that.

Below are some blank maps that you can color in with your own information.

( Blank Maps )

Hi, my favorites! I've noticed a trend going around with people using that nifty, parentheses-less fake cut, and, I'll admit, I'm a shameless user myself. But one of the things I didn't like about the code I had was that it didn't jump right down to your text, like an actual cutlink. So I figured out how to make it do that!

follow the incredibly appropriate fake cut!

So, I know I'm not the only one that has a bit of difficulty with personality at first!! You want your characters to fit a certain mold, maybe, but not to the point where they're a cardboard cut out of a certain character theme!

That's where this comes in handy!

It's called a Natal Chart.

"In natal astrology, a natal chart is a horoscope/astrological chart drawn for the exact time of an individual's birth at a particular place on Earth for the purposes of gaining information about the individual." — wikipedia

The neat thing about Natal Charts are that they aren't nearly as cut & dry as your sun sign is. For example, my sun sign is Cancer & I am a Cancer native through & through. But my Ascendant (shows our natural defenses and how we cope with day-to-day issues. It's basically the mask that everyone wears.) is a Libra. Which makes a lot of sense because I am ALWAYS trying to make sure that everybody is happy. I'm big on neutrality & Cancers are actually known for not being very neutral & rather over-protective. lol.

It explains all of it in your natal chart. It'll give you tons & tons of personality quirks that you can run off of. I didn't explain it TOO well, but if you give it a try, you'll definitely understand better!

Hopefully I helped somebody out!

Every once in a while, as a mod, it's a good idea to do something out-there to get your game buzzing. This tutorial is about how to run a few game-wide plots that virtually everyone in your game can participate in. The world of Harry Potter makes it pretty easy to do crazy things. There are also some general High School ideas and some Marvel ideas too. These plots help shake things up and give people an excuse to act out of character once in a great while. Don't put these plots right on top of each other, but every couple of months it might be a good idea.

The first thing you need to make sure you do is make an OOC announcement making it clear what is going on and that participation is optional. Nearly every game has that one player who thinks that everyone is out to get them, so make it clear that nobody is being forced into anything, but this is an opportunity for plot and fun!

( Harry Potter Ideas Here )


( Marvel Ideas Here. )


( General High School )

Type: Setting Layout (Clickable Map!)
Preview: Here at my Marvel game

I often find that when setting up a game in a confined setting, it's best to make sure everyone is on the same page for how things are laid out/what they look like. Setting up a map of a setting (be it the school the whole game is set in or just your characters' apartment) can not only give the story a cohesive setting, but also give your SL partner more detail to write about instead of just staying vague.

One example of how this is working out is Here at my Marvel game. Another example of a smaller setting, just a character's flat, is Here. Neville's apartment. Call it shallow, but a lot of the first applicants to Progeny were drawn to look into the game further by the neat clickable map. Detail in your game concept shows dedication as a mod.

( Here's how )

So I'm fairly certain a post like this hasn't been posted yet.  There has been something like this for a game app, but not for PSLs and general. If you'd like to add anything, feel free to post suggestions. This is just something I wrote out of frustration with both sides after trying to drop a line gently, only to get into a fight with the player.