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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tharivious_Meliamne" data-source="post: 2560428">*Slips Trelian five bucks for the plug* <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Saved me some time in bringing that one up myself.  On to other things...To expand on Preacher's points 12-15, since that is a category that deserves some more expansion in my opinion <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> :I have to back up the statement along knowing your character's abilities.  Have them focus on something that they're skilled at, and know just how well they can do it.  Have an idea of what your character's limits are, use them when you describe actions.  If your character is a bungling thug in terms of combat ability, have him make mistakes in mid-swing, if he's a mage with a poor memory, have him cast spells improperly, things like that; likewise if your character is a master swordsman, play him as such with detailed descriptions of your actions and demonstrations of swordplay, or if he's a focused mage with good skill and strategy, play him as such.Of course, there is room for growth in terms of abilities.  Characters can access new potentials at all times, but there is a realistic way to do this, and a completely illogical way.  Realistically, these new abilities would grow over time, slowly developing from isolated moments or lengths of practice.  Illogically, they develop overnight and are mastered within days.  Naturally, the more realistic gradual development will be more readily accepted by others.  It keeps the character more pallatable when there is no instant-training in something the character only learned of yesterday.When creating characters, restraint is a big factor.  As many have said, just because you can do something in character creation, doesn't mean you should.  This applies not just to creation, but also to development.  Sure, the chats are full of powerful or very-powerful characters, but that's no requirement to bring more into the mix.  Freeform is just that, and while a low-power martial type may not fare well against a high-power wizard, that's no reason to fault either style.  Mages especially are a variable character type, they can choose from a broader range of options just for being what they are.  Not every fight needs to be dominated by who can sling the most cheesy death spells or explosive visual effects in the shortest amount of time.  Add some variety, use weaker spells against weaker opponents, and in most cases unless it's appropriate for the plotline in place, avoid full stop death effects for as long as feasable.    Just because you're a high level mage who can sling a powerful spell-of-doom, doesn't mean that you have to; hold back, use weaker spells, extend the fight, have fun with it.  A battle ended by the first action is little fun for either involved, you might as well not have one at that point in most cases.Aaaannd... (heh, you guys know I always make long posts anyway <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />)Back to Preacher's point #11 (thanks for numbering these for reference by the way, much quicker than quoting <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) of not presuming things: This applies to more than just IC/OOC situations, and ties in really well to combat situations.  So many times I've seen fights where one character or another waves around the "I'm powerful enough to crush you in one blow, why won't you go flying from that hit?" sort of mentality, many times the same sort of player who does the exact same thing when they are on the receiving end saying "there's no way that could hit me".  This is something to avoid.  Not only does it tend to cast a poor light on the entire battle, but it casts a poor light on the player for many observers.  Just because a character is maxed out to their full potential, does not mean they have a right to asume that all others are inferior by default in an OOC manner.  If one character can have a huge attack bonus, another can have just as huge a defense bonus, if one can run from an attacker at top speed, the attacker can likely move just as fast.  Also on this end, just because a character isn't entering actions often does not mean that they are standing still.  Some players, like myself, prefer to take their time and create vivid descriptions of their characters' actions rather than short and repetitive actions.  Give each other time, and all will go smoothly.And on to point #25 (I'll stop soon, promise. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />), originality is a huge factor, it will get you much farther in your roleplaying experience than just using another character/player's idea.  In many cases, something original around here can be something expected elsewhere.  Just because a race always serves something doesn't mean that every one you see in the tavern has to do the opposite.  Look at the drow: They're expected to be vicious, Lolth worshipping backstabbers who hate surface elves.  Look at how many Eilistraeeites there are around the ISRP, and how many evil, non-Lolthite drow there are around.  Traditional drow are few in number, and thus could make for a viable option.  Same extends to draegloths, the drow/demon hybrids: These are seen as a blessing of Lolth upon a drow family and valued greatly as weapons and champions; I brought one that opposed this theory to the ISRP over a year ago with great results (in my opinion at least, I still run him, so must have done something right with it) (and it unfortunately seems to have started a potential trend, as I've seen or heard of two other draegloths - one of which bears a suspicious resemblance to mine - recently, which I hope doesn't happen).  If you see an original idea, don't clone it without the originators' consent, I've seen many cases where something like this has created bitterness from one player to another, and this can only cause problems for the site as a community.  Some things are meant to be rare, and if a player is running something that seems special and is running it in an interesting way, it can diminish the enjoyment for them to see their idea running around with someone else behind it.  On the other side of the same token, if a player does extend consent to do something along the same lines, then that's a great potential working point for a future group to spring up. :tiphat: That's enough out of me I'd say, for now at least. :embarrass</blockquote>

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