.DT role-playing Discworld Player help role-playing .SP 5 5 Unlike some other virtual worlds out there, you are not required to role-play on Discworld. However, if you are into role-playing, you will find there is a sizeable group of players on the mud for you to play with. What kind of role you want to play is entirely up to you, although we do prefer you to stay in the setting of Discworld. (This is hardly a constraint; since this is such an eclectic place, it would be difficult to actually find a role that would not fit.) Role-players on Discworld usually build their characters on guild identities. Apart from that, they form their characters with loads of humour and the numerous resources the mud has to offer: clothing, emotional expression, character description, titles, the numerous ways of communication, etc. To support the role-playing community, we provide a few guidelines. These are not rules, just conventions that players can stick to if they want to role-play: Make a story for your character. Think of age, youth, past experience, traumas, a typical tic, family, ... Keep this story in mind; it will help you to decide how your character would respond in various situations. While playing your role, avoid talk about 'real' life, game mechanics like skill level numbers, and general stuff that your character would have no knowledge of in the 'real' Discworld. It is hard to play Discworld and not mention game mechanics ever. You will have to find out things that are hard to find out in a role-playing way. Also, you may want to talk about 'real' life now and then. To help you make a distinction, we suggest you divide your communications between 'in character' (IC) and 'out of character' (OOC): IC: say, whisper, emote, remote, shout, soul commands where possible, guild talker channel and your guild bulletin board. OOC: tell, other bulletin boards, other talker channels. If role-players stick to these conventions, then they can stimulate each other to stay in their role. Remember the talker and boards are public, so you could and should not expect other people to accept these conventions. Respect players' style of playing, even if it is not yours. Non-role-players may get a little confused with you. You could use your finger information to indicate that you are playing a character. When dealing with creators, coders and liaisons alike, remember that they have a job to do. They are probably not interested in trying to decipher your funny accent. There is a role-playing board in the Patrician's palace. Please use it in a nice way, IC or OOC. It might give you good ideas and also show you who else is interested in role-playing. More resources for role-players may soon show up in the game. .EP See also .SP 5 5 earmuffs, describe .EP
