JoshtheOverlander
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The Out of Character thread for an upcoming PJU Roleplay. Where you post your character profiles and sign up for the IC thread. You are required to come here first before making a single post in the aforementioned topic. To read the rules, to post the profiles for your characters, and to check in and make sure your OCs are accepted by me first before posting IC.
Firstly, the rules of this RP:
1. The obvious first. No godmodding or making your character invincible or perfect! In battle, you can't write "My character swings their sword and immediately lops off the opponent's head!" This is a rule that's especially important during PvP fights. Player characters must be given a chance to avoid damage as best they can. Additionally, your characters can't be all-knowing or have the answer for everything. Even the Greek Gods themselves aren't all-knowing. They're powerful and immortal, and they definitely have a higher knowledge of things than us, but they most certainly are not all-knowing. And if they aren't, then your character certainly can't.
2. This roleplay is meant to be semi-literate, which means that there cannot be any single-sentence posts IC, nor is text talk allowed. You don't have to be the most grammatical or colorful writer in the world, just well-written enough to not come off as lazy or apathetic.
3. As a fandom RP set in the world of the Percy Jackson books, it's highly recommended that you have a certain level of knowledge about how the world works and the way things go. Therefore, if you've read the books, you're good to go.
4. Too much profanity is not allowed. Rather, you are allowed to curse from hell to crap to damn, but nothing beyond that. If you want to be more colorful about it, you could try coming up with Greek curses as well.
5. No going meta! This is an extension of the first rule. If you, as the player, have knowledge of certain things, your character cannot have that knowledge at the same time. If there's no logical reason for why they would have that knowledge, don't give them that knowledge until the character's themselves gain it on their own terms.
6. An overabundance of conflict can be damaging to the RP's story. This is a personal rule of mine, created from a number of instances in the past in which there were too many conflicts too often happening in the story. Conflict on it's own is perfectly fine, but too much of it can be a bad thing without a proper period of time with which the protagonists can have a breathe.
For those of you who wish to play as villains or antagonists, if I ever state to you that there's way too much going on, take it seriously and give us a chance to stop and take a break from your villainous ways. Even the Camp Half-Blood kids during the Olympians books had chances to stop and take a break.
7. A Character profile must be created and then accepted by yours truly before you can begin roleplaying.
8. This is an RP and not to be taken too seriously. Have fun and be nice.
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Character Profile:
Name:
Age: (Minimum being ten years)
Gender:
Personality: (Optional)
Appearance: (Physical appearance is required, but clothing can merely be filled out as their clothing preferences)
Weapon(s):
Heritage: (Which Greek God is your father? If your character is a newcomer to the camp, this detail will not be known to the other campers until after their father/mother has claimed them. They can take guesses, of course, based on appearance and abilities, though. However, you cannot have one of the Big Three as your parent unless given permission.)
Powers/Abilities: (This, of course, relates back to Heritage. Your powers as a Half-Blood must relate to who your godly parent is. Ex. Children of Athena typically have a wise and strategic mind and a knack for battle strategies, diplomacy, law and even arts and crafts. Of course, there's also personal skills that the character may have picked up if they had more time outside of the camp.)
Likes:
Dislikes:
Other: (Extra details that don't really fit into other categories)
Firstly, the rules of this RP:
1. The obvious first. No godmodding or making your character invincible or perfect! In battle, you can't write "My character swings their sword and immediately lops off the opponent's head!" This is a rule that's especially important during PvP fights. Player characters must be given a chance to avoid damage as best they can. Additionally, your characters can't be all-knowing or have the answer for everything. Even the Greek Gods themselves aren't all-knowing. They're powerful and immortal, and they definitely have a higher knowledge of things than us, but they most certainly are not all-knowing. And if they aren't, then your character certainly can't.
2. This roleplay is meant to be semi-literate, which means that there cannot be any single-sentence posts IC, nor is text talk allowed. You don't have to be the most grammatical or colorful writer in the world, just well-written enough to not come off as lazy or apathetic.
3. As a fandom RP set in the world of the Percy Jackson books, it's highly recommended that you have a certain level of knowledge about how the world works and the way things go. Therefore, if you've read the books, you're good to go.
4. Too much profanity is not allowed. Rather, you are allowed to curse from hell to crap to damn, but nothing beyond that. If you want to be more colorful about it, you could try coming up with Greek curses as well.
5. No going meta! This is an extension of the first rule. If you, as the player, have knowledge of certain things, your character cannot have that knowledge at the same time. If there's no logical reason for why they would have that knowledge, don't give them that knowledge until the character's themselves gain it on their own terms.
6. An overabundance of conflict can be damaging to the RP's story. This is a personal rule of mine, created from a number of instances in the past in which there were too many conflicts too often happening in the story. Conflict on it's own is perfectly fine, but too much of it can be a bad thing without a proper period of time with which the protagonists can have a breathe.
For those of you who wish to play as villains or antagonists, if I ever state to you that there's way too much going on, take it seriously and give us a chance to stop and take a break from your villainous ways. Even the Camp Half-Blood kids during the Olympians books had chances to stop and take a break.
7. A Character profile must be created and then accepted by yours truly before you can begin roleplaying.
8. This is an RP and not to be taken too seriously. Have fun and be nice.
~~
Character Profile:
Name:
Age: (Minimum being ten years)
Gender:
Personality: (Optional)
Appearance: (Physical appearance is required, but clothing can merely be filled out as their clothing preferences)
Weapon(s):
Heritage: (Which Greek God is your father? If your character is a newcomer to the camp, this detail will not be known to the other campers until after their father/mother has claimed them. They can take guesses, of course, based on appearance and abilities, though. However, you cannot have one of the Big Three as your parent unless given permission.)
Powers/Abilities: (This, of course, relates back to Heritage. Your powers as a Half-Blood must relate to who your godly parent is. Ex. Children of Athena typically have a wise and strategic mind and a knack for battle strategies, diplomacy, law and even arts and crafts. Of course, there's also personal skills that the character may have picked up if they had more time outside of the camp.)
Likes:
Dislikes:
Other: (Extra details that don't really fit into other categories)
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