Leaning the Ropes: All Main Site Links, Explanations, And So On...

[StoneWolf18]

[SIZE= 12px]Now, let me begin with saying WELCOME! Most people who either stumble upon this thread or I link them to it are probably new. Anyways, below I've put together a long short lil' list to get you up and moving around the site.[/SIZE]

• First and foremost, I would visit the Official Site Rules to be aware of what is and isn't allowed. After this, hop on over to the New Account Rule to learn about certain features that are locked until you make 10 posts and your account is 24 hours old. This is to prevent spam bots and other such fake accounts. Once you're good there, begin exploring the site!
  
• Now onto our next page, the Site Questions & Information this is where if you have a question about something you can post here. If it’s more of a private or urgent matter, then submit a support ticket here and an admin will help you out.
  
• Your Private workshop can only be accessed by you and staff! It's for thing such as WIP character sheets!
  
• After that, the General Discussion forum is for basically anything you can think of! As long as it doesn’t go against the site rules, or fall into any of the other places listed below or its subforums such as Personal Discussion and #Fourmgames.
  
• Next, Video Games is for discussion on the obvious.
  
• Roleplay Discussion and Advice is for you two get help developing or constructive criticism on your ideas. There is also a subforum to get feedback on characters. But be warned, this section is NOT for recruitment!
  
• Creativity is there for you to share any prose, poems, drawings, or any other bits and pieces of artwork you might have! Occasionally, there are users who offer do draw for free as well.
  
• Now we’re getting deep. Looking for Partners is specifically for people looking for one or two other players to create and roleplay together. (My search is in my signature!)
  
• Looking for Group is similar to the last one, but is geared to roleplays with either small (3-4) or large (sometimes reaching 20+) players within them. The subfourms inside are to help filter what you're looking for whether it be players or an RP.
  
• One on One is where threads hosting Roleplays between partners are located. But, if got wish, you are able to roleplay in PMs or off site but it's not encouraged.
  
• Fandom*, Fantasy*, Realistic/Modern*, and Futuristic* is where the majority standard group Roleplays that take place. These are usually ranging in level and without mechanics such as dice.
  
• The Dice section is usually for Roleplays that require players to roll dice for a variety of reasons. It could be to fight an enemy or even search a room.
  
• Nation Building's a bit different. In this case, you're usually in control of a nation rather than one character. Think about games like the Sims.
  
• The Colosseum is for Roleplays centered around combat or fighting, usually in an arena like setting.
  
• The Quest Log is much different than the rest. It's similar to a choose your own adventure book (if anyone remembers what those are…) The GM posts a scenario and a series of options, letting anyone who wants to to vote on what the character(s) do(es.) No signup required usually as people are allowed to come and go as they please.
  
• And finally, Hosted Projects. You need 250 posts to be able to post anything here. But once you can, these roleplays have tons of little features that make running complex and large scale games much easier.
  

* To clarify the differences in the four categories...

To clarify that last:


Fantasy is for settings that are, well, fantastical.  Generally involves a lot of magic and/or magical beasts.  If you're familiar with Piers Anthony's Xanth series, that would be Fantasy (except here it would be Fandom, because it's published material.  But I digress).


Realistic/Modern is for settings in a world that is very much like our own (even if it's entirely made-up).  Alternate history RPs, steampunk (usually), ordinary high school RPs, zombie outbreaks, etc.


Futuristic is for the much more sci-fi settings.  Outer space, or technology beyond our own, that sort of thing.


These are based on setting more than anything else.  If you have elves in an otherwise modern setting, it's probably Realistic/Modern.  If you have elves on spaceships, with no magic, it's Futuristic.  Some RPs are a mix of all three, in which case you pick which one is most like your setting (not necessarily the story or characters).


There's also Fandom, which is RPs that use an already existing setting, either a published book (series), TV show, movie, etc.  Examples include Harry Potter, Pokemon, Game of Thrones.  All Fandom RPs (except 1x1s, see below) go in the Fandom section.


The other categories have more to do with mechanics.  1x1 or One on One is for RPs involving two or three players and can involve any category.


Dice is for any game, regardless of setting, that involves dice in some form, like Dungeons and Dragons.  And so on and so forth.

And to just toss in a bit more information...

You also have Tutorials to help you learn to use site features and roleplay

• Writing is great for stuff on how to roleplay
  
• Official Tutorials will help with site specific things
  

If you have any more questions or are in need of further assistance getting around and understanding the site, please don't hesitate to ask me, any of the users I quoted here, or post a question in the correct subform.


Thank you for your time and happy roleplaying!  

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