User blog:Nelthro/How the Rules of an RP should be...

I've seen many RP's in my time, but the ones on this forum... Well most of them are hopeless. Luckily it seems that the rules of MY rps were adopted all over the Forum :D

1. You are not dragonborn.

(The reason for this rule is Obvious...)

2. You can have ONE special power and ONE special item which you make yourself but not one which another character already has.

(This rule was created in order to make unique characters, and also to use your imagination.)

3. Any extra powerful stuff(Like daedric artifacts) MUST be gained through RP

(A Daedric artifact is a unique item and should only be gained trough hard work... If someone comes in and has claimed Mehrune's Razor. That means no one else can have it, It should be earned through RP.)

4. Keep your characters to a minimum max 3 + any number of NPC's or minor characters

(Keeping track of hundreds of characters is Hard... There's a choice here, Keep your characters to a Minimum or the players. Obviously RP's are more fun when you know where everybody is so you don't simply walk past an opportunity to rp your character...)

5. You can not just kill another character, the other player must be given a chance to retaliate.

(Let's say you have worked hard on a character and finally created a real Hero or Villain, Then somebody just comes along and sticks a dagger in your back. That's hardly fair, and should absolutely be avoided. When this happens to someone they may even stop RP'ing alltogether.)

6. You can not be overpowered under any circumstances, This includes a special item or power making your character overpowered.

(A special item's power should never make your character immortal or granting him immunity to all spells or something like that. If you absolutley need to be Immune to something then be immune to a fever or something. or a select spell... And don't base it on other people's powers, I know it's tempting but don't do it.)

7. The lore can NOT be altered, without a gamemaster's permission.

(Of course, When an RP is created the Creator always has something special in mind. Don't try to alter it in order for it to fit you, if it doesn't fit you then move on.)

8. You can only control your own character unless stated otherwise by the original creator of the character...

(A thing I have seen happen all over the place... Your character is Unique, Only you know the characters true personality No one else can possibly rp it as intended.)

9. Dragons can be created only as MINOR characters or NPC's.

(Dragons create way too much chaos. I have been a part of this myself, and I will never again join in on this. Trust me.)

10. DO NOT force other people's characters to do something

(like sending them to another plane or imprisoning them. Really. Only if the one you are trying to Imprison has a way out and keeps his items can something like this be allowed.)

That's Pretty much all I had to say about the Normal rules. Some of you may have seen me talking about "METAGAMING" That is to have your character know something that you know as a person. Your RP character and you yourself is not the same person, Even though you know exactly what happened in Oblivion doesn't mean your character does. Your character cannot know something that he has NO WAY of knowing.

-Nait Nelthar, on noobs and their RP's...