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ROLEPLAYING ROLEPLAY Roleplaying is mandatory. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Roleplaying is acting a part out. You, in Real Life (RL), do not exist. You are an actor in a play, a part that you define. That's why it's very important for you to decide what your character is all about AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. Preferably before you even create the character. As a suggestion try the following: Before you create, define your character completely. What does he/she look like. What sort of family life did he/she have. What financial caste does he/she spring from. What views does he/she take on religion and the Gods. What views do they take on laws, killing, stealing, etc... What is his/her basic temperament; i.e.: openly hostile in social situations or a pacifist by nature. Does he/she work well with others or is he/she a loner. Try these as a starter and add your own as you go. Once you have defined what your character is, stick to it. Period. This is who you are when you are on the mud. Your not John Q Average from Nowhere, Oklahoma anymore. You don't own a Pentium II 300 w/MMX. Don't talk about these things. They don't fit. If you are in an Out Of Character (OOC) area, talking about such things is acceptable of course, but In Character (IC) means In Character. Also, allow for your character to grow and evolve. You're not always going to be the dreamy-eyed paladin who's going to right all the wrongs in Asgard. Somewhere along the way you might get wronged by a dragon, and you develop a hate for all scaley buggers of the like. Add it to your character. For those who decide to have multiple characters on Solace, remember, these characters are separate entities. If you meet a character who you've met as one of your characters, that doesn't mean that all of your other characters have met them. You are to roleplay out this second character of yours as having not met this person at all. True, you could easily become friends with this same character as your other character, but just keep in mind, this person has never met you as this character of yours. Alignment and Ethos: I personally wanted to point out that what race, alignment, and ethos make a big difference on how people interact with each other in Solace. When you are good aligned (elves for one thing) you would not be apt to help out a dark-elf or a draconian. Those are races of an evil nature of which you are totally against. We should not see the two opposites helping each other (and note, this idea should go with all those of opposite alignment, not just races of different alignment). Same goes for your ethos. If you being lawful are grouped with someone who is chaotic, and that chaotic person wishes to attack someone in town, you being supportive of the laws placed in this town, should not be apt to help him. Just because you are with him, does not make it right for you to attack in town. Over all, be mindful of how your character has been created and how you play him out. Above all, have fun. This means creating a character that you can roleplay easily and comfortably. Make it easy on yourself and pick a good one. See also: help ethos, help align.