The Definite poZehrenite Guide to Roleplaying
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:20 am
Introduction & Forewords
Ic grete þe!
Welcome, to The Definite poZehrenite Guide to Roleplaying. I am writing this guide, because I find there exists a lack of roleplaying materials, both in general of high quality, and related to Geas in any quantity. I thus hope to fill this hole.
This first post is devoted in entirety to this guide, and, as pertains it, this thread and the complementing thread "Commentaries on The
Definite poZehrenite Guide to Roleplaying". Thus, although it might be a dreadful chore, *read this entire post* or leave the thread.
Why must you read this original post in its entirety? Because I am introducing a few personal rules in this thread. Not many, but a few. The other reason is that I want readers to read all the posts in entirety, since discussions of partially-read posts tend to be of low quality.
Rule A) Only I, poZehren, may post in this thread ("The definite poZehrenite guide to roleplaying"). This is because I want these materials to be comprehensive, easy to locate and simple to read, and I will not be able, nor do I want, to write the guide in entirety and then post it.
Rule B) All comments, praises, rants, whines, discussions, and so forth and so on, of this thread, is to take place in the companion thread "Commentaries on The Definite poZehrenite Guide to Roleplaying".
I hope to provide materials that will be beneficient to all readers: those who are new to roleplay, those who have roleplayed much before, those who do not even know what roleplay is, those who have played Geas for years, and those who are checking out the forums prior to playing Geas for the first time. (Hi, by the way. You should play Geas. It tastes good.)
At this point, you might have a few questions. I assume one of those will either take the form of "Who is this poZehren?" or "What in the blazing fires of Tartarus, poZehren, what sort of authority do you decree here?". Well...
Fundamental to these two questions is a desire to know more about me, specifically, as pertains to my authority when it comes to roleplaying. Know then, the following: I have at least fourteen years of experience with roleplaying. Already in first grade at school did I play roleplaying games with my friends. More often than not, these were in the fantasy genre, though games set outside of the fantasy genre also took place. I likely engaged in roleplay prior to first grade as well, but my memories of those are fuzzier. But yes, at least fourteen years of roleplaying experience, through platforms as diverse as games incorporating physical elements, single-player RPGs wherein I took the conscious decision of roleplaying instead of rollplaying, PnP, MMORPGs of lesser massivity wherein I partook in RP guilds, ORPGs, and MUDs. As you no doubt know by now, I am an expert.
This guide will be written on when I have the time... Perhaps on the train home from university? Perhaps before going to bed? Perhaps while boiling onion soup? What is important in this regard for the reader, though, is that the reader can expect at least one addition to the guide per week until I declare otherwise.
Now, for some practical information about the guide. The guide will take a natural progression where currently undefined essentials are first defined, and then we will work from there and extrapolate useful, or less useful, ideas for bettered roleplay, both in general and specific to Geas. I write this guide because I want to help Geas be as good as it can be. So if you feel as if I criticise you when I criticise something, know that I am not criticising you - I am criticising an action or course of action. Some of the information in this guide might be shocking, some perhaps even controversial. If so, it is how it must be.
At the beginning of all posts, you will find a roman number within square brackets, including this one. This is so you can use your internet reader's search function for easier reference. There will not be an index. If this and the companion thread could be stickied it would potentially save a lot of hassle.
Hugs and kisses,
poZehren