Disclaimer: This is an English-speaking server, and all players must be able to communicate clearly in spoken and written English. English does not need to be your main language, but you must be fluent enough to easily understand others and be understood.

Before jumping into the roleplay, let’s run through some examples to fully understand how the RP works. Below is a dialogue conversation between two characters, Ducket and Iranis.

• • Iranis: “I got my string. But I will definitely note those down later. I want to ask, was ANYONE able to get out of her grasp?”
  • Ducket: “As of recently, no.”
  • Iranis: “Do you have an idea of where they keep their soul? Regardless, this is some valuable information Ducket, I thank you.”

Next, we have in character (IC). As stated above on the chart, this includes all actions and thoughts the character makes. Messages posted by those with Narrator power, will type to describe the scene. It is recommended to use italics when doing in character messages so other roleplayers may separate actions/thoughts with dialogue. Read on to see how actions are written.

• • Calci: Grabs and hugs his spellbook not responding.
  • Iranis: Enters the room and goes to his desk.
  • Kiratina: Kiratina stirs to wake, as she sits up, looking at Iranis, she walks over and gives him a hug.

Often times in TRP, a player will see a Narrator speaking in the channel. These are run by canon status Dungeon Masters to move along plot or moderate a situation going down. Narrator’s will openly speak out of Character (OOC) to alert the player of the next step needed with their character. Do note, using too much OOC in a short period may warrant a timeout. See example below.

• • Mari: She looks at him curiously. (What does he smell like?)
  • Narrator: (Make a perception check.)

Let’s review what all three look like together!

• • Narrator: You spend some time tracking an animal, but you find nothing at all.
  • Ken: Kenneth, with full determination still, will keep trying to track an animal. “Hmm…”
  • Narrator: (Roll nature or survival)
  • Ken: (I will roll survival this time.)
  • Narrator: Eventually Kenneth would find some wolf tracks.
  • Ken: “Oh! It looks like I may have found a friend. I can’t wait to bring it home to the guild.”

Chat Transitions

Let’s move towards joining a TRP channel. In the Ouroboros, there are a variety of TRP channels, a player may join. In this section, we will go over joining an active RP channel.

• • In TRP, you cannot change between roleplay channels, unless there is a message stating a transition as stated in the chat.
  • For example, using the Wayfinder to go anywhere other than the Ouroboros guild or your home location.

Prior to joining, it is very important to announce the character’s arrival when entering the scene to avoid breaking immersion when in character. It is recommended to read the prior roleplay to get an understanding of what is currently in the scene.

• • Bouncing between channels, when a channel becomes active.
  • If unsure, don’t hesitate to ask in general chat if you can enter. This does not apply to the Safe-Zones being the Guild Hall and the Wayfinder.

TRP-XP

Every month, players are encouraged to partake in the roleplay channels to gain hours for roleplay done. The amount is gathered from either 30-31 day or posted for those who meet the minimum threshold on the 1st of the following month. Currently players may acquire up to 10 hours per month for any of their characters.

• • The winner who has sent the most for the month, is awarded a custom role in the server to wear for the following month, that they may customize by color and name.
  • In addition to their choice of 2 rewards and a message that can be posted once a week on the auto posting bot.

Tupper Bot

In the RP channels, players use Tupper Bots to interact with their and other characters in roleplay. These characters are created on https://tupperbox.app/.

If a character has a familiar, summon or a mount, please add (NPC) to the name to separate characters and those who are not.

• • This also applies to tuppers made by Dungeon Masters. Only canon Dungeon Masters may operate (NPC)s outside of a familiar, summon or mount.

Text Appearance & Format

Here is a chart of all ways to stylize text with both the appearance and how the format to make such. This is pulled directly from Discord’s Markdown Text 101. Additional information can be found here with images for more further advanced markups.

Some players like to use -# to create a subtext, usually for whispering to each other, or muttering things under their breath. This is completely optional, and more of a style choice per player.

Roleplay Etiquette

When entering the roleplay channels, you are expected to design a character that is different from your true self and to play as though you are the character that you have created. Your behaviors and interactions on the server should only reflect the thoughts, behaviors and mannerisms of your character design. 

• • Characters should always behave in a realistic manner, appropriate to the situation, especially those that may lead to injury or death. Never act in a way that indicates no value for your character’s life and survival.

Metagaming is the use of information or knowledge (also referred to as “meta”) that the player is aware of but that the character they are currently playing has no realistic access to or has not yet learned themselves. This is typically done as an act of “powergaming” in order to give themselves an unfair advantage or prioritize the progression of their own roleplay. You cannot know or act on any information that your character hasn’t directly learned in-game through active RP.

• • Metagaming is the use of knowledge that the player is aware of but that the character has not yet learned. You cannot know or act on any information that your character hasn’t directly learned through roleplay. The more you know, the less your character should know.

There must be a clear separation between ‘in character’ (IC) and ‘out of character’ (OOC) behavior and knowledge. If your personal feelings begin to bleed into the roleplay, it is advised that you take a break. If you continue to act based on OOC feelings, beliefs, disagreements or other information in character, by taking IC drama and moving it to any channel accessible by Theatrical

• • Remember, your character is not you and anything that happens to your character is not a direct attack on your outside reality.

Speaking poorly of roleplayers and staff, purposefully antagonizing other members to elicit response, or engaging in heated arguments in public chats will not be tolerated. If you have an issue with another member, submit a report or handle it privately (as in message the individual or take it up in fight club) rather than incite drama outside of the TRP chats. 

Trigger Warnings

While this is an 18+ server, some roleplay scenes may be triggering to readers and other roleplayers who are also present in the roleplay channel. Such scenes that enter into this territory will need a trigger warning “TW” with the subject beside it. i.e. TW:(Abuse), followed by a spoiler tag over the roleplay. 

• • The spoiler only needs to be over the content that is subjected to the TW disclaimer.

Players are expected to read the scene prior to engaging into roleplay if there is such content present and make their own judgement if the content is something they can handle or not. Failure to do so will enact the FA-FO Ruling.

FA-FO Ruling

All actions of your characters have consequences, especially when the actions are bad. Don’t get surprised of the negative consequences that result of such actions. Often synonymous with play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

• • Admin and Moderator will ignore players who complain about the aftermath of the FA-FO Ruling.