RP Skill Levels
In-game, particularly in Fluorite's General Chat, people advertise for Role Play groups. But sometimes, they advertise their groups with certain requirements that tend to baffle the unaware. I, myself, have been one to go for and advertise for groups looking for "Literate Members", and yet the same groups often get people wishing to join that aren't what was called for...
Literate RP - Also known as "Lit RP" or just "Lit".
A Literate RP is just what it means, you must be able to write correctly in English. It means you must know the difference between your/you're, there/they're/their, it's/its, and other such commonly mixed up words. You must also be able to use punctuation correctly most of the time. Members of these types of groups don't mind if you typo now and then, usually, but they want to see that you're capable of meeting their standards.
Literate RP groups generally like to do a style of role play called Paragraph, there's more on that in the last section.
Literate RP groups generally like to do a style of role play called Paragraph, there's more on that in the last section.
Semi-Literate - Also known as "Semi-lit RP" or just "Semlit".
A Semi-Literate RP is a little harder to define, as it crosses both Literate and Basic RP. Groups in this category will accept all types of RP Skill Levels, but generally try to avoid taking in the Illiterate if they can help it.
It's hard to define what style this Skill Level does - however they're usually seen doing Scripting, there's more on that in the last section.
It's hard to define what style this Skill Level does - however they're usually seen doing Scripting, there's more on that in the last section.
Basic - Also known as simply "a mess" "RP".
A Basic RP is the most illiterate level of RP. Here, people rely on txt tlk and broken grammar with no punctuation to communicate in the role play. It's common knowledge that monsters such as Mate-beggars, Sparklers, and Godmodders are often found on this Skill Level - though there are equally as many "realistic" users who spk @ dis tlk. For those used to Literate RPs, like myself, this is a nightmare - but Basic RP makes up about 70% of the RP I've personally seen on FH.
Basic RP is extremely common in Mapless and Spring-up RPs, there's more on those in the second-to-last section.
Basic RP is extremely common in Mapless and Spring-up RPs, there's more on those in the second-to-last section.
RP Styles
Paragraph/Novel
This style is favored by the Literate. It's in-depth, and written using quotation marks for dialogue. Think like reading a book. Novel is much longer than Paragraph - where Paragraph is simply one-to-two messages long, a Novel may be five messages or more. Since there is no BOLD or italics function in the chat boxes, emphasis may be made by putting words in asterisks.
Paragraph Example
It was a cold morning. Rain fell from the sky in buckets, and his fur clung to his skin in chilling clumps. His dazzling white paws were soiled by the mud he walked in - something he did not particularly enjoy. When the wind blew, his dark bangs suddenly stuck to his face and he let out a deep, frustrated growl. "It had to rain *today*," Amainu grumbled, pathetically blowing his hair from his face."Goddamn it."
Paragraph Example
It was a cold morning. Rain fell from the sky in buckets, and his fur clung to his skin in chilling clumps. His dazzling white paws were soiled by the mud he walked in - something he did not particularly enjoy. When the wind blew, his dark bangs suddenly stuck to his face and he let out a deep, frustrated growl. "It had to rain *today*," Amainu grumbled, pathetically blowing his hair from his face."Goddamn it."
Scripting
Scripting is the easiest style. Quotation marks and symbols denoting character speech are not garunteed, and actions, rather than being described, are often put inbetween asterisks or dashes.
Scripting Example 1 *
Amainu: *it's raining, so he blows hair out of his face* Goddamn it.
Scripting Example 2 -
Amainu: -it's raining, so he blows hair out of his face- Goddamn it.
Scripting Example 1 *
Amainu: *it's raining, so he blows hair out of his face* Goddamn it.
Scripting Example 2 -
Amainu: -it's raining, so he blows hair out of his face- Goddamn it.