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vgn · 11-11-04, 12:30 PM

This is a topic I brought up in Ed's wonderful RP 101 class today. I have found several times when logging into Layonara, someone will see the log on and then send a Tell asking for location. This is often done either because they want to set up a trade (as discussed on the forums) or maybe they just want to adventure together. Some folks are rather blatant and the tell goes something like this: "Hey, what's up? Want to go adventure? Where are you?" This tends to disrupt the gaming atmosphere. There are some nicer uses of the Tell that achieve the desired goal, but are less obtrusive. Orth's Plenarius character will often "Send a hawk out over the land in search of ." The other player can then respond with something like " sees a beautiful hawk soaring over ." Ed has suggested any variation on this works well. "Send a pigeon with a note." "Send Postmaster Vale." If you are a wizard, "Send your familiar in search of the person." Remember, tells don't have to be completely occ and RP can be infused anywhere and everywhere.

11-11-04, 12:30 PM	#1
vgn Gamemaster Characters Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 806 Thanks: 2 Thanked 52 Times in 24 Posts	Character Location Metagaming This is a topic I brought up in Ed's wonderful RP 101 class today. I have found several times when logging into Layonara, someone will see the log on and then send a Tell asking for location. This is often done either because they want to set up a trade (as discussed on the forums) or maybe they just want to adventure together. Some folks are rather blatant and the tell goes something like this: "Hey, what's up? Want to go adventure? Where are you?" This tends to disrupt the gaming atmosphere. There are some nicer uses of the Tell that achieve the desired goal, but are less obtrusive. Orth's Plenarius character will often "Send a hawk out over the land in search of ." The other player can then respond with something like " sees a beautiful hawk soaring over ." Ed has suggested any variation on this works well. "Send a pigeon with a note." "Send Postmaster Vale." If you are a wizard, "Send your familiar in search of the person." Remember, tells don't have to be completely occ and RP can be infused anywhere and everywhere.