Playing the part of your character is perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of PW's in general. In particular, with this PW server you have the opportunity to create a character with great depth and history which in some respects is rather rare on other servers. I have three characters and each embodies different aspects of me, yet are separate in and of themselves. Which aspects? That's something I'll never reveal
But I think for now the actor approach is the best. Play your character taking into consideration how the character type you created should and more importantly would react to a certain situation - not how you, the person sitting behind your computer, would act. Don't play your character and simply cater to everyone. This last statement possibly delves into the realm of the posts regarding racism etc... in some ways however it needs to be said. Many deny they do but I've seen it happen all too frequently - including myself, but I digress - there are certain aspects that are limited by game mechanics. When you play a paladin, act it, don't party with those you know you shouldn't, when you play an elf, don't just engage in a nice chat with a drow you just met about your new outfit unless, though circumstance rare, you play an elf with those traits. Again I've seen characters on this server do those things. Never forget the character you play is an act in a play Leanther created. Keep it that way. OOC isn't just reserved for "//hey bud" or other such comments, it also pertains to doing things, going places, that in all respects, the character type you created would have no part of without due justification that came about from "another scene in the play".