[SIZE=16]Military Training Exercise: Rules of Engagement- OOC[/SIZE]
Absolutely ZERO OOC chatter. Keep everything that you speak aloud in character. This means no //, no net-speak, no smiley faces, etc. If you need to tell someone something ooc, use a tell.
No running without a RP reason. This means, if you are travelling- you're walking. People just can't run from one side of the globe to the other. Remember that there are hundreds of miles between some areas. Keep that in mind for your rp. Trips take days and weeks, not minutes and hours. You may not be tired, but your character would be.
No party chat. This is important because when people use party chat they rely on the mechanic to relay their words and actions across areas, split areas, etc. If you want to speak to someone, you should be near them, not hundreds of feet away. Also, if you are emoting something, go ahead and keep emoting it even if you don't think anyone is watching or listening. Do what your character would do. You never know when that will be noticed and appreciated by someone you don't see.
No visible rolls. This also means no visible emoting of rolls. If you need to make a roll, set the rolls to silent, and make sure that you use the invisible roll command with a self tell "=c wis check; =c roll d100" Then based on that roll you are able to EMOTE how well you pulled something off or control your OWN character's reactions. You may not under any circumstances try to force others' rp through your own mechanics. There are no levels in this event. There are more skilled characters, and there are more renowned characters and more respected characters. Forget about levels. If you roll a 56 on a bluff check but you can't emote or rp that bluff out to be convincing.... The other players will not buy it. Keep that in mind.
If you want to share something with someone else regarding what is going on, please try to keep all ic information ic. This means NO SPOILERS.
I hope that everyone has fun during this event. Challenge yourself to become your character. Try to emote what you're doing instead of just pushing buttons. If you cast, make something up on how you think it would look while you do it. If you chant, pray, pick your nose... we want to know! If you are a devout follower of a god, rp that faith. If you aren't exactly sure what you're doing, wing it. You never know when someone will appreciate what you've done.
Some people may say "well, how is this going to be policed?" The point of this challenge is not so that we have to have policing going on to make sure that people abide by the rules. This is a challenge that we will simply have to rely on the honor system that people will know who follows the rules and who doesn't. I'm hoping that everyone does and that it will be a lot of fun for all involved. At the end of the event, I'll take nominations on the forum from each group for the person they think did the best job in their party on fully immersive rp. I'll set up a poll with those nominations from each group, and people can vote to see who deserved the acknowledgement. Prizes will be awarded for the MVP of each team. Thank you for playing, enjoy the challenge!
