There is one way to roleplay on this board. This makes the board look organized, neat, and professional. It also saves for confusion while RPing. Please stick to this guide. Failure to do so will result in a Warning Level.
Basic Format
When making and IC post, it must follow a certain format. The basic post should be in story form and present tense.
Actions
When posting your actions, they are simply typed like this, with nothing surrounding them. Remember to post in 3rd person and present tense.
Thoughts
When posting thoughts, italicize them.
Words
"When speaking please place your speech in quotation marks."
Telepathic Communications
To Reader: "When you are speaking to someone telepathically, it is like this. Be sure to clearly state who you are talking to."
| CODE |
| [b]To Reader[/b]: [i]"This is the code for Telepathic Speach"[/i] |
Location
It is impossible for a person to be in more than one place at the same time in real life, and the same rule applies to AML. If you wish to move to another place, just state where (topic title), you are going, so others may follow. You must make sure to post in all the appropriate threads and not jump locations.
Jumping Locations
Jumping Locations refers to when a character moves from once place to another without using all the necessary avenues. Example if there is a hallway between the bathroom and the kitchen, you must post in the hallway. If the hallway is not posted in, it is called Jumping Locations and is Meta-Gaming. There is no point in some characters having a teleportation power if characters without teleportations powers jump locations.
All posts in these 'mundane' locations must have substance. The minimum is five action sentences and seven thought sentences. You don't walk through a hallway or down a street without thinking about something. Neither would your character.
Moving from one location to another
When you leave a thread, you must state where you are going, and embolden it. Example:
| QUOTE |
| Carla goes to Goddess Apartments |
This is so that if there's someone following your story or if someone else's character is going with you, they'll know where to go next. Do not leave a vague location unless you are removing your character fromt he RP for a certain amount of time. Upon your return, go back to that post and change the location to where your character went. The only exception is if there has been a Time Jump since you left.
There are, however, certain places you can go, to save your sanity if you are extremely bored. You may post in the following sections while RolePlaying elsewhere:
Out of Character Places
Character Profiles
Character Diaries
Book of Shadows/Grimoire
Also, if you are on the phone with someone, you may also post in their thread. But only for as long as you're on the phone with the person.
Magical Use - Spell, Potions and Scrying
All magical creatures in AML will be able to cast spells, make potions, and scry.
Spells are always spoken and must be emboldened, and in there own paragraph. When using a spell you must embolden what your spell is being used for. You cannot be the judge of the results no matter what Power Level you are at. Higher Power will tell you if the spell has worked or not, and what the effects are. For good magical creatures, no spell can be personal gain. If it is, your character will feel the consequences.
Example:
| QUOTE |
Charlotte says the spell to heal Drake:
"Spell
Spell
Spell
Spell" |
Potions must be made somewhere in RPG format. Meaning your character must post that they are making a potion, as well as what the potion is for. You do not need to identify what ingredients you used. You must bolden the type of potion it is after making it, and post it in your Bookshelf. When you go to use the potion you cannot decide the outcome. That again is up to the Higher Powers. The action must be emboldened.
Example:
| QUOTE |
| Charlotte makes a healing potion. |
| QUOTE |
| Charlotte drinks the healing potion, to heal her wounds. |
Scrying can be done with a crystal and a map, both of which may be purchased at Twin magic. Scrying is a magical way to find someone’s location. When doing this, embolden who you are looking for. Higher Power will tell you where they are, if you scrying has worked. You can not determine the outcome, it is only up to the higher power. Scrying always has a better chance if yo uhave a possession belonging to the person whom you are looking for.
Example:
| QUOTE |
| Using Jane's ring, Charlotte dangles the scrying crystal on its rope over the map, scrying for Jane. |
Please keep your posts to the default color and font type. Not all fonts are easily read, as is with colours. The only time you should be making changes to the font type or colour is when you use a power or leave a location. You do not have to use different colors, and if you choose not to, please embolden the action.