[HEADING=2]READ THIS![/HEADING]
The premise is simple.
Your character is your avatar.
They have the same powers, personality etc.
[HEADING=2]We have a chat group. So, go us. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/chat/We-Are-Our-Avatars-OOC-Group][/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]WE HAVE A TV TROPES PAGE! WOOH! [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatarsEscapist][/HEADING]
RULES!
You have to contribute to the plot in some way.
Either by adding to a conversation, fighting, or getting past obstacles (picking locks, hijacking cars etc).
You control your character ONLY.
You can't use other players' characters. UNLESS: the character is plot-necessary, but the player is unable to post (must act in character. If you are in this position, it would help if you asked another player beforehand to take over your character).
No Over-Powered Characters
-Characters can't instant-kill other characters (killing should be pre-decided)
-Characters should be weakened if they attack too often
-Characters shouldn't have too many different combat moves.
And please try to explain powers simply. You may be a genius on your character's universe, but other players mightn't have even HEARD of them before.
Certain players will have certain roles
Every game needs a villain. Therefore, we will need a villain. The villain needs to have a plot vaguely lined out, and should guide the other players (either by accidentally leaving clues, letting them spy on them or even pretending to be a good guy (I'm looking at you, Diablo1099).
Villains (and the good-guys) should be in-character. Jesus shouldn't be causing nuclear war (I don't think you should be RPing as Jesus anyway, but still...) and Freddie Krueger shouldn't be leading the charge against him.
No excessive posts
Just saying
"Dave opened the door and turned on his torch. He looked around and saw the desk, with the plans on it."
is good enough. We don't need a few paragraphs about his thoughts and feelings, and an accurate description of the room and plans.
One character
This is a strange rule. If your avatar shows a crowd of people, pick one to play as. However;
-You can have a sidekick. Batman has Robin, Sherlock has Watson. Your character can have their Robin.
-You can call in other characters to either add to the plot or help in combat (though try to keep it within the OP rule).
-Your character can have minions. Your character may have a vast network of homeless people, or government agents, or soldiers at their disposal. They should be kept to a strictly 'spy' or 'mook' level. We shouldn't be having a police officer hunting and killing the Big Bad (unless you're RPing a police officer).
Spoiler Tags!
One little note:
[HEADING=2]EXPECT SPOILERS![/HEADING]
This RP is probably going to contain at least minor spoilers from character universes, like references to who can live or die in Mass Effect or what happens in the most recent Bourne book or film. Please don't react negatively: it might affect the character in a big way, and you could end up confused as to why the character is acting 'out of character' from your perspective.
But that's not what I want to talk about. USE SPOILER TAGS FOR VIDEOS, PICTURES (Unless they're small) AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEXT!
Things you should know
-OOC means Out Of Character. Use this if you want to ask a question or make a suggestion.
-Use @[player name]: to address a character specifically.
OP means over-powered.
-Use italics for thoughts. [*i]text[*/i] without the *
-If a player missed a few pages, please give them a summary (a few lines explaining what you did since their last post).
-If you have to leave, either kill your character or put them On A Bus (give a valid reason for them to leave, ie they fell into a temporary wormhole).
-My word is law. If you think a character is OP, take it up with me. I will make a judgement. I may display bias to certain players; this will most likely be because they were around during We Are Our Avatars I, and I know about this character/player.
Posts MUST Make Sense
-If it isn't from your character's universe, they don't know what it is.
-We're on Earth. Remember that.
-If you break this rule, the nonsensical post is retconned.
[HEADING=2]Have Fun Guys![/HEADING]
The premise is simple.
Your character is your avatar.
They have the same powers, personality etc.
[HEADING=2]We have a chat group. So, go us. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/chat/We-Are-Our-Avatars-OOC-Group][/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]WE HAVE A TV TROPES PAGE! WOOH! [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatarsEscapist][/HEADING]
RULES!
You have to contribute to the plot in some way.
Either by adding to a conversation, fighting, or getting past obstacles (picking locks, hijacking cars etc).
You control your character ONLY.
You can't use other players' characters. UNLESS: the character is plot-necessary, but the player is unable to post (must act in character. If you are in this position, it would help if you asked another player beforehand to take over your character).
No Over-Powered Characters
-Characters can't instant-kill other characters (killing should be pre-decided)
-Characters should be weakened if they attack too often
-Characters shouldn't have too many different combat moves.
And please try to explain powers simply. You may be a genius on your character's universe, but other players mightn't have even HEARD of them before.
Certain players will have certain roles
Every game needs a villain. Therefore, we will need a villain. The villain needs to have a plot vaguely lined out, and should guide the other players (either by accidentally leaving clues, letting them spy on them or even pretending to be a good guy (I'm looking at you, Diablo1099).
Villains (and the good-guys) should be in-character. Jesus shouldn't be causing nuclear war (I don't think you should be RPing as Jesus anyway, but still...) and Freddie Krueger shouldn't be leading the charge against him.
No excessive posts
Just saying
"Dave opened the door and turned on his torch. He looked around and saw the desk, with the plans on it."
is good enough. We don't need a few paragraphs about his thoughts and feelings, and an accurate description of the room and plans.
One character
This is a strange rule. If your avatar shows a crowd of people, pick one to play as. However;
-You can have a sidekick. Batman has Robin, Sherlock has Watson. Your character can have their Robin.
-You can call in other characters to either add to the plot or help in combat (though try to keep it within the OP rule).
-Your character can have minions. Your character may have a vast network of homeless people, or government agents, or soldiers at their disposal. They should be kept to a strictly 'spy' or 'mook' level. We shouldn't be having a police officer hunting and killing the Big Bad (unless you're RPing a police officer).
Spoiler Tags!
One little note:
[HEADING=2]EXPECT SPOILERS![/HEADING]
This RP is probably going to contain at least minor spoilers from character universes, like references to who can live or die in Mass Effect or what happens in the most recent Bourne book or film. Please don't react negatively: it might affect the character in a big way, and you could end up confused as to why the character is acting 'out of character' from your perspective.
But that's not what I want to talk about. USE SPOILER TAGS FOR VIDEOS, PICTURES (Unless they're small) AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEXT!
Things you should know
-OOC means Out Of Character. Use this if you want to ask a question or make a suggestion.
-Use @[player name]: to address a character specifically.
OP means over-powered.
-Use italics for thoughts. [*i]text[*/i] without the *
-If a player missed a few pages, please give them a summary (a few lines explaining what you did since their last post).
-If you have to leave, either kill your character or put them On A Bus (give a valid reason for them to leave, ie they fell into a temporary wormhole).
-My word is law. If you think a character is OP, take it up with me. I will make a judgement. I may display bias to certain players; this will most likely be because they were around during We Are Our Avatars I, and I know about this character/player.
Posts MUST Make Sense
-If it isn't from your character's universe, they don't know what it is.
-We're on Earth. Remember that.
-If you break this rule, the nonsensical post is retconned.
[HEADING=2]Have Fun Guys![/HEADING]
