Carla's Role Playing Characters

First I will start off by telling you what RP or Role Playing means. The best way that I know how to explain it all is to take what is in the FFGF on AOL. The following I copied and pasted from AOL's keyword FFGF, then about FFGF, explaining the purpose of Free Form Gaming Forum. The links that are provided in the section below are for AOL/MSIE user's only. They can only be accessed while signed onto aol and when using their browser to view this page. Browse on down this page to get to the section for info on my characters.

NOTE: Some of these links may no longer work, because they are very old and I don't RP anymore.

Welcome to the Free Form Gaming Forum, home to Free-Form Role-Play on AOL! Free Form Gaming is improvisational, in-character interaction with other players in which all participants work together to create an illusion. It's a method of role playing where you decide your destiny, from the moment you create your character until... well... forever. We have no rules that tell you how to create your character, how to have your character act or how to live their lives. All we ask is that you abide by AOL's Terms of Service and have respect and consideration for your fellow players.

If you're new to the FFGF, or you haven't been here in a while, check out the new FFGF Community Area. Inside the FFGF Community Area, you'll find a few areas to help you learn some of the basics. It is assumed that all interaction taking place in the FFGF chat areas and message boards is in-character (IC), except for areas specifically designated as out of character (OOC). Both of these sections contain information on communicating and interacting with others in both IC and OOC situations.

If you're looking for a bit of competition, The Dueling Center is the place for you. We offer duels by the blade, by the fist, and by the spell. No matter what your interests, you're bound to find a duel for you.

Storytellers Unite! Epic Adventures is dedicated to those who are interested in interactive fictional storytelling. Read through the stories in progress, grab your pen and feel free to join in.

The FFGF Community Area is where all patrons go to shed their personaes and interact with one another in a real world setting.

Interested in browsing patrons FFGF Websites and seeing the their creativity at work? Here we highlight patrons contributions.

The Land of RhyDin, cornerstone of the FFGF, includes the Red Dragon Inn chat rooms, as well as an array of message boards and the Hall of Records.

For those interested in intergalactic roleplaying, we've secured the Star's End Bar and Grill. Join us for a taste of interstellar fun in the outer reaches of the galaxy.

The FFGF does not endorse or support any sort of rules for role playing in our areas (other than AOL's Terms of Service). We also do not officially suppport player based groups or organizations. If you wish to use some rules and guidelines or form a group or organization, that's fine, but be sure the people you play with know how you are planning on playing, and make sure they agree to abide by the same set of guidelines. You may end up having to compromise in certain areas.

You can utilize what ever method that you are comfortable with. Some players will use "rules" they are familiar with from games they have played in the past. Others will simply "make-up" their characters. And still others will "borrow" characters from fiction, television, movies, or wherever else their interests lead them.

Your characters can be as in-depth and well rounded as you like as well. There is no requirement to start with a fully fleshed out character. There are those players that like to have a fully detailed, down to the day of birth, character while others prefer to start with simply a screen name and concept and build the character as they go along.

Any and all kinds of characters are welcome in the FFGF...everything from Paladins to Cyberpunks.

In the same way that there are no rules for how to duel, there are no rules for thieves or assassins or pirates to follow. No preset chart or graph allows you to get the upper hand over other players. In order to do anything, you must have the cooperation of any player who's storyline you want to impact

If you're a thief for example, simply ask them in IMs if you can lift a small purse from them or something. Asked politely, most players will cooperate. This lets them utilize being robbed in their storyline and should help you out with yours. Free-form gaming is all about cooperative storytelling. As for someone killing off their character so that your assassin might look more authentic, you might ask if someone is willing to create a special character, slated to die, just for that purpose.

If they don't want to cooperate, you can always create your own NPC or Non player Character to be stolen from, killed, whatever. Just remember: You act only for your character, not for anyone else's.

To use the Thief example again, you might explain to someone in IMs that your character is a superlative thief, no one feels his fingers slip in and take their money, their jewelry, etc... but someone else might have the ability to detect.. it's a matter of being positive, adult and cooperative. If someone won't cooperate, you can't force the issue. Some folks characters never wear jewely.. some don't carry money.. that's why polite IMs are always best. In the long run, the roleplay will be more fruitful.

The option used most often by patrons is creative use of the AOL profile (Keyword PROFILE >> My Profile). Here you can write in character information. Where it says "Computers;" you don't actually have to put the type of computer you're using... instead you could use that line to write a very basic description of your character; height, weight, eye color, usual dress. Many players have found it helpful to add the words: "Roleplaying Profile Only" to help other AOL patrons understand that the profile represents a character in a game, not the player behind the character.

The other option you have is to visit the FFGF Websites area as linked to previously. Many patrons want pictures and more detail with their character descriptions and if you have an understanding of HTML, this is an excellent way to give your roleplay that special touch.

I do hope that the information above helped you understand what a Role Playing Character is. There are several chat rooms on AOL that cater to RPG. (role playing games) Most are found in the Arts and Entertainment Category either under member rooms or public rooms.

This site created May 11, 1998.
Formerly Goholin's Place since 1997.
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