Post by Xanit on May 10, 2009 15:30:06 GMT -5
Hey, this here's a thread for people just starting to RP with us.
Try to read this and learn a bit about what you're getting into instead of barging in without having any freakin' idea what you're doing.
Also, I guess we're gonna build this here thread up as we think of more questions.
Q: What's the setting?
A: Most stuff takes place within a nicely-sized, somewhat settled clearing in a vast forest surrounded by and encompassing several landmarks on a largely unexplored floating island orbiting above a planet slightly larger than Earth. The island apparently is a sort of inter-dimensional vertex at which many worlds converge and subtly overlap. This results in beings/entities from different worlds suddenly finding themselves stranded on it. This is how the Clearing has become populated.
This island is supported, or something to that extent, by a huge-ass chain linking its bottom-center to... I think it was the middle of a city park, somewhere. This point is absolutely never explored or expanded upon, but it might in the future, if Arcolf ever gets around to running the RP anymore.
Q: What's this "inn" thing, and how do I find my way around it?
A: The Inn is one of a few buildings in the clearing, and is the one used as a home for most inhabitants. A layout of the inn, as well as a list of rooms and people staying in them, can be found HERE. ...Not that the list is updated much anymore.
Q: Who are these people? I don't know anyone, or what they look like!
A: I'm guessing you mean other people's characters. You can find recorded descriptions of people's characters in the Character Files section of the forum.
Additionally, if you have a character that is or will soon be introduced, you may want to make their information easily accessible by posting there as well.
Q: Anything I should know about how to act, here?
A: Yeah. Preferably, you should be able to speak proper English. It's really not that hard, but if you insist on going "lol xd wat r u tlkin lol abut man mirite lol," GTFO before I kill you.
...Er, I mean...
...Nope, that's exactly what I mean.
Anyway, like Kill Iron said, please be respectful. Be considerate of other people's characters. Do not kill someone's character without asking for permission first. That's not nice.
So there's this thing called "godmoding." We've seen some prime examples here in Koniki, and I'll probably end up referring to them, here, but it basically means that a character is way too freakin' powerful, and overuses/abuses said power. For instance, being a three-trillion-year-old creator of a planet with infinite telekinetic, telepathic, and magic capacity is not acceptable.
-This question might need more answer to it.-
Q: I want to make my own character! What is and is not allowed, here?
A: Lots of stuff is allowed. Most fathomable races are suitable for one's character due to something that will be described in a moment. What isn't allowed is copyrighted characters off some animu or video game, or characters so d**n overpowered that it ruins all interaction or conflict with them.
Anyway, apparently (as explained before) Koniki is some sort of nexus of worlds, where people from various realms and times show up by chance, perhaps by being lost in a forest of their own. This is pretty much why we can have robots and magicians and zombies and mythological creatures all in the same place.
So there's this thing called a "Mary Sue," and it's pretty much a character that tends to get his or her way all the time and is built simply to make everyone like them, having no actual flaws at all. Don't make one. Realistic characters are preferred.
Try to read this and learn a bit about what you're getting into instead of barging in without having any freakin' idea what you're doing.
Also, I guess we're gonna build this here thread up as we think of more questions.
Q: What's the setting?
A: Most stuff takes place within a nicely-sized, somewhat settled clearing in a vast forest surrounded by and encompassing several landmarks on a largely unexplored floating island orbiting above a planet slightly larger than Earth. The island apparently is a sort of inter-dimensional vertex at which many worlds converge and subtly overlap. This results in beings/entities from different worlds suddenly finding themselves stranded on it. This is how the Clearing has become populated.
This island is supported, or something to that extent, by a huge-ass chain linking its bottom-center to... I think it was the middle of a city park, somewhere. This point is absolutely never explored or expanded upon, but it might in the future, if Arcolf ever gets around to running the RP anymore.
Q: What's this "inn" thing, and how do I find my way around it?
A: The Inn is one of a few buildings in the clearing, and is the one used as a home for most inhabitants. A layout of the inn, as well as a list of rooms and people staying in them, can be found HERE. ...Not that the list is updated much anymore.
Q: Who are these people? I don't know anyone, or what they look like!
A: I'm guessing you mean other people's characters. You can find recorded descriptions of people's characters in the Character Files section of the forum.
Additionally, if you have a character that is or will soon be introduced, you may want to make their information easily accessible by posting there as well.
Q: Anything I should know about how to act, here?
A: Yeah. Preferably, you should be able to speak proper English. It's really not that hard, but if you insist on going "lol xd wat r u tlkin lol abut man mirite lol," GTFO before I kill you.
...Er, I mean...
...Nope, that's exactly what I mean.
Anyway, like Kill Iron said, please be respectful. Be considerate of other people's characters. Do not kill someone's character without asking for permission first. That's not nice.
So there's this thing called "godmoding." We've seen some prime examples here in Koniki, and I'll probably end up referring to them, here, but it basically means that a character is way too freakin' powerful, and overuses/abuses said power. For instance, being a three-trillion-year-old creator of a planet with infinite telekinetic, telepathic, and magic capacity is not acceptable.
-This question might need more answer to it.-
Q: I want to make my own character! What is and is not allowed, here?
A: Lots of stuff is allowed. Most fathomable races are suitable for one's character due to something that will be described in a moment. What isn't allowed is copyrighted characters off some animu or video game, or characters so d**n overpowered that it ruins all interaction or conflict with them.
Anyway, apparently (as explained before) Koniki is some sort of nexus of worlds, where people from various realms and times show up by chance, perhaps by being lost in a forest of their own. This is pretty much why we can have robots and magicians and zombies and mythological creatures all in the same place.
So there's this thing called a "Mary Sue," and it's pretty much a character that tends to get his or her way all the time and is built simply to make everyone like them, having no actual flaws at all. Don't make one. Realistic characters are preferred.