[HEADING=2]Welcome to the We are Our Avatars arena thread![/HEADING]
The purpose of this thread is to allow for testing of characters in an enviroment where what happens doesn't matter as much what happens. This is an exellent enviroment to check if your character is OP, or UP. However! If you are more intrested in interacting or testing a characters personality, you'll probably want to head over to the Pub thread. This thread idea is shamelessly ripped off from them, but with a combat focus.
[HEADING=2]READ THIS[/HEADING]
The premise is simple.
Your character is your avatar.
They have the same powers, personality etc.
Additionally OCs (Original Characters) are allowed, just find an image for your avatar that best represent them. But remember to make sure they fit the rules.
[HEADING=2]WE HAVE A TV TROPES PAGE! YAY! [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatarsEscapist][/HEADING]
[sub]Be Warned. Doesn't Detail Everything That Happened in Previous WAOA threads, so feel free to edit that *****.[/sub]
[HEADING=2]We have a chat group. Pseudo chat RPing ahoy! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/chat/We-Are-Our-Avatars-OOC-Group][/HEADING]
[sub]I am not joking about the pseudo RPing Anyhow, this is where we... I don't even remember what we use it for anymore. [/sub]
RULES
Act in character.
This is the most important rule here, even OCs should follow it.
You have to contribute to the plot in some way.
Either by adding to a conversation, fighting, getting past obstacles, (picking locks, hijacking cars etc)etc.
You control your character ONLY.
You can't use other players' characters. UNLESS in one condition:
If another player allows you to use his/her character.
No Over-Powered Characters
-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 may never have even HEARD of them before.
Arena and appearance details
Your character will show up in a dark room, then be guided to basically the hotel room of his/her dreams. After that, there's a locker room where your character will find any gear he/she wants. The arena itself can be customized, with ability to simulate almost any enviroment. If you can think it up, you can fight in it. A character who dies will slowly regrow in a tank, starting with the head. They'll be concious and able to observe any fights going on through a TV.
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.
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 player specifically.
OP means over-powered.
-Use italics for thoughts. [*i]text[*/i] without the *
-To use coloured text: [*color=Any colour you want]text[*/color] without the *
-To use named spoiler text: [*spoiler=Something you want to name it]text[*/spoiler] without the *
-To images: [*img]Image url[*/img] without the *
-To use YouTube videos: [*youtube=Insert video code] 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 (you could say, I am the law.). If you think a character is OP, take it up with me. I will make a judgement.
Posts MUST Make Sense
-If it isn't from your character's universe, they don't know what it is.
-If you break this rule, the nonsensical post is retconned.
-For multiple characters use different coloured text or reference their names when speaking to distinguish between them.
The purpose of this thread is to allow for testing of characters in an enviroment where what happens doesn't matter as much what happens. This is an exellent enviroment to check if your character is OP, or UP. However! If you are more intrested in interacting or testing a characters personality, you'll probably want to head over to the Pub thread. This thread idea is shamelessly ripped off from them, but with a combat focus.
[HEADING=2]READ THIS[/HEADING]
The premise is simple.
Your character is your avatar.
They have the same powers, personality etc.
Additionally OCs (Original Characters) are allowed, just find an image for your avatar that best represent them. But remember to make sure they fit the rules.
[HEADING=2]WE HAVE A TV TROPES PAGE! YAY! [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatarsEscapist][/HEADING]
[sub]Be Warned. Doesn't Detail Everything That Happened in Previous WAOA threads, so feel free to edit that *****.[/sub]
[HEADING=2]We have a chat group. Pseudo chat RPing ahoy! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/chat/We-Are-Our-Avatars-OOC-Group][/HEADING]
[sub]I am not joking about the pseudo RPing Anyhow, this is where we... I don't even remember what we use it for anymore. [/sub]
RULES
Act in character.
This is the most important rule here, even OCs should follow it.
You have to contribute to the plot in some way.
Either by adding to a conversation, fighting, getting past obstacles, (picking locks, hijacking cars etc)etc.
You control your character ONLY.
You can't use other players' characters. UNLESS in one condition:
If another player allows you to use his/her character.
No Over-Powered Characters
-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 may never have even HEARD of them before.
Arena and appearance details
Your character will show up in a dark room, then be guided to basically the hotel room of his/her dreams. After that, there's a locker room where your character will find any gear he/she wants. The arena itself can be customized, with ability to simulate almost any enviroment. If you can think it up, you can fight in it. A character who dies will slowly regrow in a tank, starting with the head. They'll be concious and able to observe any fights going on through a TV.
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.
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 player specifically.
OP means over-powered.
-Use italics for thoughts. [*i]text[*/i] without the *
-To use coloured text: [*color=Any colour you want]text[*/color] without the *
-To use named spoiler text: [*spoiler=Something you want to name it]text[*/spoiler] without the *
-To images: [*img]Image url[*/img] without the *
-To use YouTube videos: [*youtube=Insert video code] 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 (you could say, I am the law.). If you think a character is OP, take it up with me. I will make a judgement.
Posts MUST Make Sense
-If it isn't from your character's universe, they don't know what it is.
-If you break this rule, the nonsensical post is retconned.
-For multiple characters use different coloured text or reference their names when speaking to distinguish between them.
