Hello everyone, as the Headmistress of the Academy and leader of education for the Imperium, I have decided to make a page for all members of the guild. This is going to explain what RP is, how to RP, different tricks and tips, and some personal advice. This will be a free to add page so that if you feel i left something vital out feel free to add it.
Where to start
What is RP?
The basic idea of RP (RP = Role-Play) is to portray a character created in game and tell their story. While in RP, you would act as your character would and do things they would do.
When you role-play, you are considered to be IC (In Character), and when you speak freely as you would in real life you are considered OOC. (Out Of Character).
Creating a Character:
The first part of RP is to create your character and their back stories. Try to avoid cliché backstories as they are overused and not special to your character specifically. Once you create your characters backstory, you can decide specific traits they have. This includes personality, mental/health issues, etc...
For example: If your character was a slave, he would most likely hate slavery. He may also have a scar or some type of symbol to depict his past.
Once you decide your characters backstory and traits, you should give them a name. Remember that SWTOR RP is serious role-play, so give your characters names that fit RP. Refrain from using names that are unrealistic as it is highly frowned upon by most role players. People with unrealistic names will not be taken seriously as others who do. (Example of an unrealistic name: Justiniscool)
(Once you have your character’s name and backstory decided, feel free to create a biography page here on our wiki!)
The Basics of SWTOR Role-play
In the game of SWTOR, there are specific guidelines you should follow when role-playing.
1. Communicate clearly: Many times our ideas do not come out the way we thought they would, and this can confuse the people your role-playing with and even yourself. Try and practice typing and grammatical skills. Refrain from using “Text Chat” such as Lol or Lmao when in character.
2. Do research: Get information on your character before role-playing, as it will make things much easier. Do research on the species your character is, that species set of beliefs and culture, the languages that species talks, their government system, etc…
3. Do not God Mod: Godmodding is to make your character godlike, perfect and unstoppable. Try and stop yourself from making an immortal character or a character that is completely over powered. If your character is godlike, it will annoy many people.
4. Refrain copying another person’s ideas: Do not take the creative ideas others produce, as it will annoy many people as well. People create their characters and ideas specific to them, and when they are copied it is simply aggravating. Be creative, and if you need help ask any members in the guild for their advice, we are willing to help!
5. Keep RP safe: Remember that you play an online game with many minors. Do not participate in any form of ERP (Erotic Role-Play) with any members in the Imperium. This is to prevent our younger members from seeing mature content. It is a bannable offense in the Imperium.
Chat Usage:
/say: /say chat is the universal chat used for RP. When in /say, all text will be restricted by a small area. This prevents others from either joining in uninvited, or for when discussing private matters in character. When up close, it is customary to use this chat.
/general: /general chat is NOT USED FOR ROLE-PLAY AT ALL. General chat is used to announce things to pretty much the entire game population. Please do not use this chat for any type of role-play.
/whisper: /whisper is used for private in character messages, and is usually used when holocalling someone. To use /whisper, you would type the following: /whisper [Character name you wish to contact]
OR
/w [Insert Character name]
/yell: /yell chat is used when your character yells. This amplifies all text sent so that a higher amount of people will be able to hear what your character is saying. It is used usually when your character is mad or trying to get a point across.
/guild: guild chat is a chat you use when trying to communicate to all members of your guild. The Sith Imperium’s guild chat is considered IN CHARACTER, so if you wish to type something OUT OF CHARACTER, you would use brackets at both the beginning and end of your statement.
EXAMPLE: [[Hey everyone, how’s it going?]]
RP Battle Rules
http://sith-imperium.wikia.com/wiki/Roleplay_Battle_Rules
Emotes
Emotes are used to make your character perform specific actions. For example, the /bow emote would make your character bow.
Here are some of the basic emotes used in SWTOR Role-play:
/kneel (Subscriber Exclusive)
/bow
/sit
/chair
/welcome (Subscriber Exclusive)
/wave
/hello
/thank
/introduce (Subscriber Exclusive)
/apologize (Subscriber Exclusive)
Etc…
((The following added by Si'alla))
In addition, you can use /me or /e followed by whatever action you wish your character to perform. Make note, however, that your character will not physically perform the motion, but it will still come across as an emote. For example, typing "/me sits down and takes a sip of her drink." will come across as "Si'alla sits down and takes a sip of her drink."
((End addition from Si'alla))