Necronom VI Roleplaying guide 1.0

[Oni Horan]

Necronom promotes the use of freeform roleplaying, that means there will be no systems, no prewritten ideas and no overly vast limitations, however it also means you have to use your head and show a certain amount of maturity.
If you feel you are not entirely sure about what is expected of you, please take the time and read through this guide.

-It is generally good practice to participate in roleplay with one line of text and then waiting until all other players that are currently part of the scene to have had their own lines to react. Further actions should only be taken after it is your turn again. This way it is made sure that all participants have enough time and space to react. If you cannot follow this simple rule do not expect other players to enjoy ineracting with you.

- Freeform roleplay can only work consentbased. If someone does not want to roleplay with you, for whatever reason that may be, they don't have to. You will often encounter other players who are engaged in some sort of scene and you might want to join in. However, before you interrupt a scene that is already taking place you are expected to contact the participants using an IM and asking for permission. It happens very frequently that players do not want to be disturbed, this does not mean they don't like you personally, so try to deal with it in a mature way. If on the other hand you feel your scene is being intruded in an unwanted way then you are expected to TELL the intruder. If you tell them and they still won't stop feel free to contact a M-Guard, explaining them that you are being harassed against your wishes even after a warning.

-Godmodding is a frequent problem in freeform RP and generally not tolerated. A case of godmodding means that you leave another player with no more choice to react to your actions. Leave your actions open for other players to counter and try to stay fair. Noone wants to play with invincible characters so don't make yourself too powerfull. Keep in mind that your name spreads relatively quickly when you godmod and it will soon be hard to find other players to play with.

- Voiding may be used as a last resort if another player continously oversteps their boundaries. It means that the played actions of a character get ignored and generally means the scene is ruined. Try to make sure to talk with your partner in IMs before taking extreme actions in order to avoid such dead ends.

- Never forget to seperate yourself from your character. It is normal that a lot of yourself goes into your character and that your real emotions are involved, however it is still a character you play and not you. That means that actions by other players go towards your character and not you. If you feel that during your roleplay you are being treated unfairly or that someone overstepped the bounds of their abilities rather then letting the frustration grow and destroy your scene do not be shy to message that player and discuss the issue in IMs! The player is not aware you feel this way and won't be if you don't tell him!

- Do not hold grudges against other players. The actions you encounter involve your characters but not the players on a personal level. If you absolutely cannot get along with a player, then try to avoid playing with them. Do not draw unneeded attention to this and do not badmouth players or fractions because of it. You cannot get along with everyone and just because you can't that does not mean the same goes for everyone else. If you still keep up trying to create unnecessary grief do not be surprised if an M-Guard takes action.

- Reallifeinformation stays in RL. Do not spread information about other players against their wishes openly. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a ban without further discussion.

When you roleplay on Necronom you are expected to understand all these basic principles and likewise so is everyone else. If you feel that someone hasn't done their homework feel free to send them this notecard and point out the issues in question. Most people are always open to improvement and since this is a community every member is expected to help each other out sometimes. If you find that someone absolutely refuses to acknownledge the basic rules of this guide feel free to contact a M-Guard.

[Sara]

I have to ask a stupid question. If there is people in barracks, what should I do? For what I can see theres few possibilities:

a) IM them before walking in. (Ask if you can join whatever they are doing?)
b) Stay out to listen what they are up to (Make shure theres no zombie invasion in barracks)
c) Walk in and listen what they are up to and then decide if to join. (Note that you are in the middle of zombie invasion)

I'm asking because consentbased is a bit vague term, yet largery referred to. What's considered disturbing one's roleplay and what's not? Is eavesdropping considered disturbing and what if I'm about to eavesdrop or spy? Can persons ask that spy doesn't evasedrop? Vagueness can be seen questions like can person X heal wound that person Y caused to my character or has X ask Y is she able to do it? (No kidding, I got impression this was questioned today).

[Oni Horan]

well i dont think you have to worry too much if its abotu something trivial like joining a conversation, noone will mind that.
This rule is mostly about actual scenes that are played out, like fights, sexual scenes or bigger events. And the rule goes for enyone.
For example, when two people play a scene and it would be the "job" of someone like the C.M.C. or the N.S.D.F. to intervene, that does NOT mean they are allowed to without first making sure its wanted!
Standing by and listening is always okay, this is a public sim and when you want privacy you can either use IMs or go to a private place. This does not include extremes of course, when someone is tanding on your head or right next to you so its impossible to ignore them its alright to ask them to move.
Naturally that does not include the main area of the quarters, it should be generally expected for peopel to stand around there and anyone who doesnt liek ti has plenty of spaces to move over to.

[Omen Shippe]

understood (98%)

[Lex]

I think we can all easily agree that the quarters should be marked as public area, where you can be seen. It would be unwise IC if characters got involved in sex in the quarters and expected everyone to stay out while they are at it. That would be rather shutting everyone out of the most crowded place in necronom, without their consent. There are far better places to do such things undisturbed. Same goes for fights and other intense stories where you don't wish to involve too many people.

Same should really go for the bar aswell.

Am i wrong here?

[Oni Horan]

i said conversations, as far as fights are concerned noone is allowed to just jump in and change everything without consent.
Im sory, but very often people want to play THEIR fights, without having anyone form the fractions hijack the roleplay. If you want to fight, make sure its wanted, its not too much to ask. Watching is fine though.

[Lex]

When people want to play THEIR fights, wouldn't it be better to choose an area that is not always crowded?


I've seen it put rp'ers in akward situations. Conversating and participating in a scene, and suddenly two people start to fight. The other roleplayers that were participating so far should void their own rp and butt out?

[Oni Horan]

no they are already part of the scene then. this is about people joining in to an existing scene.

[DylanFox Petrov]

For me the problem is that sometimes I've minding my own business and having a quiet conversation or trying to work out a mystery, when someone (or several someones) starts a fight out of the blue and expects me to participate, usually without asking first.

In a realistic setting, being an innocent bystander and being shot at... Well, being shot at is kinda hard to ignore. Somehow, holding a conversation amid a hail of bullets and flying body parts is too surreal, even for Necronom. So, it's not a question of a player barging, unwanted, into a fight scene, but having a fight scene thrust upon them and having it too hard to ignore.

((Hi! Excuse me, but we want to start a fight in the middle of your conversation. Is that OK?))

0.o;

[Oni Horan]

well the rule goes both ways, most of the time we have players complaining they had their scenes ruined by someone intruding, but when you ask, they never even tried to explain it to the intruder.
The Intruder has the responsability to ask, the players have the responsability to tell him and anything beyond that goes without complaining.

[Cho Kytori]

Thanks for posting this. Im pretty new to SL and just discovered Necronom. Im hoping to rp NSDF. This guide and the above threads are exremely helpful.

-Cho