RP Classes presented by Luka Melehan

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Wondering what RP is all about? Curious on how to get started? Luka Melehan will be conducting an RP class at the Port Phoenix Academy this Friday May 1st. In this course, you can learn how to get accustomed to roleplaying in New Britannia and participate in future roleplay events.

Roleplaying is a subject that takes many forms. During the session Luka will go over some different styles before centering on the RP styles you will be most likely to find in Novia. There will also be ‘lab’ time to practice RP in various scenes.

For more information check our her thread on the official forums or look up the event on the Avatars Circle Community Events calendar!

https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/rp-classes-on-fridays.24870/
http://avatarscircle.com/community-events/

RP Basics – Role Play in New Britannia

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New Britannia Lore

Richard Garriot has created for us a very special and unique place with its own history, lore and rules but not even with 9 games plus spin-offs can tell us everything there is to know about the world of New Britannia or its history. There’s a lot we don’t know but we should not be afraid to explore the possibilities that gaps in lore represent.

With that in mind, any story we want to tell should remain true to what we know about the world we’re in. Continue reading

SotA RPers Present: The Doomsayer. May 1-3

The Knights of New Britannia are seeking information regarding recent rumors of individuals instigating unrest among citizens of Novia. If you know of anyone who may be involved in such activities, please contact Knight Commander Bowen Bloodgood at first opportunity.

Commander Bloodgood will be hosting meeting in the town of Pax Lair in a few days time to assess the situations.

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A certain character will be roaming Novia over the course of the weekend. Be sure to keep a sharp eye out for them. We will be meeting in Pax Lair on the afternoon of the 3rd for some good ol’ fashioned RP at around 4pm PST, 6pm Central, 7pm EST.

This event will kick off a forum campaign here at SotA RPers,

Tapatalk may have to be disabled.

It’s sad but it seems Tapatalk is causing issues with our web host.  It is very frequently sending requests to our Tapatalk plugin to such an extreme that it is reducing server performance and may need to be disabled.

I am in contact with tech support for both our host and Tapatalk to try to figure out what is going on.

Update: Apparently the issue was caused when Tapatalk updated their plugin which they say may have been corrected with their latest update.  I have also taken certain steps fine tune bot access to the domain which should help.  For now it looks like the issue is resolved.

Update: Ok issue may NOT be resolved but the problem is definitely Tapatalk.  Plugin has been updated.  Keeping an eye on it.

Update: Tapatalk is now disabled.  Sorry folks it was that or the website.  Updating the plugin did not seem to do the trick.  Tapatalk was causing abnormally high CPU usage on our webserver.  Apparently this has been a long standing issue with Tapatalk.  I will continue to try to work with their tech support if possible but for now we’ll just have to live without.

Spotlight – What Makes Us Roleplay? from Extra Credits

Here at SOTARP.org we love all things Roleplaying: in case you couldn’t guess. And of course we also love roleplaying in video games. Have you ever wondered by its harder to get into the roleplaying spirit in some games yet get lost in your character in others? Well the YouTube series Extra Credits recently posted a video on how games can encourage roleplay and some of the pitfalls along the way which may do the opposite.

If you have never seen the Extra Credits series and are interested to the act of making video games or looking deeper into their impact, I could not recommend it more. The insight they provide into gaming, along with a great presentation style, make for some great short form info-tainment. There is tons of subjects that cover all the deeper aspects of games and their effect on our life. Check out their channel for more information.

RP Basics – Building Character

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Written by Keira and edited for use on SOTARP.org

The are many things in a game that will help you determine things about your character. Abilities, skill, statistics and game lore will all have an impact on your character and how he/she/it may interrupt or react to things that happen in-game. You will need to keep in mind how your character acts, speaks, thinks and how they express their personality, quirks, strengths and weaknesses. Being consistent with your character in important so others will be able to playfully react to your character. If you wrote your character to be cool and aloof, then you wouldn’t want them being buddy-buddy with a complete stranger. You would need to find some other way, an IC way, for your character to get to know that other person.

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