Post by Midnight on Aug 24, 2015 17:41:54 GMT -5
Hooray, your cat was "-accepted!". Now what do you do, you might ask? Well, Rp of course!
"but Golden, where do I Rp, and how," you are asking? Don't worry, I will help you!
Step 1: Go to the board your clan is in. Note that there are two boards: One for camp, one for territory. Let's say I made a Sunsetclan cat, I can choose to either RP in the camp or the territory in Sunsetclan. If I played a kit, the camp is more likely, as it contains the nursery and kits are not supposed to leave camp. I mean, well they could, but then my kit might be in trouble! If I play a warrior and want to go on a patrol, the territory is the likely place for this. Click either board, depending on what you want to do.
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Now, you are inside the territory or the camp, depending on which one you clicked. As you can see, there are boards inside here for specific places. For the camp, you can Rp in the clearing, the nursery, the elder's den, the leader's den… etc. If your cat is not going to stay in one area throughout the thread, then It would probably make more sense to make a thread below these boards instead of inside them, so that people do not become confused.
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If you are in the territory, you can either make a thread below the boards and choose where you go, or choose one of the landmarks. There are descriptions of each landmark telling you what it is. Why not start an Rp thread there, and see who joins in?
Step 2: So you know where you are going to Rp. Now all that you need to do is make the actual thread, or jump into an existing one. We'll start with joining first. Make sure that if you want to join someone else's RP thread, you only join the ones that have (OPEN) in the title. This means that the thread is open to anyone to join. If there is not an (Open) listed or if the thread is marked with only a name ex (Goldenbird), this means that the thread is private and only for the players that are listed. Find an open thread, and click it.
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Step 3: Now you can read what the other person wrote. He or she has made their cat do something, set up a setting, or a plot, or is possibly just waiting for more interaction. Perhaps someone else has already replied with their cat or cats. Never fear, you can still jump in! In fact, the larger amount of cats in a thread, the more interesting it tends to turn out. Make sure you've read everything that was posted, so that you don't miss an interaction and so you know what is happening in the thread. Now that you are ready to jump in with you cat, click "Reply".
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Oh look, the box is back again! Hello empty box! By now you probably know what to do: type your reply in this box and click "create reply", similar to how you made your application.
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***A few notes to keep in mind that are stated already in the rules: make sure you are not controlling someone else's cat, such as attacking them or physically touching them without permission, or causing them to do things. Instead of say, saying "Redleaf hit Bluestar with her paw", say "Redleaf TRIED to hit Bluestar with her paw," or "Redleaf swatted out a paw, aiming to hit Bluestar in the face". This allows the Rper to decide whether or not you actually hit them. I know what you may be thinking: "but Golden, they will probably never let me hit their cat and it's not fair and I want to hit their cat in the face and take them by surprise!" Well, actually, this is where you will be surprised: most Rpers are willing to let things like this happen just to make the Rp more interesting! I for one, enjoy when given the opportunity to choose whether my cat gets owned by someone else's or surprised. And if they don't, well, just move on, there are still plenty of opportunities for interesting role-play!
***Another note: Make sure that your cat is not a "mind reader". This should speak for itself, but we have had a few issues on here where cats somehow just magically know what other cats are thinking, which is not allowed on AWRP. Unless of course, the Rper of the other cat is ok with it! When in doubt, ask for permission before Rping!
Step 4: "Ok, ok, so I know how to jump into an Rp thread, but what if I want to start an rp thread instead?" Good question, and its fairly simple! Just as before, find the place you want to rp in. Let's say we want to RP in the Sunsetclan nursery. Click Sunsetclan Camp > Nursery, and then just like when you created your app, click "Create thread" at the top right corner of the board. Now that magical little blank box pops up and you can type your post! Up in the top though, there is that little bar that says "subject". Here you will create a title for your thread. It can be anything you want! but, you will need to decide whether you want to Rp with someone in specific, such as a single member on our site, or if you will leave your thread to be replied to by anyone who is interested. If you want to just Rp with a specific player, after the title type parenthesis, with their member name inside. Ie: "A Hunt (Goldenbird)". This tells them that you only want to Rp with them alone. If you don't care who Rps with you, type "(Open)" instead, which will allow anyone to reply.
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Congratulations, you now know the basics of creating a cat as well as how to begin Rping! If you have any questions or need any help, feel free to contact the staff admins or message us in a PM. We don't bite and are willing to help!
