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rp_guide [2010/10/30 18:19] abirirp_guide [2011/11/19 18:50] (current) – [Theme] abiri
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 ===== Theme ===== ===== Theme =====
-Every story has a setting that helps establish what is possible and probable. Furscape's setting, for instance, is hard science fiction; players know that if they see [[verboten tech|magic or teleportation]], it must be an illusion or hallucination. On the other hand, it's possible (if highly unlikely!) that members of a previously unknown alien race could show up in the lobby of a capitol building and start tap dancing. (This would require staff review first.)+Every story has a setting that helps establish what is possible and probable. Furscape's setting, for instance, is hard science fiction; players know that if they see [[verboten tech|magic or teleportation]], it must be an illusion or hallucination. On the other hand, it's possible (if highly unlikely!) that members of a previously unknown alien race could show up in the lobby of a capitol building and start tap dancing. (This would require staff review first, and characters would likely suspect a movie filming.)
  
   * Feel free to invent minor details related to your character that nobody else would know about, but don't mess with the already established facts. If you have a question about what's appropriate, consult a staff member.   * Feel free to invent minor details related to your character that nobody else would know about, but don't mess with the already established facts. If you have a question about what's appropriate, consult a staff member.
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   * Figure out what's 'normal' for the place and culture you're in. Are the people nearby giving your character funny looks?   * Figure out what's 'normal' for the place and culture you're in. Are the people nearby giving your character funny looks?
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 +  * While we're on the subject of 'normal' for place and culture, be sure to check '**realm rules**' for special information for your locale.
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 ===== Continuity ===== ===== Continuity =====
 Continuity is the flow of the story and what makes this one big unified whole rather than just a collection of independent scenes. Characters' actions have consequences, and the future is affected by the past.  Continuity is the flow of the story and what makes this one big unified whole rather than just a collection of independent scenes. Characters' actions have consequences, and the future is affected by the past. 
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