About roleplay

We toss around the term 'continuity RP' a fair bit, but it is important to define what that means in our particular dream.

This is essentially collective storytelling, with an overall structure and a shared setting. As such, the environment may seem restrictive to those used to the more frequently seen free-form, individualistic RP. Both have their merits, but to maintain a coherent storyline, guidelines as well as management direction are absolutely necessary.

What does this mean in terms of your roleplay?
 * Every individual interaction contributes to the story's architecture. Your character's actions motivate, and will be motivated by, the actions of everyone involved in the dream. Keep current on the different threads running through the plot by chatting with other players, checking up on the forum and the wiki. These will affect your roleplay!
 * Clear context and setting provide common ground with other characters and create many reasons to interact.
 * Those interactions, as well as OOC planning, produce a broad plot with many subplots that (hopefully) keep RP dynamic and involving.
 * Your contribution to the plot is essential, and it will be more interesting if you adapt to and introduce difficult situations.
 * Character interactions are unpredictable, and often important things happen spontaneously. Let the story flow where it will.
 * Character actions should be sensible both for the character and the setting.
 * Remember, actions have consequences; these contribute to the story and character development. Characters can try to avoid consequences (which brings about other consequences), but you should be mindful of the results and not ignore them.

The plot progresses in often unexpected ways, which we encourage. Because some of the best ideas and most influential plot points can be spontaneous, your character will sometimes get involved in situations you had not considered, or develop in directions you did not plan. To fully enjoy the roleplay, you must be flexible enough to adapt to unpredicted shifts in the plotline. Use them to further enhance character development and realize that IC circumstances do not reflect OOC views; most of the best IC drama is driven by players who are the best of friends OOC. If you have an issue with another player, please discuss it with them and/or with management, rather than letting it affect your IC interaction.

While all of this may sound stuffy, we're really just a small fun group that loves quality roleplay, and one of the most essential parts of having a good time here is getting to know the other players OOCly. It's much easier to address concerns and offer ideas if you're on good terms with the other players.

To be comfortable, you must be able to work as part of a group and understand that roleplay is overseen by managers (who are also players). Your character is not just yours, but part of a larger setting and story.