Post by Dexter Morgan on Jul 25, 2008 9:48:56 GMT -5
New to the site? Or maybe you’re just taking a look around thinking about joining? Well this is the place to find out more about what this is all about and how to join in the fun!
What’s an RPG? This site (if you haven’t figured it out by now) is a role playing game (or RPG) for the tv show Dexter on showtime. If you’ve never participated in an RPG before, don’t worry! Its easy and more importantly very fun! According to wikipedia an RPG is “a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters and collaboratively create or follow stories”. So basically, you take on the role of a character (by following the proper character request format by posting a bio (and getting it approved if you want a character from the show). Then that character is yours to write as, and yours alone. No one else should write actions, thoughts or words for your character, and you shouldn’t write for anyone else either. You can then interact with other characters on the board, creating your own stories for them.
Since this particular RPG is based on the show Dexter, some of the characters are already made (by the wonderful writers of the show). So if you’re requesting one of those characters, the personality and history of the character has already been done for you, its now your job to interpret how you think “your” character would react in various situations. You do not have to follow specific stories from episodes of the show. The show is merely the idea for the board, but it doesn’t have to follow it word for word.
What’s the timeline for this rpg? That’s the beauty of an rpg! You can have multiple threads (as many as you can keep up with) and you can play during the timeline of any of the seasons, or before or after, or have several threads each at a different point in time. You’re not restricted! Anything goes!
You also have a lot of freedom with characters. Multiple characters are allowed. You can be a character from the show, make up your own or both! If you make up a character, you can be a police officer, detective, FBI agent, lab tech, hospital worker, hooker, drug dealer, murderer…pretty much anything! Just a word of caution, if you choose to be a killer, think about how you will be able to interact with other characters…does your character know someone else you can post with? Do they have a secret life with a normal job? Are you someone’s neighbor? Be careful to not just post your killings…it’ll end up leaving you with giving other people starting points for their threads (that they can investigate you) but what will you do in the mean time? You’ll only be watching if you don’t have another way to post with players.
So after reading all of this you’ve decided you want to join in (or hopefully you have). What do you need to do to get started?
1. Register! At the top of every page you’ll see this button:
When registering you can pick any username you like (you can change your display name later on by going to your profile, so don’t worry if you don’t have your character picked out yet)
2. Verify your account. After registering you’ll receive an email with detailed instructions on how to verify your account.
3. Read the rules! Once you’re a registered member, make sure you read all the rules of the game!
4. Pick a character! Check out the taken character list, and decide who you’d like to be. Use the format for bios that’s given and submit one in the proper place (depending on if your character is from the show or your own made up character). At this point if you want to change your display name to your character name, that’s fine, but its not required that you do so.
5. Get approved! If you’re requesting a character from the show, wait for an admin to approve you before posting. If you’ve posted a bio for an original character, you can skip this step.
6. Start playing! Now’s the fun part! You can start playing! Get creative and most importantly, have fun!
See that was easy wasn’t it? What are you waiting for, sign up and get involved in the game! You wont regret it!
What’s an RPG? This site (if you haven’t figured it out by now) is a role playing game (or RPG) for the tv show Dexter on showtime. If you’ve never participated in an RPG before, don’t worry! Its easy and more importantly very fun! According to wikipedia an RPG is “a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters and collaboratively create or follow stories”. So basically, you take on the role of a character (by following the proper character request format by posting a bio (and getting it approved if you want a character from the show). Then that character is yours to write as, and yours alone. No one else should write actions, thoughts or words for your character, and you shouldn’t write for anyone else either. You can then interact with other characters on the board, creating your own stories for them.
Since this particular RPG is based on the show Dexter, some of the characters are already made (by the wonderful writers of the show). So if you’re requesting one of those characters, the personality and history of the character has already been done for you, its now your job to interpret how you think “your” character would react in various situations. You do not have to follow specific stories from episodes of the show. The show is merely the idea for the board, but it doesn’t have to follow it word for word.
What’s the timeline for this rpg? That’s the beauty of an rpg! You can have multiple threads (as many as you can keep up with) and you can play during the timeline of any of the seasons, or before or after, or have several threads each at a different point in time. You’re not restricted! Anything goes!
You also have a lot of freedom with characters. Multiple characters are allowed. You can be a character from the show, make up your own or both! If you make up a character, you can be a police officer, detective, FBI agent, lab tech, hospital worker, hooker, drug dealer, murderer…pretty much anything! Just a word of caution, if you choose to be a killer, think about how you will be able to interact with other characters…does your character know someone else you can post with? Do they have a secret life with a normal job? Are you someone’s neighbor? Be careful to not just post your killings…it’ll end up leaving you with giving other people starting points for their threads (that they can investigate you) but what will you do in the mean time? You’ll only be watching if you don’t have another way to post with players.
So after reading all of this you’ve decided you want to join in (or hopefully you have). What do you need to do to get started?
1. Register! At the top of every page you’ll see this button:
When registering you can pick any username you like (you can change your display name later on by going to your profile, so don’t worry if you don’t have your character picked out yet)
2. Verify your account. After registering you’ll receive an email with detailed instructions on how to verify your account.
3. Read the rules! Once you’re a registered member, make sure you read all the rules of the game!
4. Pick a character! Check out the taken character list, and decide who you’d like to be. Use the format for bios that’s given and submit one in the proper place (depending on if your character is from the show or your own made up character). At this point if you want to change your display name to your character name, that’s fine, but its not required that you do so.
5. Get approved! If you’re requesting a character from the show, wait for an admin to approve you before posting. If you’ve posted a bio for an original character, you can skip this step.
6. Start playing! Now’s the fun part! You can start playing! Get creative and most importantly, have fun!
See that was easy wasn’t it? What are you waiting for, sign up and get involved in the game! You wont regret it!