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When a scene is started by a Guide,
they will begin a new thread listing the location
at which the scene will take place, followed by a
title for the scene, or, in the absence of a title,
by the date on which the scene takes place in MM/DD/YYYY
format.
At the top of the thread, they will provide the date
on which the scene will take place and a time of day
at which it starts. After this, they will give a brief
description of the location, or provide a link to
a webpage which holds location information. They will
also give you a list of any NPC’s present, and
a brief description of who they are, or a webpage
URL where there is information about them, and finally
any special notices that apply to the scene, like
the fact it takes place in a locked room, or is only
open to certain kinds of characters.
And example of how a Guide will begin a new scene
is given below:
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Title: Fountaine House – Sun
Rising
Date: 08/08/2005
Time: 5.15AM
Location: Fountaine House –
http://www…..
NPC’s: Celiné –
http://www…...
Sebastian Fountaine - http://www…..
Notices: Takes place in a locked
room at the back of Fountaine House, all characters
should knock for admittance.
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Players are welcome to begin scenes
of their own that take place in Guide-managed locations
such as Fountaine House or Euterpe’s Café,
at a location important to their character such as
a family home or place of work. Players may also invent
locations within the city for scenes to take place
at, such as a shop, a bar or a warehouse.
Players should follow the posting guidelines that
apply to the Guides as closely as possible, and must
also provide a link to their character’s public
profile with the other information in the scene header.
Players are welcome to create and play any ‘throwaway’
NPC’s that they wish, such as a bartender, or
take temporary control of an NPC relevant to their
character that will normally be played by the Guide,
such as a spouse or sister. However, please note that
Guides may take possession of these NPC’s during
the scene, and if you can, it’s always best
to check if the Guides would like to be involved in
playing these characters before the scene begins.
Although this isn’t necessary, it’s always
nice to ask :)
If there are these kinds of NPC’s present, or
you have agreed with the Guides that you can start
a scene with Guide-controlled NPC’s (like Celiné
or Benoît) present, then these NPC’s must
be listed as well. An example is given below:
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Title: Abandoned Warehouse –
08/09/2005
Date: 08/09/2005
Time: 7.15PM
Location: An abandoned warehouse
along the riverside in Watchwater. A large, empty
space that was once used to store car parts, now all
it contains is dust, rats, and the sound of the summer
rain rattling on the rusting, corrugated iron roof.
NPC’s: Francisco – A
small-scale drug dealer
James – One of his thugs
Character Name: Robert
Winchapel
Character Profile: http://www…..
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When replying to an existing thread,
all you must do is give your character name and profile
URL in a header above your post. When a Guide reply’s
to an existing thread, they may state the NPC that
they will be playing for the duration of their post,
or may give no header and play multiple NPC’s
as well as providing setting information.
Within the main body of your post,
you should try, where possible, to format your text
so that actions are unaugmented, and speech is provided
inside double quotations (“), in short, the
way you would write if you were writing a story. You
should also try to use double carriage returns when
starting a new paragraph, as this improves the way
posts are displayed on the forum.
It may all seem very complicated,
but it’s really not that bad. If you’re
in any doubt, just look at what everyone else is doing,
or ask the Guides for assistance, and no one’s
going to bite your head off for making one or two
mistakes.
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