Post by Jack Malloy on Apr 10, 2009 18:34:58 GMT
To simplify the myriad information threads, I've decided to put a very straightforward getting started thread for those new to forum-based roleplaying.
- Read the Rules, History, Plot, and suchlike in the Rules & Information thread. Seriously, it will help.
- Create a character following the handy "How to create a character" thread in the Survivor Roster section, using the Application template to help you. This should be in a new thread in the Survivor Application sub-board.
- When accepted, you will be told what survivor group you will be placed in, ordinarily - unless you have been singled out for 'special treatment'
. Use this as a basis for your First Post. - Your First Post can be anywhere, and is a basic introduction to your character. It should deal with how they got to this place, what they are doing, and the like - it's your First Post, do with it as you please. The reply will be by the leader of your new Survivor Group, who will roleplay your entrance into their group.
For example, your First Post could be in the ruined restaurant La Petit Foie, where you are desperately searching for food. In the reply, your new leader may arrive with a scavenging party and take you back to the HQ with them.
Putting [First Post] in the your First Post's title will make leaders looking for your First Post's job easier, and means searching for people's First Posts in the Archive will be easier. - From there, you're on your own. Your destiny is in your hands. The world is your oyster. Other such glib cliches.
. Use this as a basis for your First Post.