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HOW TO ROLEPLAY
There are several ways to roleplay on the site, and each avenue offers specific rewards (other than your own personal satisfaction, of course). The five ways of roleplaying are through Ventures, Quests, Spars, Conversations, and Battles.
VENTURES
These are the main constituents of character interaction. They may be as short or long as you wish; the bulk of your writing may come from this category.
The content is entirely up to you & your creative license may take whichever path it desires, and you are only limited by your imagination.
The amount of people in your Venture is also up to you, and several people can certainly come together and flesh out an enthralling story with each other.
If you write a Venture by yourself, it is referred to as a Solo Venture. Conversely, a Venture with more than one person is called a Group Venture. After finishing a Venture, you will most likely want to collect your rewards upon completion. In order to collect your rewards, have one and ONLY one participant of the thread send Altair a PM. In this PM will be:
1) A link to the Roleplay thread (from the General Forums - IC section)
2) Who posted in the Roleplay thread
3) How many words each person contributed
Rewards for Ventures are:
Solo Ventures --> +1 DP per every 100 words, +5% of EXP-to-next-level per every 1,000 words, +1 AP per every 1,800 words, +1 wong per every 2 words
Group Ventures --> +1 DP per every 75 words, +5% of EXP-to-next-level per every 800 words, +1 AP per every 1,500 words, +1 wong per every 2 words
If you are partaking in a Group Venture, you are only allowed one introductory post that may introduce both your character and whatever you desire to the Venture as a whole. After this post, all other posts must be relevant to the storyline and/or character interactions. Staff will be monitoring all Group Ventures to make sure this is enforced. If there is foul play suspected, your rewards may be diminished.
QUESTS
Quests are missions or tasks in which you may choose to partake. They are comparable to a writing prompt, giving you guidelines and a plot/backstory to expand, tailor, and personalize with your character. They have specified rewards, separate from Ventures. When you complete a Quest, you will gain a Reward and/or a Bonus. The Reward is given based on the sliding scale below (known as tiers):
Easy: 1,500 - 2,000 words --> +10 EXP, +20 DP
Medium: 2,001 - 4,000 words --> +20 EXP, +40 DP
Difficult: 4,001 - 6,000 words --> +30 EXP, +85 DP
Very Difficult: 6,001 - 8,000 words --> +40 EXP, +130 DP
Epic: +75 EXP, +130 DP -- plus 1 DP every 25 words after 8,001, +5 EXP every 200 words after 8,001
When this scale is used to give you your rewards, the Reward will be referred to as "Standard". If you do not get up to the lower limit of the next level's word requirements, your efforts are still rewarded -- it is based on a guideline known to Staff only.
When there is no Reward, there will be a Bonus. A Bonus can be anything, from DP to AP to wong, to even an item or technique. In some instances, a Quest will offer both a Reward and a Bonus.
You may embark on a Quest with more than one person. If you do this, each person will be rewarded their Reward (if applicable) based on how much they write -- namely, the aforementioned sliding scale. If there is a Bonus, then only one person may claim it.
In order to embark on a Quest, simply reply in that Quest's thread (in the Member Activity section) to request it. A Staff member will see your request and either approve or deny you (you'll be denied if you do not meet a Quest's requirements). After finishing, it is common courtesy to note your completion in the Quest's thread, but it is not required. You may only do one quest at a time, and you must be on the planet of that Quest in order to do it. More than one person can do the same quest at the same time.
Also, you will most likely want to collect your rewards upon completion. In order to collect your rewards, have one and ONLY one participant of the thread send Altair a PM. In this PM will be:
1) A link to the Roleplay (from the General Forums - IC section)
2) A link to the Quest's thread (from the Member Activity section)
2) Who posted in the Roleplay thread
3) How many words each person contributed
SPARS
Epic battles are one thing, but practicing to participate in one is another. Spars take place on a Virtual Reality switchboard, through a piece of technology simply known as P.A.T.C.H. (Pyradiation and Thermodynamic Combative Harness; see Universal Items page for more information). By training with others who are also connected to this network, your character's competence and overall strengths as a fighter increase. Spars take place over AIM between two people, and they should be short and sweet at the absolute minimum. We realize that this is a relative measure, but Staff will be able to tell if you're doing a low-quality Spar just for the gains (you can see an example of a proper Spar here). If the Spar is not satisfactory, you may receive diminished rewards. You may do up to 4 Spars or Conversations per week; mix and match between the two, or have all Spars or all Conversations.
After you complete the Spar on AIM, post it in the Spar subforum. In the title, state who participated in the Spar, and in the description, state who won the Spar. You do not get extra rewards for winning a Spar, but it is a wise idea to try and win them.
Rewards for Spars are: +15 DP per Spar
CONVERSATIONS
Conversations are brief encounters with other characters that work similar to a phone call. Socializing with others in the universe broadens your character's knowledge and horizons of other locations and people, and this enriches his or her experiences as a whole. A small holographic pad called an Exsto allows your character to spend face-to-face time with another character in any location (see Universal Items page for more information). Conversations take place over AIM between two people, and they should be short and sweet at the absolute minimum. We realize that this is a relative measure, but Staff will be able to tell if you're doing a low-quality Conversation just for the gains (you can see an example of a proper Conversation here). If the Conversation is not satisfactory, you may receive diminished rewards. You may do up to 4 Spars or Conversations per week; mix and match between the two, or have all Spars or all Conversations.
After you complete the Conversation on AIM, post it in the Conversation subforum. In the title, state who participated in the Conversation.
Rewards for Conversations are: +5% of EXP-to-next-level per Conversation
BATTLES
There are three major ways of battling -- Character vs. Character, Ship vs. Ship, and Character vs. Ship. For in-depth information about Battles, please visit the Battle page.
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