Touhou Edge of Perspective:How to Roleplay

Well... How to roleplay properly is already outlined in the rules... But here's a pretty simple guide.

It's a lot easier to point out what not to do, as opposed to cover all of the things that should be done right.
 * Read the Rules. Then, refer to this guide as to what kinds of things not to do.

Metagaming
Metagaming is bad. This is generally true. In some cases, minor uses, like putting your character somewhere for  so as to interact with another character in an agreed upon scenario is fine. However, what is determined as something that will get you metaphorically and perhaps literally devoured by a Nue, I hear you ask? Well...


 * Your character knowing a person's weakness while only yourself, the writer, has any such knowledge.


 * Knowing another character's plans or what have you, again, simply because you, the writer, know of such.


 * Doing something your character would certainly /not/ do simply because you know something they don't or you want something to happen (this could apply to pointless shipping)


 * Similar cases to the above listed that may be reviewed in a case by case basis

All this can be simply avoided by keeping in mind your character is not, no matter how much you wish you were that character, truly you. Try to keep in mind how your could react, or react, rather than how you would with the knowledge you have, as well as what your character could reasonably know or put together. It may be difficult to keep your character from figuring out a mystery that you, yourself, already know the answer to, in fact it could make you rip your hair out and strangle someone with it, but please do try.

Godmodding and more..
Some people are gods. Some people are eldritch abominations with the ability to kill you without so much as spilling their coffee or getting your red on their clothing. As unfortunate as it may be, you probably will not be one such. Why? Because the people entrusted with these characters are deemed trustworthy enough to do so. No, Buff, you are not trusted enough, so stop sending me hate mail you prideful prick.

That all being said with a bit of cynicism lobbed in for good measure, what counts as god modding, per se? Well...


 * Dodging attacks infinitely. God dammit MasterGen.


 * Taking mass amounts of damage and... doing nothing. It's a fight. Unless you and your opponent are miles apart on the power chart, both of you are probably going to get hurt. If the former is true... Yer dead Jim.


 * For the love of Yukari, you do not have to ability to one-shot somebody unless your character is under the "insta-kill" list. Be sensible, you bloody sod.


 * For crying out loud, don't refuse to die in a situation where it would be perfectly viable to die in. Do not start getting up and acting like you're still alive when you have a gaping hole in your middle-- or if you get impaled through the heart by a lance, don't go on some long monologue about your life. Remember, while this is a fantasy world, it's still pretty realistic when it comes to injuries regarding real-world races.


 * Please don't use powers far beyond your own, especially when it's obvious that your character can't do stuff like this. Please? No? Fine. Off to the Nue cage (read: display case)

Do any of these and you will be shot down faster and more violently than a human asking Nue Houjuu to be his date to the human village festival.

Character Specific
These are more relevant on character creation, however don't so these either.


 * Using powers your character does not have, manipulating vague powers (we generally discourage those anyway), spontaneously gaining powers...
 * Keep in character. HeadCanon is ok, but we better not have things like a motherly Yuuka or a Cirno reciting the theoretical properties of Maxwell's Demon.

...again, more will be listed if we encounter any other issues.

Community

 * ((OOC talk such as this is fine, however use sparingly, otherwise take it to the actual channel))

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