The Fine Line - The Limit of Roleplaying

[Kaimetsu]

Originally Posted by Curt1zzle

Continue the argument without attempting personal blows

You first, dawg.

I mean, it could be the character's sister...sure , Queen would be obvious, but if the person said "My Sister"...is it the in game sister, or out of game sister?

Context, man. In 90% of cases, they'd be talking about a real-world familial relationship. Sure, it's not always possible to be sure, but that's why I said: "Isn't it usually obvious from context and content?" How often do people ask questions like "Who is that?" How often would the response be ambiguous? And do these rare instances justify mandating use of those infernal brackets at all times?

Think. For once.

Originally Posted by Gerami

Is your use of checkmate a lamer version of owned or something?

No, not really. Couldn't you taste the sarcasm?

Originally Posted by Gambet

It's helpful and is a quick way of learning for those new to role playing

Here's a quicker way:

"When you're speaking as your character, it's IC speech. When you're speaking as yourself, it's OOC speech".