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10/15/08 Posted by Yusuke - Episode Four

Lemme see if I can figure this freakin News Box thingy out. Okay! Ascension is moving right along, with Episode Four having been posted a couple minutes ago. Episode Four was in on time, but had to wait to actually be posted until it could be properly reviewed. I hope everyone's enjoying Ascension's Revision, since it kicks so much more ass this time around. Your comments are greatly appreciated!

Also, for those that haven't noticed, there should be two more skins available in the Skin Selector. We weren't fully able to get the Blue one to entirely work, but have fun with that nonetheless.
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10/4/08 Posted by Chaos - Ascension Schedule + Revisions

Ascension will now be rewritten for consistency and overall quality. The Ascension team is working hard to make each episode as good as it can be, so we are having weekly meetings and a brand-new revision process so you get the best ideas combined into one, wholly awesome product. You'll like it. And if you are thinking that "Aw man, now we have to wait another year for the story to progress!" well, you'd be wrong! Zenethus is implementing an update schedule to keep us on track. Every three days, then, there will be a brand-new, revised episode of Ascension. We hope you'll like it.

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Topic Started: Aug 19 2008, 03:33 PM (131 Views)
Kururugi	Aug 19 2008, 03:33 PM Post #1
I am the very disease you pretend to be Posts: 105 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: Feb 9, 2008 Gender Sexy Beast	Role-Playing Guide This is a guide for all Role-Players. Read what you wish. Skip what you wish. CONTENTS Chapter 1: The Basics Chapter 2: Character Making - Part 1: Basics - Part 2: Using Your Character Chapter 3: The Story - Part 1: Drifting - Part 2: Cleaning Up - Part 3: The First Post - Part 4: Posting - Part 5: Timing - Part 6: Sequels Comments And Suggestions Other Chapter 1: The Basics You can’t Role-Play without knowing the basics, can you? Here are the basics of Role-Playing. Role-Playing is making a story with other people using your own made up character. You take turns in the story: you will start to tell what happens, run out of ideas, and someone else pick up the story again and start talking about what happens. You tell the stories through posts. No one else is allowed to control your character: What he/she says, does, or thinks is entirely up to you. Likewise, if you're seen acting out someone else's character without asking, you're the one in a bad spot, unless given permission. If you are leaving for vacation and won’t be able to Role-Play for awhile (or something similar) you should post that you are giving someone permission. That way they won’t get in trouble for using your character. No god-modding: That is making your character have god-like powers. Also, you can’t do something people wouldn't be able to prevent. Example: Your characters runs into a castle, find the King, insult him, and leave the castle unharmed all in one post. Chances are that if that were to happen, you would have your head chopped off. Grammar! Use proper grammar! Do you know how hard it is to read someone’s post when it’s not in proper grammar? HARD AS HELL! Try to use capital letters when needed, spell words correctly, and use correct punctuation. Everyone makes mistakes once in awhile, but correct them when you see them. And for heaven’s sake, don’t Role-Play in 1337! Also, try not to type multiple punctuation symbols in the same spot. Example: He died!!!!!!!!!!!! Instead do He died! Some forums might already have it set to automatically do that. OOC. OOC means Out of Character. You use it whenever you need to say something that's not actually part of the Role-Play, because people will otherwise think it is. IC and BIC. IC means In Character. BIC means Back In Character. Use one of those when you finish talking in OOC and are doing the Role-Play. No smilies. That’s the basics. Follow them. Chapter 2: Character Making Part 1: Basics When you want to join an RP, you will have to make a character. Most Role-Plays will have a template for you to fill out. Example: Quote: Character Name: Gender: Age: Appearance: Bio: You will most likely have to post that filled out in your first post. If it’s accepted, you can start Role-Playing. While making your character, fill out everything with as much detail possible. Part 2: Using Your Character It seems that many people stop using their character correctly as time goes on. Example: a serious character may begin to joke around, etc. Unacceptable. The only time it’s not unacceptable is if there is a time skip... A big time skip. Let’s say the time skip is a week, your character won’t go through any major changes. But if it’s a two year time skip, they could completely change. Chapter 3: The Story Part 1: Drifting Drifting is when a Role-Play wanders from its original plot. To keep a Role-Play from drifting, the creator must post in it. If it goes on without them, people will have no idea what exactly it is they are supposed to be doing. Part 2: Cleaning up Often times it is left up to the leader of the Role-Play to fill in holes and clean up messes that other players leave behind. Here are some quick tips: Keep a notebook of major events. Explain things in detail. Read over your Role-Play. You may catch things you missed the first time. Keep track of minor things that happen to a character. Watch over what everyone is doing. Part 3: The First Post You only need to read this when creating a Role-Play. In this post, you need to explain the story. Everything you need to know. The story, setting, time period, etc. Try to make it catch other people’s attention in any way you can. Images and Logos. Using an image or logo for your Role-Play in your first post is a good and fun way to catch someone’s attention. If you have one, people might think you spent more time making the Role-Play and assume it’s more detailed, well-written, and overall better than others. Titles. When you start a Role-Play, you need to think of a title that will reflect what the Role-Play is about and look good at the same time. A Role-Play called "Monsters" isn't going to get that many people in it either. So how do you spice up the title? Write the introduction first! Once you've finished with you're introductory post, go back and read over it and try to pick out a phrase or word that just sticks out. Part 4: Posting Post what your character does. But remember, no double posting. Try to go into detail while posting. People take turns posting. During a post, your character can move around, fight, talk, etc. Just remember: No god-modding! Part 5: Timing Timing is the times at which you place certain events in the story, and how those events are relative to other events. For some reason, most of us think that Role-Plays are all about action. There should be no parts explaining why characters do what they do except for character profiles, and there shouldn't be any let up in the action. Now all of those fights scenes, one after another, are events. What are they doing, being right next to each other, with nothing reasonably describing what happens in between? They are rushing. Rushing is what timing is all about. You don't want to rush events; you want them to ease into each other naturally. If you rush, your Role-Play will seem very sloppy, and you don't want that, do you? Part 6: Sequels If a Role-Play is a big hit, the creator might want to make a sequel for it. If you were part of a Role-Play that was a big hit and the creator just posted a sequel. It doesn’t mean you have to join, but if you do, I would post my original character profile. Then edit it to show what happens in between, their new appearance, etc. ________________________________ Comments And Suggestions If you have any comments and/or suggestions for this guide, PM them to a Global Moderator or Administrator. ________________________________ Any staff member is free to edit this if they see fit. This guide is by far not the best, and it will forever be not completed. We will continue to update.
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