Beyond Basics is a series of posts that delve into different aspects of roleplay beyond the basics of character creation within an MMO setting. For our purposes this setting is World of Warcraft but it can be useful in others too. This series will look at things like plots, storylines, and conversations. As well as the world and community around you as a player in an MMO. Explaining how you can best make use of that; and how it might differ from roleplay on tabletop games for example.
This post stands as the index page. Below you will find an indexed list of links to all the parts of this series to make it easier to find what you need. If you would like to keep up to date with all our upcoming posts you can sign up to our mailing list on the right-hand side of the screen or at the bottom of this post.
Beyond Basics: What to Expect
In this series, we will cover a wide variety of topics that are often interlinked but without any arc or order. There is no correct order to read these in, just pick and choose which ones are relevant to you. We aim to cover all kinds of things with this topic;including IC guides on how to RP certain themes or Archetypes. How to run events, and find, create and manage guilds. We will also look at things like NPC’s in your RP; Titles and other additional aspects to character creation that are beyond the basic level. We will also be looking at guides for the different magical forces within the World of Warcraft; and how to best use them functionally IC.
We will also be looking into OOC topics like general writing tips and how to deal with writer’s block. As well as looking at how to come back from being stuck with or distanced from your character. We will look at using retconning and off-screen time and how to use it well and avoid using it badly. We’ll take a deeper look into add-ons and other things that might help you manage your time in-game easier. We will also look at some controversial topics like dealing with Trolls in RP and topics like swearing and graphic content and how they should be handled.
Series Index
- Beyond Basics: Roleplaying Bar Staff
- Beyond Basics: Balancing IC and OOC
- Beyond Basics: All Kinds of Canon
- Beyond Basics: Six Good Roleplay Habits
- Beyond Basics: Retconning
- Beyond Basics: Use of Off-screen
- Beyond Basics: Getting Started in WoW
- Beyond Basics: Roleplay Addons
- Beyond Basics: Getting Started with RP
- Beyond Basics: Dealing With Trolls in RP
- Beyond Basics: Conversations
- Beyond Basics: Writing in RP Tips and Tricks
- Beyond Basics: Looking for an RP Guild
- Beyond Basics: Swearing in RP
- Beyond Basics: Character Aesthetics
If you have any ideas for anything you would like to see here then drop us a comment. Or reach out to us on the Contact Page above. If you think you have something you can personally contribute to the series then please feel free to get in touch with us as well.
Further Reading
If you have read these guides and enjoyed them please let us know by leaving a comment or sharing these posts. If you are still in the process of making a character for roleplay or are thinking of making a new one you might also find out From The Ground Up series useful and our Venerable Villains series where we look at what makes a good bad guy in the world of MMO’s. We also have a series running that delves into exploring the different zones in World of Warcraft for their lore and roleplay potential.
I hope you find this series useful, and if you do please get in touch and tell me about it, I’d love to hear from you.
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