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Roleplaying Dictionary
Biography: (Also called Bio) This is a written outline of your character. The starter of an RP may have a particular form of biography that they would like to be filled out, but in a basic format, a biography consists of the following: Name, Personal Information (Age, Gender, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, etc), Background/History, Appearance, Personality, Miscellaneous information (information that does not fit anywhere else)
Canon: According to this forum, canon means anything associated with the world that J.K. Rowling has created. Imaginative spells, creatures, etc that are made up by players of an RPG are considered non- canon. Ex: Protego (shield spell) is considered canon while a spell such as Hefiuomouj (causes objects to hit target) would be considered non-canon. A cannon character, then, is a character created by J.K. Rowling Ex: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Godric Gryffindor.
IC: Stands for In Character. This is used whenever an OoC has been made and the person wishes to show that the character is now speaking rather than the player speaking. (See OoC)
OoC: Stands for Out of Character. This is used when the person portraying the character wishes to say something outside of the character’s actions/words. (See IC)
Made-Ups: Most RP’s give the opportunity for made-ups. These are characters that are essentially made-up or created by the player, having their own unique character traits and background. However, these made-ups may have to be tweaked to fit the plot of the story; such as being a particular creature or being of a certain age or sorted into a certain house.
Plot: A plot is basically a summary of what the RP will center around. There are many genres of plots, which will be covered later. In a plot, one should have a clear background, mention of the main characters, and a basic premise of what is expected to happen in the RP.
Setting: This is the time, location, and circumstances in which the story takes place. For example: A plot takes place within Hogwarts in the year 2062 while visiting students from Beauxbatons participate in daily school activities with the other Hogwarts students.
Point of View: This is the perspective that the story is being told from. In the RP's of Knockturn Alley, we ask that you use third person. Ex: Heather bounded onto the train, followed closely by her friend John. "We're finally going to Hogwarts!" She trilled, her brown eyes sparkling in happiness.
Mary-Sue: Mary-Sues are what people define as perfect characters; characters that have absolutely no flaws. They're popular, great at everything they do, and have no faults or have only faults that are hardly noticeable (Ex: blonde hair, blue-eyed girl with perfect skin, who was state champion volleyball player, senior prom queen, valedictorian, student of the year, editor of the yearbook, etc). As we know, there are no people like that in real life, so most of our members don't want to have it in the RP's. It makes things more realistic.
Gary-Stu: Term used for describing perfect male characters. See Mary-Sue above.
Godmoding: Term that is used when another RPer is saying the actions of a character that does not belong to them without permission of that character's RPer. |