So your new to this forum? You want to roleplay and you kind of grasp what you are supposed to do but do not fully grasp the concept. This tip is to help educate Newbies so that they don't become nOObs, but rather good and contributing RPers.

Note: The main part of the tip is btween the ~ ~ the rest is explaining more fully.

Tip 1. ~Do not meta-game or god mode, this is the most basic rule that RPers have.~ If you don't know what either of them are, like I myself at one time didn't know, I will shortly exlain. Meta-gaming is when you give yourself awesome weapons that appear out of nowhere, or your fortress gets these giant traps around it all of a suden in the middle of battle, just anything like that is Meta-gaming. God moding is when you act like you are unbeatable, this can easily go along with meta-gaming.

Tip 2. ~Keep your OOC life out of your IC life.~ OOC is- Out Of Character; IC is- In Character. The Roleplaying takes place IC, if you want to say something that is coming from you and not your character you use (( )) around the words, this is OOC posting, you do not have to do this if the topic post is OOC.

Tip 3. ~Try to settle arguments quickly and if it gets to big, bring in a mod.~ Just remember that mods are busy so you should try and resolve the problem amongst yourselves first.

Tip 4. ~When making an entry post be descriptive, tell what you character looks like, how he is feeling, etc.~ This is key to becoming a good RPer.

Tip 5. ~When fighting tell exactly what you are doing, and do not control the other person's character.~ Bad Example- He thrust his sword at her. Good Example- He thrust his sword at her throat while leaping forward at her.

Tip 6. ~Create interesting dialogue and develop the story.~ Don't keep it boring, make a new and seperate plot line, or make it where something can go terribly wrong, just anything to keep it interesting.

Tip 7. ~Keep it Halo while IC~ This means not to do something that would only happen outside the Halo universe.

Tip 8. ~While IC be cautious if your character does not know the person~ This is what prevents your character from being captured or killed.

Tip 9. ~Make a history for your character~ Remember that the past can affect how people act in the future.

Tip 10. ~Don't give your name out while IC to everyone you meet.~ This can also end up being dengerous to your character.

These are the ones I can think up currently, and I hope they help you all.

Felexi Sernum