Ruby

Post Your Pikcha

I've been the target of 'Google reverse image search' before and that's how I know about it. The girl in Bartimaeus's avatar picture is one Lauren Baybee. I mean, wanting to be someone else is perfectly fine, but you shouldn't lie about it.

I feel like a bitch for posting this, but the Internet makes you really paranoid.

@Prisk

No need to feel like a bitch; it was obviously a fake. If anything, I'm surprised someone took the time to look it up and make sure. ^_^

Hello

Welcome to the mad house!

Have fun, and watch your step.

New!

Welcome back! Enjoy the Guild, I'm sure pretty soon it'll be like you NEVER left it.

Well, hopefully.

Aloe

Welcome to the Guild!

I hope you have way too much fun, and do more Guild-RPing than dirty-IRL-tabletop gaming. <3

sup awkward girl coming through

;)

@Altered Tundra

Great. Spam's sneaking out of Spam again.

Hi I'm new and I'm here cause I really like rp and stuff

@Zymirarocks

Welcome to the Guild! Have fun, and stuff. ^_^

How Might I Know A Bad Player?

If the player in question is a good writer: PM them, try to work it out.

(I'm a good writer. I can make even Mary-Sues work, and work well. Most other good writers can too...sometimes they just need direction. ^_^)

If the player in question is every other writer on the Guild: kick them from the game/thread.

Pretty simple.

Face Claims, eh?

Tumblr/Pinterest/DeviantArt...

Hate to say it, you're just not looking in the right places.

Is anyone else tired of the snarky meta guy?

Never a problem in my games.

Of course, probably because GM-me throws these fools out the game with quickness.

A simple greeting

Welcome to the Guild!

Have entirely too much fun, and should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. =)

GM'ing for beginners?

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but isnt world building also important

also what is the difference in taking part of your rp and someone elses since i am here and curious

@Satoshi Kyou

Yes, of course, World Building is always important. Whether you're doing your own custom setting, or just trying to bring a well known setting to life (for example; comics, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc). World Building includes the NPCs the characters will interact with, it includes scrubbing submitted Character Sheets to insure nothing there will 'break' the feel of whatever world your setting is based in.

But most of that work is done BEFORE the game even gets started. Hence IntChecks/OOCs threads having a fair amount of setting information included.

The difference in GMing and RPing, made simple: When you GM, you write for yourself, and everyone else. You tell a story and answer to the needs/complaints of your players. When you RP, you simply write for yourself, and maybe the person responding right after your IC post. Your character is your chief concern, and most importantly, how your character interacts with the setting and the other characters.

Whereas when you GM, every aspect of the game is your concern. Character approvals, setting, post pace, post standards, OOC communication, players dropping and adding, etc, etc. I showed up to the Guild as an Advanced RPer/writer; I showed up as a really good writer...but not a lot of RP experience. So I personally took at least a few months to RP in other folk's games so I could get a feel for how they work, and how the Guild works, before I GMed my first game.

Also, it's worth noting, that people are helpful. When I first started GMing, I picked a GM I really liked writing with and talking to and I used them as a sort of "GM mentor"--if I had questions, or just needed a soundboard, I used them. This "GM Mentor" has helped me immeasurably over the years here on the Guild, and I still count them as one of my dearest Guild friends, and favorite people to collaborate with.

So don't be afraid to find someone you think GMs how you'd want to GM...then PM them with questions. The vast majority on the Guild are insanely nice when approached in this way, so don't be shy about it.