{"id":122,"date":"2026-04-12T16:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:19:14","slug":"roleplay-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/?page_id=122","title":{"rendered":"Roleplay Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These guidelines ensure fair, collaborative storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfad 1. In Character vs Out of Character<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IC (In Character):<\/strong> Actions and dialogue within the story<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OOC (Out of Character):<\/strong> The player behind the character<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Keep them separate at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2694\ufe0f 2. Powergaming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Powergaming is forcing actions onto others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forcing another character to lose or be captured<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acting without giving others a chance to respond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddd9 3. Godmodding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Godmodding is making your character unbeatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Being immune to all damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Having unlimited power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ignoring consequences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 No character is above consequence, not even a Royal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 4. Metagaming <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Metagaming is using information your character would not know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acting on Discord info your character didn\u2019t hear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using outside knowledge gained out of character in roleplay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2696\ufe0f 5. Fair Roleplay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roleplay is collaborative &#8211; not competitive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both sides must have the chance to respond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No one \u201cwins\u201d roleplay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde9 6. Handling Conflict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If issues arise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pause the interaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss calmly OOC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Involve a Royal if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf 7. The Goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of roleplay is to <strong>tell a story together<\/strong>, not control outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/?page_id=17\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"17\">Server Rules<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/?page_id=120\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"120\">Realm Laws<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/?page_id=122\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"122\">Roleplay Guidelines<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/?page_id=124\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"124\">Gameplay &amp; Systems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These guidelines ensure fair, collaborative storytelling. \ud83c\udfad 1. In Character vs Out of Character \ud83d\udc49 Keep them separate at all times. \u2694\ufe0f 2. Powergaming Powergaming is forcing actions onto others. Examples: \ud83e\uddd9 3. Godmodding Godmodding is making your character unbeatable. Examples: \ud83d\udc49 No character is above consequence, not even a Royal \ud83e\udde0 4. Metagaming Metagaming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaetherra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}