Excellent list of sound suggestions.
Not ready for the RP side of things myself, still prefer face to face stuff at the moment. However when I get bored of the grind I'll bear it all in mind.
Cheers,
Mike.
Excellent work Z. There's a lot of new roleplayers about and I'd been thinking about drawing something up like this for a while. However, you've beaten me to it and done it a lot better too. I think it would be useful to get this stickied so that prospective RPers can see it and it doesn't get lost in the other threads. 
@Dante EU - Union Roleplayer and Altisis Victim
The Militia: Union RP Supergroup - www.themilitia.org.uk
Brilliant Z, can't think of a thing to add.
Of course, I can...
[ QUOTE ]
26: Why are somepeople speaking in <Policeman: text> or the like?
That's people directing an NPC. For example:
Person A turns to the policeman. "Is that my file I needed?"
Person A: <The Policeman nods. "It is, Person A, sorry for the delay. I hope it helps.">
Person A nods and smiles. "It should, thank you."
Person A: <THe Policeman smiles and heads off.>
It can be useful when you don't have someone about to play a needed NPC.
[/ QUOTE ]
Be aware of this, because people will do it, however, if you think you need to do it, please consider the following rules:
1. If you think you need to do this, you don't.
2. If you still think you need to do it, check again.
3. If you still think you need to do it, then maybe.
Really, this stuff confuses people. Keep it to a minimum.
Disclaimer: The above may be humerous, or at least may be an attempt at humour. Try reading it that way.
Posts are OOC unless noted to be IC, or in an IC thread.
Yes, as Ravenswing said, it can get confusing in busy places. In smaller, static-playered scenes though, it works fine.
great guide Z! lots of information there although i might have put a bit more about God-Modding but that's just me 
dunno how to get it done properly but anyone think this should be [u]stickied[u] as well? would be great for newer players etc. to be able to see straight away and get more new players into the r/p
[ QUOTE ]
great guide Z! lots of information there although i might have put a bit more about God-Modding but that's just me
dunno how to get it done properly but anyone think this should be [u]stickied[u] as well? would be great for newer players etc. to be able to see straight away and get more new players into the r/p
[/ QUOTE ]
Bah, was going to edit Stal's post and chop bits out of it like I usually do, but then I realised if I did so I'd lose things...
So, yes. Fantastic guide, Z. This should definitely be stickied. I'm inclined to agree with Stalingrad that a bit more of an explanation of Godmodding might be a good thing, though your description is concise and to the point.
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
[ QUOTE ]
dunno how to get it done properly but anyone think this should be [u]stickied[u] as well? would be great for newer players etc. to be able to see straight away and get more new players into the r/p
[/ QUOTE ]
Eerm, yes. Me.
@Dante EU - Union Roleplayer and Altisis Victim
The Militia: Union RP Supergroup - www.themilitia.org.uk
[ QUOTE ]
I'm inclined to agree with Stalingrad that a bit more of an explanation of Godmodding might be a good thing, though your description is concise and to the point.
[/ QUOTE ]
We could of course add more thorough explinations of such complex things like godmodding.
Only problem there is that like many such issues, it comes down to personal preference, style and 'consensus'. It'll be impossible to get everyone to agree on the finer details.
@ShadowGhost & @Ghostie
The Grav Mistress, Mistress of Gravity
If you have nothing useful to say, you have two choices: Say something useless or stay quiet.
[ QUOTE ]
26: Why are somepeople speaking in <Policeman: text> or the like?
[/ QUOTE ]
Because they're Z and play about 7 characters at the same time!
This should be sticky'd
Really good guide
I agree! Bridger! please sticky this thread!
[ QUOTE ]
great guide Z! lots of information there although i might have put a bit more about God-Modding but that's just me
[/ QUOTE ]
I'm bored, so...
God Modding 101
Point 1, God Modding is not roleplaying a god, or other stupidly powerful creature, nor is it roleplaying your own character more powerful than the game would suggest. Doing so may form part of 'a God Mod', but they can also form part of perfectly reasonable roleplay.
God Modding, or God Mode Roleplay, is more like acting like a god out of character. It is deciding the results of your actions on other player's characters. An example is usually the best way to define it.
Bill: PowerMax shoots CrimsonGod in the head, killing him instantly.
Bill has not only decided what his character is doing, but also decided how it affects Ted's character, CrimsonGod. This is wrong because Bill may not know all there is to know about CrimsonGod.
The correct form looks more like this:
Bill: PowerMax aims his pistol at CrimsonGod's head and pulls the trigger.
Ted: CrimsonGod dies as his brains are splattered to the four winds.
Same result, but with better description and a far more pleasingly gory outcome. Equally though it might have been:
Ted: CrimsonGod dodges the bullet easily.
A more subtle example:
Ted: CrimsonGod kissed PuceAvenger on the cheek.
This could be fine, if Ted is sure PuceAvenger is going to accept the kiss. If the situation is more insecure, it would be better to go for something like this:
Ted: CrimsonGod bends down to place a kiss on PuceAvanger's cheek.
Alice: PuceAvenger smiles as she accepts the kiss.
So, in summary, creating a god character so that you can force other to do what you want is God Modding, but there are a lot of more subtle ways of doing the same thing.
Hope that helps.
Disclaimer: The above may be humerous, or at least may be an attempt at humour. Try reading it that way.
Posts are OOC unless noted to be IC, or in an IC thread.
[ QUOTE ]
Point 1, God Modding is not roleplaying a god, or other stupidly powerful creature
[/ QUOTE ]
Just a little addition here if I may, Birdy.
Creating such a stupidly powerful character as a god or similar is also not the best of ideas. Other players are very unlikely to accept your view of your characters omnipotence and could easily just ignore you, or worse, ridicule you either IC or OOC. (I learned this the hard way!).
Plus, if you do have such a powerful character, you'll find people won't want to involve you in plots as you can fix whatever the problem is with a wave of your godlike powers... This makes RP a lot less fun.
So generally, it's better to play your characters at a more "human" power level.
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Just thought of something that's missing from the guide...
Remember! Just because you can understand another language as a player and want to show off your skills at it, other characters may also be able to understand the language but the player can't, so you should stick to typing in the recognised language of the group you are in, but with a tag to say which language your character is actually speaking...
For example:
Mikhail Romanov: <Russian> "I don't think I'll ever understand Americans..."
It's only fair. I might make a Chinese character, but I don't know a word of Mandarin. However the character should be able to understand anyone else speaking in Mandarin, that character shouldn't be out of the loop due a lack of player lingustic skills.
However anyone who attempts to suggest the Scotbots are speaking a different language to English will be subjected to a torture most horrid. 
[ QUOTE ]
2: Peoples names do not float above their head. Also, they may not answer to that name, or even be known personally by it. This goe back to tip one, if you're not sure and the description of them doesn't help, send a tell asking.
[/ QUOTE ]
I would just like to point out something about this. We're in a city that is full of heroes who are in the paper every day. There's a pretty high chance that anyone stood at the GG statue will have had their photo taken and their hero name may be public knowledge.
A low level character may not have actually done much in the city and so may not be well known, but someone who is level 20+ is very likely to have had their picture taken and hero name found out.
So basically what I'm saying is that unless someone puts in their info that their character actively avoids getting their picture taken and avoids people finding out their hero name then I think it's perfectly reasonable for someone to walk up to them and say "Hey, aren't you Soandso? I saw your picture in the paper."
[url=http://vox-doom.deviantart.com]Take A Gander At This.[/url]
But if the person isn't in their hero costume, and in their secret identity? Or not even a hero at all? Or in disguise? Checking bios and sending tells first is better than assumption.
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
2: Peoples names do not float above their head. Also, they may not answer to that name, or even be known personally by it. This goe back to tip one, if you're not sure and the description of them doesn't help, send a tell asking.
[/ QUOTE ]
I would just like to point out something about this. We're in a city that is full of heroes who are in the paper every day. There's a pretty high chance that anyone stood at the GG statue will have had their photo taken and their hero name may be public knowledge.
A low level character may not have actually done much in the city and so may not be well known, but someone who is level 20+ is very likely to have had their picture taken and hero name found out.
So basically what I'm saying is that unless someone puts in their info that their character actively avoids getting their picture taken and avoids people finding out their hero name then I think it's perfectly reasonable for someone to walk up to them and say "Hey, aren't you Soandso? I saw your picture in the paper."
[/ QUOTE ]
Someone in their hero costume, yes, but even then it's probably best to make sure it's actually their official costume before "recognising" them.
As for recognising civilian identities of high level heroes - unless the person is the equivalent of an A-list celebrity and goes in the gossip columns rather than the news section of the paper, people probably won't go out of their way to try and uncover the secret identity.
To put it another way, you don't get people going up to Clarke Kent in the street and shouting "hey, you're Superman! Wow!" or even "Hey, You're Clarke Kent! Wow!", and superman doesn't even have the "Everyone's a hero, why are they so special" thing going for him.
This is true, but it's very much worth being selective. You may see people in civilian attire who are playing their character's alter-ego. It's not a good idea to start calling them by their hero name, even if they are level 50.
Equally, to avoid a hail of 'abuse' about your roleplaying, if you are going to use this tactic it might be best to lead in with something like:
"Oh, you're War Crow, I've seen you on the news." or,
"Wow! Zortel... um... can I have your autograph, I've read all about you."
(At this point, poor Zorielle probably takes off screaming, but it's all good roleplay. 
)
Disclaimer: The above may be humerous, or at least may be an attempt at humour. Try reading it that way.
Posts are OOC unless noted to be IC, or in an IC thread.
Thing is that not everyone standing around at GG is necessarily playing a hero. Or maybe they're playing a hero in civilian mode, who therefore probably shouldn't be recognised. As Z points out, perhaps it is best to send a tell first if you want to walk up and go "Hey! You're...!"
Also, considering the number of heroes... Wouldn't the daily paper be like a phone book if every heroic action was reported?
I agree that it's probably a good idea to get in touch first.
For example, my main, Shadowe, has three different ways he might appear.
1) As Richard Huntington. In this guise he would not be recognised as a hero, and in fact goes out of his way to claim to not be a hero at all. He only lets his friends know that, if at all possible.
2) Shadowe: Battle-suit. This is Shadowe's official 'hero' costume, and the one people would recognise him in.
3) Shadowe: Dark Shadowe (aka 'The Black Spandex'). In this outfit, Shadowe fully expects to receive unwanted attention due to his previous acts as an unregistered vigilante. Many of his friends, however, have seen him in it, and some of them take great pleasure in teasing him.
But when he's at the statue he almost exclusively wears casual clothes and goes as Richard Huntington. Now, he might be recognisable as RH to some people, but there should be no links between RH and Shadowe. Though I must admit that I'm a bit lax about it around other heroes.
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
Yeah, all this is well and good but I've never understood why heroes in their 'civvies' would go out of their way to hang around with a group of heroes who aren't in their civvies in a public area.
I've been to the GG meets, people don't just talk about boring mundane stuff, they talk about what's happening in the hero world.
Civilians walk past the GG meet all the time, at least some of them would hear things they probably weren't meant to hear, also, your civvied up characxter is likely to have had their picture taken just by hanging around the hero group.
You've seen the tabloids in real life, reporters do tremendous amounts of digging to dredge up the dirty secrets of celebrities, I don't see why Paragon's reporters would be any different and your hero, like it or not, is a celebrity.
I guess it's probably just my opinion but I think that turning up to a public meeting of heros in your civilian attire if your civilian identity is a secret is a bad idea.
[url=http://vox-doom.deviantart.com]Take A Gander At This.[/url]
Again though, you're assuming that every character at the statue IS a hero. That might not be the case at all.
Best option is to just send a /Tell rather than blurt something out and possibly ruin someones roleplay.
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, all this is well and good but I've never understood why heroes in their 'civvies' would go out of their way to hang around with a group of heroes who aren't in their civvies in a public area.
[/ QUOTE ]
Umm... I've seen kids who have just gained super-powers come along for advice from established heroes. Shadowe's reason for going to GGs is intensely personal - he feels isolated from humanity at large thanks to the events that gave him his powers, and is trying to bridge the gap as much as he can: He's no longer human by any stretch of the imagination, but still thinks like a human. The knowledge that he's not eats at him, as does the knowledge that he is responsible for the deaths of a dozen co-workers, and he was starting to become reclusive. He made a conscious decision to try and bridge the gulf that was forming by interacting, in what has become a social event, with other non- or near-humans (and a few perfectly normal humans, of course). He's trying to integrate himself with humanity again.
[ QUOTE ]
I've been to the GG meets, people don't just talk about boring mundane stuff, they talk about what's happening in the hero world.
[/ QUOTE ]
Richard is careful to refer to other heroes as 'friends' or 'acquaintances', and makes a point of asking people who comment on the possibility of him being a hero with the rejoinder "Do I *look* like a hero?" And he spends much of his time chatting about 'boring mundane stuff' (which sometimes annoys me, I must admit). But the point is that he's not overly concerned about people finding out that he puts on a battle-suit and goes flying off to help innocent people and save the world. Sure, the fewer people that know, the better it is for him, but he doesn't make a song and dance about it. And he really doesn't want anyone outside a few close personal friends to know about his vigilante persona. But he forgets that, too, sometimes (I, on the other hand, don't).
[ QUOTE ]
Civilians walk past the GG meet all the time, at least some of them would hear things they probably weren't meant to hear, also, your civvied up characxter is likely to have had their picture taken just by hanging around the hero group.
[/ QUOTE ]
Yep, I agree. And Richard makes no effort to hide the fact that a) His sister is a member of the Fletched Alliance (after all she doesn't hide it, so why would he?) and b) that he is friendly with a number of the heroes that frequent GG. If someone wants to go to the trouble of rolling a reporter toon and sneaking around the statue to try to prove that Richard is Dark Shadowe, then I welcome the RP. Until that time, I'm going to assume that the world at large doesn't know. He has had his picture taken there on numerous occassions. Always in civvies, always hanging around, looking uncomfortable to be in a picture with heroes, as if he doesn't belong there.
[ QUOTE ]
You've seen the tabloids in real life, reporters do tremendous amounts of digging to dredge up the dirty secrets of celebrities, I don't see why Paragon's reporters would be any different and your hero, like it or not, is a celebrity.
[/ QUOTE ]
My hero might be, but I don't see that Richard Huntington, the man behind the mask, and the face that can be seen at GGs would be. He's just a guy who owns a fairly big company, is worth a big wad of cash and socialises with heroes. Not exactly the stuff of which great exposees are made. Again, though, if someone wants to RP digging up some stuff on Shadowe then I WOULD LOVE IT.
[ QUOTE ]
I guess it's probably just my opinion but I think that turning up to a public meeting of heros in your civilian attire if your civilian identity is a secret is a bad idea.
[/ QUOTE ]
He makes no secret that his civilian identity associates with heroes. His explanation, when asked, is that his sister is a member of the Fletched Alliance, and that he has come to know many of them through her, and by extension finds himself welcome amongst other heroes. This explanation is a load of utter rubbish, but is the one he always gives to the public.
I guess part of my point is that, to date, no one has taken enough of an interest in Shadowe to do any of this. I've certainly never entertained the idea of running it as a plot - it's just a bit of background for my character, and I think that if I did do anything with it, it would just be me writing stories: And I've got enough of those to write already, thanks.
But, having said that, I think it would be a good thing to do in an RP scenario. But no one has decided to collaborate with me on something like this so far.
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
1: If in doubt, ask. Send a tell to someone. This can be about their character, or a situation, or even a 'Oh god I'm lost and clueless, help!' kinda thing. Most people should be happy to help, but they may be busy too.
2: Peoples names do not float above their head. Also, they may not answer to that name, or even be known personally by it. This goe back to tip one, if you're not sure and the description of them doesn't help, send a tell asking.
3: Check peoples descriptions for useful information. It may have things in brackets or parenthesis ((, (, or [, for example, denoting OOC things of note. For example:
Alraune:
V Tells you yes, I'm an RPer.
[Roleplayer] [Full of Nature Magic] < If your character is magically-sensey, they may pick this up.
It can also contain descriptions of things not possible in the game engine. Tattoos, scars or eye colour not availble, and some basic public info.
4: Influence is not currency.
In-game, which is set in the US, the US Dollar is the legal tender.
5: Patience, young Padawan.
It may take some time for you to get into the swing of things, or to make contact with other IC characters. Heading to a busy place like Pocket D or Galaxy Girl, you may be ignored for a number of reasons: Your text got lost in the sea of words that fill the chat box, the characters were busy interacting privately, and couldn't really add a new, unknown person to a conversation, that kinda thing.
6: Get your character doing something, or saying something. Buy a drink, slurp on a cola from Up-n-Away, read the paper, mumble to yourself, fall over and die. Well, maybe not the last one. It can help show you're active and not standing AFK, and can help people interact with you. Example:
Person A stands under Galaxy Girl Statue, taking a slurp of cola from his drink.
Person B looks to Person A. "Hey, I'm kinda new in the city, could you tell me where's a good place to get a bite to eat and a drink?"
7: The bartender's dancing all funny and won't serve me!
For this problem, you can either look about to see if a player character is in another bar serving, or just NPC the barman. Example!
Player A nods to the barman. "Evening, could I get a whiskey please." he says, sliding the money across the counter before taking his drink once ready. "Thanks."
8: There's no one about!
A pretty surefire duo of places to find people to RP with in game are under Galaxy Girl's Statue (Galaxy City, behind Freedom Court.), and in Pocket D. People in Pocket D may be in the Heroes bar, Tiki Lounge, Monkey Fight Club bar or the Villains bar. It pays to look about and see. They're there most evenings.
9: ahjounojonoha?
Sorry? Ah, spelling and speaking and the like! For misspellings, you can generally leave some (If you've typed liek, or yoru for instance), though if it becomes another word, you might want to just correct it with a: ((*ducks)) or something.
Also remember you're hearing people speak, not reading their words. So, if someone writes Shakespear, when it's actually Shakespeare, you can assume that while they've missed off the e, they're pretty much talking about the Bard himself, and unless your character is a pronounciation facist, no need to point out "It's Shakespeare, you philisitne!" or the like.
And if you're not that good at writing or typing, doesn't mean you're going to be BANISHED from the realms of RP, as long as it's mostly legible and understandable, we'll be able to make sense of it. And remember, if you're having trouble understanding someone, you can always in a tell ask for a clearning up of what someone meant!
10: THere's a funny white box above someone's head saying 'Typing' or something, how do I do that?
Ah, the AFK typing bind box. Basically, this is done with a simple bind, which allows someone to see whether they're getting a reply or not. THe bind itself is:
/bind enter "startchat$$afk Message here"
So if you entered "startchat$$afk About to speak." when you pressed enter to start chatting, the box above your head would say "About to speak."
This is good for if you're writing a long sentance or description.
11: People are thinking actions!
Ah, the /emote, /em, /e or ; setting. Basically, this makes things appear as a thought bubble above your head, but in the chat window instead of:
Heroman: Hey everyone
You can have
Heroman thinks about that poor kitten he saved from a tree.
Which makes it good for things like:
Heroman waves to Superlady. "Hey, how's things been?"
12: People use *Smiles* and the like.
That's an emote done in the middle of a sentance. Or at the end. For instance:
Heroman: Oh, hey Sidekick Boy, get over here! *Waves Sidekick Boy over.*
13: I'm not comfortable with what's happening.
Sometimes things come up in RP that may disturb a player. If your character is not involved, then moving out of earshot or using /ignore charactername can help. If your character is involved, then a polite tell to the person running the plot or the others involved can really help, they can figure out something to remove you from the source of the uncomfortableness.
14: ((WHat's this do?))
Things in brackets are typically OOC chat. This is sometimes done on the local chat channel, for example:
((AFK, kitchen is on fire!)) or ((AFK, door/phone))
To hold longer conversations with one or more people OOC, you may wish to: Form a team with them and use team chat, use whispers, use a global channel or Supergroup chat.
15: What's IC/OOC, anyway?
IC means in character, OOC means out of character.
16: Is there a global chat channel for RP'ers?
There's one that I know of that's open to all, which is: GGOOC
You can join this channel and chat to other people OOC who attend the Galaxy Girl meets.
17: How can I arrange RP with someone?
Easy! Either through your supergroup if you're in there with them, or a global channel, in game e-mail or tell, or even on the forums! Sometimes RP will come to you, but sometimes if you want to get involved, you have to go to them and ask.
18: Why do people stand under that statue?
It's become a traditional meeting place now. People first met there when a heroine named The Prize called a meeting of heroes to discuss the Council threat, and people started to meet there since.
19: Day and night move really quickly.
Typically at the statue, and in Pocket D, we ignore in game passing of time, and instead use GMT 0/BST for the time. That's UK time, so +-1 hour for some people, or more for others.
20: What do I talk about?
Anything! You need to figure out what your hero does, their likes and dislikes, hobbies, jobs, personality, and then you can fit things in that they might have done to chat about. Like going to see a film. Typicalyl people use real world bands, brands, films and names, though there are some in game ones (Like up-n-away), or player things (Person C is a member of a rock band that's on tour in Paragon, for instance.)
21: Someone's being really stupid and rude to us.
/ignore and petitition are your friends in this case. Ignore the 'tool' as they've come to be known, and use Main Menu> Support in game to send a petition about them to the GM's if they're being rude or harrassing you.
22: I keep forgetting what's happening/happened.
Two/three things can help with this!
Main Menu > Options > Enable Logging
This enables you to make text logs automatically of what happens in game, which is stored in your City of Heroes install folder (Say C:/Program Files/City of Heroes/logs/)
YOu can also find recaps and stories on the main forum, or if you're part of an SG forum, then on there as well.
22: Is everyone here a hero/villain?
Who knows! THey may be a superhero, hero, villain, super villain, anti hero, dark hero, civil servant, goverment offical, robot, alien, civilian, family member, relative of another hero, the list is endless. It's roleplaying, people can be almost anything they want within reason.
23: Within reason?
Yes. COmmon sense applies here. Being the President of the US and going to Pocket D isn't very common sensible.
24: I just got shot and my character is about to die!
This depends on the people you're roleplaying with. IF someone just walks up to you and goes:
PLayer X pulls a gun out and shoots Player A in the chest, killing them instantly.
Then you've just been god-modded. What's god modding? Dictating the actions of others without their consent.
Player X draws a gun, aiming and firing at Player A
Player A quickly rolls to the side, avoiding the shot.
That's not god modding. Yet again, common sense applies here. If it's your GM (Gamesmaster, someone running an in game plot), then it depends on the mechanics they run under, and it's best to speak to them. Remember, if you want to remain IC, then you can mediport and heal up at the hospital, they treat lots of things. Or you can just ignore them, but that's less preferable.
25: I'm nervous about this.
It can be a little daunting at first, but once you get going, make some friends OOC and IC, it can be a hell of a lot of fun! Just remember:
Common Sense
Respect Other Players (And hopefully get respected back)
Use your better judgement and conscience when playing
And all that other malarky, and you should do fine.
26: Why are somepeople speaking in <Policeman: text> or the like?
That's people directing an NPC. For example:
Person A turns to the policeman. "Is that my file I needed?"
Person A: <The Policeman nods. "It is, Person A, sorry for the delay. I hope it helps.">
Person A nods and smiles. "It should, thank you."
Person A: <THe Policeman smiles and heads off.>
It can be useful when you don't have someone about to play a needed NPC.
27: Where -is- Paragon City?
Paragon City is situated on the East Coast of America, in the state of Rhode Island.
28: What do I do with Security Levels?
Well, some people ignore them, some have them as their 'rank' within a hero organization. For instance:
Person X: They bumped my clearance up to level 2 yesterday.
For if the player hit level 20.
29: Does security level = hero power?
Again, it depends. Some people roll an 'alt', which may be their hero in civilain clothing, or a different outfit. Some may be purely RP characters only, that are only brought out occasionally so are thus not leveled, but still powerful. An example would be my own character, Juan Ross. I don't play him often, and he ended up deleted as a main character, but he's still got more powers IC than his level 1 temp character has in game.
30: Alt?
An alternative character. Some people play one character IC, some play many characters, varying on situation, group and player mood.
31: Does RP happen elsewhere other than those two places?
Sure! It can happen in missions, in various parts of the city, in supergroup bases, even out of game on Instant Messaging, Chat clients and forums!
SUPPORT - IT'S NOT JUST A GROUPING OF ATs
-
More Than a Game
-