Welcome to the forum! Alonimi is a forum roleplaying community that has much of its roots in the communities of Gaia Online and Tentacl, but we welcome roleplayers from all corners of the internet. Nonetheless, much of our idosyncracies grow out of those roots, and so it can be a little intimidating to get started if you're new!
First off: introduce yourself! Then, post in the chat thread! An introduction doesn't do us much good if you don't want to talk to us. As a rule, we are a shy bunch; we don't want to impose by messaging you out of the blue. In the chat thread, you can post anything from just the word 'hello' to a GIF you particularly like. The chat thread is how we get to know you, and it's a lot easier to get people to play with you if they know where you're coming from as a player!
Profiles and character images are not required. While many players use them, they are usually more for our own benefit. The profiles are there so we don't lose track of things like relative character heights, and the pictures are there to help better project the kind of vibe we want our characters to give off. If you don't have profiles or pictures, that is completely fine. Seriously: don't worry about it.
When you're first getting started, if you don't have a friend already posting, your best bet is going to be posting in one of the walk-ins. In general, any thread that is not specifically tagged as 'closed' or '1x1' is open to new RPers. However, some threads are more friendly to new posters than others. A directory of such threads can be found below, if you'd just like to jump right in.
Something else that can help in getting started is making a thread in The Repository. A lot of us like to write short stories about our characters, and collect them in threads to keep things organized. Those stories can help other players understand what our writing styles are like, as well as how our characters actually play. After all, a character profile can sometimes give a very different impression of a character than the reality of how they behave.
Different players have different styles, both in terms of the kinds of threads they enjoy and the manner in which they write. Some players prefer to have very long and introspective posts; others prefer short and quick and heavy on the action. There's no right or wrong way to post! But in general players tend to gravitate towards those with a similar style to their own, and it's considered polite to stick to threads consistent to your style. For instance, if your posts tend to be extremely long, you might want to avoid posting a wall of text in a hypercasual thread.
If you're still not sure where to start: seriously, post in the chat thread! Chatting with us is the best way to figure out where your character might fit. If you don't have a character yet, and just want to explore certain tropes, we can help with that, too!
When in doubt, tell us what's on your mind and we'll see if we can't work something out. We're big on problem-solving.
First off: introduce yourself! Then, post in the chat thread! An introduction doesn't do us much good if you don't want to talk to us. As a rule, we are a shy bunch; we don't want to impose by messaging you out of the blue. In the chat thread, you can post anything from just the word 'hello' to a GIF you particularly like. The chat thread is how we get to know you, and it's a lot easier to get people to play with you if they know where you're coming from as a player!
Profiles and character images are not required. While many players use them, they are usually more for our own benefit. The profiles are there so we don't lose track of things like relative character heights, and the pictures are there to help better project the kind of vibe we want our characters to give off. If you don't have profiles or pictures, that is completely fine. Seriously: don't worry about it.
When you're first getting started, if you don't have a friend already posting, your best bet is going to be posting in one of the walk-ins. In general, any thread that is not specifically tagged as 'closed' or '1x1' is open to new RPers. However, some threads are more friendly to new posters than others. A directory of such threads can be found below, if you'd just like to jump right in.
Something else that can help in getting started is making a thread in The Repository. A lot of us like to write short stories about our characters, and collect them in threads to keep things organized. Those stories can help other players understand what our writing styles are like, as well as how our characters actually play. After all, a character profile can sometimes give a very different impression of a character than the reality of how they behave.
Different players have different styles, both in terms of the kinds of threads they enjoy and the manner in which they write. Some players prefer to have very long and introspective posts; others prefer short and quick and heavy on the action. There's no right or wrong way to post! But in general players tend to gravitate towards those with a similar style to their own, and it's considered polite to stick to threads consistent to your style. For instance, if your posts tend to be extremely long, you might want to avoid posting a wall of text in a hypercasual thread.
If you're still not sure where to start: seriously, post in the chat thread! Chatting with us is the best way to figure out where your character might fit. If you don't have a character yet, and just want to explore certain tropes, we can help with that, too!
When in doubt, tell us what's on your mind and we'll see if we can't work something out. We're big on problem-solving.
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Getting Started on Alonimi - by Tindome - 01-18-2016, 09:46 PM
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