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(OOC) Halp!
| Mmm just have fun, hang out, chill. As long as you're following the rules, there isn't really a "right" or "wrong" way to do things. I'd actually say the majority of posts and threads and stuff aren't in settings.
-Ffzdf
| Hmm. Is there a place to establish Characters and the like? A little lost is all. I need direction!
| Nothing like that.
Just think of a character and drop them in.
>Morphine_blues
| Hahah, starting out is always kind of rough, as far as i'm aware there isn't, I've seen how much work you put into that setting, assuming i'm thinking of the right one, and all i can say is relax, let yourself organically integrate or something like that
wish i could be a little clearer, but i'm not really sure either~
| https://boards.dangeru.us/cyb/thread/250353
This was a brief thread with some limited profiles, but usually you just kinda have to introduce your characters and develop them through threads. If you stick around, ppl will be able to build up a picture of your character in their head.
-Ffzdf
| >>266973
This. Also just remember to stay flexible and give people openings to join your Settings.
-Ffzdf
| >>266973
The eventide hackerspace thing?
I was curious about that one but i had no idea what it was for.
>morphine
| >>266992
Used to forum roleplaying, heheh. And I really enjoy setting the stage as I see it in my mind.
| >>266993
Well, we're glad to have you aboard! With writing that good, I don't see what you have to be worried about ^w^
-Ffzdf
| >>7acb84
Should be near the top right now. :P Wanna come help a drunk middle age detective work through his woes?
| Dang! That thread blew up!
| Just start out slow, get yerself a character to work with chummer and then interact on the board.
For exemple, my character didnt come from a setting, I waited for almost two months before he even appeared somewhere, but people knew him somewhat already so it had more impact to finally see the character.
But nice work with the setting mate.
-Hige
| I'm not sure who all has already posted in that thread, but this is just a friendly reminder to be sure to make it clear who you are (which character you are) when you post, especially if your ID had changed since your last post in the thread. It helps for readability and to reduce confusion for other readers.
-Ffzdf
| Haha, trying my best to GM this thang.
| I'll keep throwing out Settings for everyone to drop into if it's proving popular!
| Hello newcomer!
What everybody else said has been pretty true, you don't need setting threads to participate. As a matter of fact, most people don't interact in setting threads unless there is a reason for their character to be there, HOWEVER that isn't always the case, especially with open public spaces like bars, parties and conventions. Anyway the beauty of the anonymous forum posting is roleplaying in character posting on an online board, something most RPers have never done!
| I had never done an RP quite like this in the past, most RP I had done was all regular forum stuff just like you, so when I first got here I was confused too.
The easiest way to think about it is this: To get in character, imagine you are a citizen in Glitch City who actually goes on danger/u/ and posts on the board. That's exactly what it is! In character, in a cyberpunk setting, you're posting on an anonymous chatboard a la 4chan called danger/u/.
| Awesome, that makes a lot of sense.
| You don't even need to do a tag at the end of your posts yet if you don't want to! Sometimes I have fun posting on random threads as a completely anonymous person who isn't a character I plan on keeping but that helps establish and build the character of the >entire world.
Basically collective atmosphere creation, those one-off characters can help set a mood in a big way.
Example: In the past, there was a bunch of riots that happened all over the city because of a *certain* band.
| The undertone of those riots revolved around a race war, a group called Humanity First that was against Lilims, Augmented, Cat Boomers and Hybrids. There were soooooo many setting threads and posts from anons on both sides of it, anything from racist posts coming from Humanity First supporters to panic threads from targeted groups talking about the hell they were going through to relief threads from people offering shelter to those affected. Most of those threads had no OC tags.
| That's pretty awesome. I'm already enjoying my little bar over in the Industrial District. It got popular fast :P
| But they helped create a sense of panic and urgency, and sent a clear message: Glitch City is in turmoil, and everybody was feeling it.
Of course, I'm not saying that you SHOULDN'T make an OC, or that an anon you make couldn't evolve into an OC later, but don't be afraid to pop into literally any non-setting thread and post anything you want as an anon just for fun!
Now, you can also do what the above people do, and post a name below your thread posts, like me:
-Fuschia Fedora
| People know who Fuschia Fedora is (though the running joke is that nobody really knows who she is), but she's only actually shown up in a few setting threads. There are many people who do this, and have their OC's also post on danger/u/ as well. However you want to do it, do it! As long as you follow the really relaxed rules we have you can do just about anything. That's another reason why I love /cyb/ so much! One last thing. Despite what I said about people not entering settings:
| Don't be afraid to enter literally any setting (besides "Closed" ones) you want as any OC you want. That isn't a *bad* thing, it just is something that doesn't happen often. Non-bar setting threads will often pop up because two people have used danger/u/ to set up a meeting place, or they've got a shadowrunning mission to run, or they have a person to kill, etc etc.
While these places may seem exclusive, they aren't. You can show up, just make sure to have a reason you're there.
| A random abandoned warehouse where two people are dictating a drug trade could be a place that Fuschia Fedora decides to visit because she hacked their encrypted location coordinates on the posts and decided to go bring justice, since she's a vigilante sentai hero! It wouldn't really be a place my other OC, Dr. Joe Marley, would go to however, since he's just an old man psychologist.
Setting threads are cool, but in my opinion the beauty is in the board itself. :)
| >cough
IDon'tReallyHaveAFirmGraspOnAllTheSlangYetAndIFeelLikeARealGreenhorn
>cough
| Anyway, welcome to danger/cyb/, danger/u/'s roleplaying hotspot, and I hope you enjoy your time here!
-Pirat3, also known as Fuschia Fedora, Dr. Joe Marley, and now, in SoC, the Horsemen.
| (Then again i am brand new to all this so-)
| ;-;
Thank you for your encouragement.
>Head is lowered in embarrassment.
| Also, i hope it wasnt rude to hop on someone else's thread to ask my own questions
| Please ignore me!
| (So ummmmmm, sorry bout that)
>-Fringe
##Janitor:Stormy##
| Welcome! I see everyone else has done a pretty comprehensive job of explaining how things work here. ^-^
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions in the future.
| Whouh! I got le-Janitor up in my humble thread! Golly.
| >>267187
I good bit of the slang is just ripped off from Shadowrun, so you can look that stuff up to help you along. -CN
| >>267214
Just a small thing Sho, could you tag the post instead of the user ID when you reply to something, it's a little harder for me to keep track of what you are replying to >.<
You can do it by clicking on tapping on the post number, to the left of the ID
| Seems like you've gotten all the information you need, so I'll just say welcome. Hope you like it here.
-GG
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| I have no idea where to actually start here. I read the getting started but I'm still at a loss for how to get involved. I started a setting, but feel I may have been mistaken as to how this all goes down. Any help?