__Xaire

By __Xaire

• July 14, 2021
Rules: Yes
Referral: Through a Friend
Discord: zaire#5102
How do you avoid powergaming in roleplay?: Metagaming -

The explicit use of unfair information acquired by OOC means. Absorbing IRP knowledge and applying it to actual roleplay without legitimately receiving said ‘insight’ through any form of feasible/active interaction.

I.E -

Receiving knowledge of an IRP situation or circumstance through an external platform or a method. A friend, teammate, or an acquaintance giving you IRP information that one would not have normally garnered. Based upon such, using said information without actually or conceivably gaining it through an active method or presence would be considered metagaming.

Simplistically, irply acting upon information that you have received OOC but not via fairly sufficient roleplay.

How does metagaming disrupt fair roleplay?: Powergaming -

Unfairly enforcing an action upon another player without logical reasoning nor attempt. Roleplaying as if one's character is omniscient, unrealistically powerful, and belittling or avoiding opposed players' attacks/actions because their character is an absolute cringelord that can summon uncharted power from absolutely nowhere. Being over-possessive of a scenario and impractically and unreasonably swaying the narrative in a manner that makes you the ‘mAiN cHaRaCter.’ Simply doing so, offering no room for your opponents or fellow roleplayers to form a response, rather forcefully putting one's actions into play without further thought or repercussion.


I.E -

Your character is chained to a pole and is about to be impaled through the stomach but somehow your ‘fully restricted and injured’ OC breaks said chains and somehow manages to fight or escape.

Your character does not make an attempt to swing a sword at the opponent, rather they simply force the attack without offering room for a response.

[POWERGAMING] *The nimble Elf would garner charters of unknown energy and powerfully swing his sword, digging said weapon into the center abdomen, giving no chance for the opponent to respond.*

[BEING NORMAL] *The nimble Elf would affirm his stance, watching carefully as his opponent swung their sword. Respectively, he would raise his own and ATTEMPT to counter the mighty assault.

Status: Accepted