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A Mage’s Guide to RP Etiquette

 As magic is a huge part of Lord of the Craft, I’ve thrown together a helpful guide on how to appropriately use voidal magic in its corresponding roleplay scenarios for the benefit of everyone. There’s been a recent influx of magic roleplay that just isn’t quite up to standards of what it should be. Without further adieu, let’s dive in!

Connection

Voidal connection is the cornerstone in learning Voidal Magic as well as casting its spells. It revolves around establishing a direct relationship with the the void, followed by a tell that may signal people that you’re casting. There’s a few problems here that I want to address, some of us being guilty of them and others not.

Tells

Tells have always been a hard problem to tackle, as players are often confused on what is allowed and isn’t, but more importantly, what you should do and what you shouldn’t.

 

It’s always best to have your emote be incredibly ambiguous in terms of a tell. Below is a poor example of a connection emote that should never be done in serious roleplay.

 

Bad Example

 

The following is a correct connection emote that all magic roleplayers should take inspiration from.

 

Good Example

 

As you can see, the tapping finger is superior to the aura emote, as it provides little clarity in what you’re actually doing. This makes masked combative casting much easier to do, especially in a densely populated urban area.

Emote Length

Another common mistake magic roleplayers make is how long their connection emote should be. Too short? Too long? Look no further. Let’s bring back the example from the “Tells” section.

 

As you can see, the emote is short, sweet and concise, but it doesn’t suffice to the standards we’re pushing for. 

 

Bad Example

 

A connection emote should always evoke a sense of imagery to ensure that your opponent/participants in the roleplay recognize the undeniable superiority and potential that magic offers. This is what this emote entails.

 

Good Example

Emoting the Effects of your Spells

As most forms of voidal magic offer a sense of combative use, it’s important to make it very clear to your fellow opponent on how spell will effect the player’s character and how it may restrict their ability in combat. This is a pretty big gray area in voidal magic, which is why I’m here to clarify it.

Emote Length

A recurring problem in Voidal Magic roleplay, as you’ve seen, but it’s quite easy to fix once you figure out when long emotes are appropriate and not appropriate.

 

Although this emote is detailed and clear, it takes up far too much space in the chat box and it may potentially come off that you just make your emotes large and descriptive to compensate for your ability to roleplay that falls short of Lord of the Craft’s standards.

 

Bad Example

 

Though worry not! This mistake is an easy fix! Below we’ve summarized the emote to be about 1/5 as long with the sacrifice of some meaningless fluff that isn’t appropriate for the situation.

 

Good Example

Your Opponent’s Understanding of the Spell 

This is the biggest obstacle when it comes to combat roleplay that entails magic. It sets good precedent for the magic community when you set an example to how you can clarify spells in OOC if your opponent misunderstands them.

 

You should always say something along these lines to correctly get the message through. Anything else and you’re being vague and unclear.

 

Good Example

Non-Combative Magic and when it’s Appropriate

The use of magic outside of combat is almost always much more engaging that it is in-combat. This is simply because magic is much more than just throwing flashy spells at your opponents. Below I’m going to get into how you should emote flavorful spells when you’re doing slice-of-life RP.

Flavorful Spells

This is a rather whimsical and cute emote, but like must of our poor examples, it just doesn’t correctly demonstrate the power that lies in magic and its superiority.

 

Bad Example

 

It’s important to make sure your emotes are flashy and almost exotic in nature. This example of a house decorated with Arcanism is an even better archetype for non-combative magic.

 

Good Example

When to use Lethal Spells

Most voidal magics have one or two spells that can deal incapacitating damage on an opponent. The problem with this is that magi often use lethal spells inappropriately and end up misplacing them in roleplay.

How to Effectively Cast Lethal Spells

In this situation, the mage is charging up a spell to finish a fight that’s been going on for at least twenty emotes now. Although it makes as a good finisher, this two-hour long CRP could’ve been prevented entirely.

 

Bad Example

 

Here’s a much more appropriate example. The mage is casting in #w so that he isn’t possible metagamed out by his opponent. Stealth casting is the way to go.

 

Good Example

Appropriate Skins for Voidal Magi

Likely the toughest part of getting immersed into magic roleplay, you’ll need to get your hands on a skin that would accurately fit with a mage persona.

Bad Example

 

Don't do This!!

(Credit to GildedDuke)

 

A nice skin, I will admit, but it doesn’t exactly scream “magic.” Let’s try something else!

Good Example

Do This!

(credit to Toxcat)

 

By God, it’s beautiful. This is what we’re looking for. Notice the royal looking cloak, glowing necklace, and to ice the cake, the aura leaking through the holes in the helmet. This is how you evoke a sense of mystery and elegance in your fellow players, as it only prepares them for the true power that you possess.

 

Purpose

It’s very rare that I’ll see quality magic roleplay on the server, and obviously, the responsibility falls at the feet of magic roleplayers. New and old players just aren’t getting immersed in their environment enough, and this guide hopes to serve as a catalyst to light the way for new and old magic roleplayers alike who never quite changed their RP or OOC outlook on how they should RP their magic.

Credit

Author – Isaac/ArchonRewrite

Special Thanks to @TheMaster2003 for helping provide examples

 

...apparently I didn’t make it obvious enough that this was satire. Ah well.

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GOOD point. If Billy the farmer strolling down the street can’t tell you are a mage then how could you flex on the peasants?

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Oh so we can have a satire guide post about magic but WE CAN'T HAVE ARCHONS???

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