by Lirandel » Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:28 pm
The Player's Guide to Roleplaying in the Black Thorns Old Republic
So who are the people behind the Old Republic BT Project. To cut it very short and without too much hassle. We are casual yet ambitious in giving ourselves an RP treat. We are mature yet far from boring. we are open minded to ideas yet wants balance and a touch of realism in our RP. And last but ranking higher than everything else here - We started as Rpers and eventually we became good friends.
Some of us stay in contact through Facebook, others travel around the world and occasionally chime in on our forum. Whatever the case may be the fact remains - you stumbled upon an rping Thorn and your path led you to this thread.
We all bid you welcome!
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The Pitch, the Plot and the Storytellers
As you might have discovered we do things a bit differently than everyone else. That being said, everyone else also does things differently than us. Potato, tomato. Roleplaying is Roleplaying.
So what is this Pitchfork thing and what's it got to do with me?
The Pitch is the underlying motivation for your Character to join the Thorn. When you roleplayed you either had an OOC reason to join the Black Thorn but your character did not? Or your character did have motivation but you needed to talk to the right person or gain the right knowledge which would take and build up the necessary relationship. And while doing all this felt a " bridge" between you and the Rpers on the "other" side?
That is why it is important to create a Pitch specifically for your character. Giving you, the player, enough momentum to go directly ahead and RP while we are aiding either OOC or IC support all the way. However, we do understand that some players want to do it the old fashioned way of building the relations naturally and depending on In Character reactions will decline or accept to be a part of the Black Thorn. In this case no pitch will be given on the other hand neither will we try to support and tunnel the player to the guild plot as we respect this kind of RP style. More on the IC/OOC RP support further down.
Plot, what?
As you might have already realized the Black Thorn's pitch in the Old Republic is very much keyed to the overall Plot and thus the reason of the Thorn being together in the first place. Whether you play Smuggler, Trooper or Jedi makes little difference in the grand scheme of things related to the Legend of the Black Thorn. The Guild plot is meant to be as loose and as behind the scenes as possible. Occasionally turning up in larger guild or server events. Aside from this it is your responsability to show initiative and create smaller plotlines with your fellow Thorn. We support and encourage this and even more so respect the fact that fellow Rpers dreams of different stories they want told.
The Black Thorn Storytellers
Which leads us to the storytelling and the Storytellers. Now you might think that a Storyteller is a person that knows everything that goes on story-wise and got the insight of every member's background and hidden secrets to boot. This is very far from the truth.
The truth is that our Storytellers are more coordinators than anything else. Yes, they do create events for the Guild. Whether it being a grand scale, server wide, all encompassing spectacular showdown or just a casual bar fight, adventure or meet and greet event. But they are always based around the members as a whole than a specific player's wishes and desires.
Suffice to say, every member is a Storyteller so if you got ideas but feel a bit unsure as to how to proceed with your event - ask your Contacts or send a message here on the forum.
Support
In conclusion to the above mentioned guide follows a list of contacts to help you with establishing your character. Remember that members of the Black Thorn has two contacts. a Primary and Secondary which is in accordance with your class. It should be noted that this support is so far restricted to your Main Character and not Alternative Characters. If you wish to switch to another Main please give the necessary information to the relevant contact.
Jedi Primary Support: Vagandro
Lieutenant Secondary Support: N/A
Smuggler Primary Support: Brianna
Lieutenant Secondary Support: N/A
Trooper Primary Support: Antora
Lieutenant Secondary Support: Sayvara
Next up is Roleplaying within the three Factions: Smuggler, Trooper and Jedi.
To be posted next week.
"Boots to asses... Or Imps out the airlock." -Antora Kel - Trooper Vanguard