This is the OOC topic for the roleplay "Westville High"

Hi and welcome!

Here's a quick list of rules for those of you interested in joining.

1. Remember that this is an RP to help anyone who wants to become stronger at role playing. That said, please do your best to follow basic rules of grammar, and be fair and patient to those playing with you.

2. Make sure that all characters are well rounded and feel real. This is one of the most important parts of becoming a good role player. "She's really nice and everyone loves her," is flat. "She tries her best to be positive and to keep everyone around her happy," is better. "She tries to be optimistic, at times even to the point of blindly ignoring the negatives of a specific action," is better. The more detail, the more realism, the better your character is and the more fun your character will be to play.

3. While in-character tension is totally fun, don't let that tension pass over to out of character. Characters can dislike each other even if two players are great friends. Just remember to keep things separate.

4. As above, the reverse is also true. Don't let out of character issues take over in character. If Bill and Jim are playing characters that are best friends, the characters should stay best friends, even if Bill and Jim are suddenly bitter enemies.

5. Feel free to PM me with any questions or comments or plot ideas you have.

6. Our goal is to have NO one line posts. If you're having trouble doing more than one line, please PM me and I will help you out with a few tricks I have of making my posts fuller.

7. Understand that nothing I say is meant to be mean or offensive. If I upset you or hurt your feelings, please let me know PRIVATELY.

8. This is a realistic role play, not fantasy-based. If posting a picture of your character, post a realistic picture only, and also add in a description. Whoever said a picture is worth a thousand words lied. No vampires, no werewolves or the like, either.

9. ALL OOC talk should take place here, all IC should take place in the posting section.

10. Have fun! And PM me if there are any questions or issues.

Just a head's up - I'm going to be out of town for the next 2 weeks. I'll still have internet access barring some catastrophic laptop meltdown, but I won't necessarily be on often. Although I will be completely off the radar next Thurs - Sun while we camp. If anyone needs anything, still feel free to PM me - I'll answer as soon as I can.