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Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:29 am

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This handbook will be updated and added to as time goes on and the RP School evolves, gains and (hopefully not) loses proctors. For now though, we'll start with this.


The Staff;
✦Wolf'sflame- Owner
✧ I'm A Doctor- Proctor
✧ Lady Sabine- Proctor

✧ = New Staff Member

    The RP School itself may be found here.
    The Proctor Audition Thread is here.
This Handbook Includes:
-]Introduction and Proctors
-What Does a Proctor Do//How to Become a Proctor
-Critiquing a Post
-Novice Level Explained
-Intermediate Level Explained
-Advanced Level Explained
-Tests and Graduation Explained
-Novice Intro Post Template
-Intermediate Intro Post Template
-Advanced Intro Post Template



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Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:31 am


What Does a Proctor Do;


A proctor's job is to basically guide his or her students through the course at the RP school, which means that you will be checking up on grammar, post length, fluidity, and so on (this will be described in more detail as we delve into each level).

You are required to examine each student's post line to line, so that they may better understand what it is you're trying to teach them. If there is nothing wrong with a line though, don't examine it; - You don't want to go around making problems where they don't belong.

Another very important thing for a proctor to do is make sure that there are no fights, and that OOC (Out of Character, though hopefully you know that) talk is kept to a minimum. The RP school does not just prepare it's students for RPing on CS (which is mostly very amateur stuff), but rather for actual RP sites. If you have ever RPed on one of these sites, (and I hope you have.) you will understand what I mean when I say there is practically no OOC talk within an RP thread. In fact, it is very rare to see any at all, as people will usually communicate via pms or chat.

Something else to look out for is the order. As said above, the RP school prepares its students for RPing outside CS too. In set RP sites, order is extremely important, and if you post out of turn you will not only tick loads of people off, but there's a high probability you will get yelled at. So, stick to Student One, Student Two, Student Three, Proctor. Student One, Student Two, Student Three, Proctor.

If your students stop posting, you should prompt them, asking if they would like to continue. If a student doesn't answer within two days, they are assumed to have quit, and the class will continue without him/her. If only two students want to continue, proceed the rp with only them. If only one student wants to continue, the student will be assigned to one of our 1x1 proctors and they'll continue the class via PM. The proctor who remained student-less will be assigned a new class.


How to Become a Proctor;


Do not pm me saying you want to be a proctor.

•The only way you will ever have a sure-fire "in" to being a proctor is if a current RP School proctor PMs you, asking if you would like to be one. If the PM does not come directly from me, the RP proctor who asked you must discuss the topic with ME, otherwise that sure-fire in is not so sure...fire...
Even if you do get a PM, you still need to fill out the form in the Proctor Audition thread. I need to have this to keep track of everyone.

•Every week we hold auditions for new proctors here. New proctors will be posted every Friday (usually; unless I can't get to the computer) and will then be sent a PM from me, with the link to this. It's like the circle of life, only without Simba.

Once again, the proctor audition thread is here.
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Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:32 am

Critiquing a Post;

Possibly the most important part about a proctor is your ability to critique your students' posts. In this post, we will go through and see both the proper and improper ways to critique a post, and what a proctor should and shouldn't do.

Student's Post
His hand hurt, It was annoying. "Its really annoying" He said before standing up and picking up his bag. He got mad when the rain startd to fall "Im going somewhere dry" He said and walked away.

This is a made up sample with several of the mistakes you're likely to see. How does one handle a critique like this? Here we go.




The Wrong Way

This is absolutely the wrong way to critique someone's post:
That was really bad. You have a lot of spelling mistakes and your post doesn't flow well. You also made grammar mistakes.


This leaves the student going "wth?!" and wondering how the heck she/he is supposed to do this. Do not critique your student's posts like this! If we see you doing so, you will receive a warning. If you do so twice, you will be stripped of your title as proctor. Critiquing like this does not help anyone.





The Right Way
First off, quote the student's post in your critique, like so:

His hand hurt, It was annoying. "Its really annoying" He said before standing up and picking up his bag. He got mad when the rain startd to fall "Im going somewhere dry" He said and walked away.

This way, you don't have to keep flipping back and forth between your critique and the actual post while you edit.

Second, be very clear what you mean, and single out each sentence, either by requoting it or by numbering the lines, or any other fun way you can think of. Also, the proctor should always speak in a colour other than black. In this case, we will use
green, though you may use any colour you like (as long as you keep consistent. If you start out with green, stay with green). So you should now have something that looks like this:

Way One: Requote
His hand hurt, It was annoying. "Its really annoying" He said before standing up and picking up his bag. He got mad when the rain startd to fall "Im going somewhere dry" He said and walked away.

His hand hurt, It was annoying.

Who is he? Please make this clear, because though we know who your character technically is, if there are numerous people participating in the rp or you have more than one character, the reader is completely lost. Also, the punctuation is off, and either way the sentence is fragmented. Structure-wise, if this is how you were to do it, you should change the comma into a period, because a capital letter in the centre of a sentence is not grammatically correct. However, this would result in fragmented sentences, which makes the post rocky and amateur-ish. A better way to do this is by changing the comma into a semicollen (;). This way, the sentence would look like this "Cory's hand hurt; it was annoying." But this still doesn't sound like a good sentence. Instead, try merging the two into one sentence, so it would look something along these lines: "Cory growled in annoyance at his aching hand." By doing this, you give us dirrect insight to the character's feelings THROUGH the character himself. Instead of the narrator telling us he is annoyed, we see it through the character's actions.

Way Two: Numbered
1. His hand hurt, It was annoying. 2."Its really annoying" He said before standing up and picking up his bag. He got mad when the rain startd to fall "Im going somewhere dry" He said and walked away.

1. Who is he? Please make this clear, because though we know who your character technically is, if there are numerous people participating in the rp or you have more than one character, the reader is completely lost. Also, the punctuation is off, and either way the sentence is fragmented. Structure-wise, if this is how you were to do it, you should change the comma into a period, because a capital letter in the centre of a sentence is not grammatically correct. However, this would result in fragmented sentences, which makes the post rocky and amateur-ish. A better way to do this is by changing the comma into a semicollen (;). This way, the sentence would look like this "Cory's hand hurt; it was annoying." But this still doesn't sound like a good sentence. Instead, try merging the two into one sentence, so it would look something along these lines: "Cory growled in annoyance at his aching hand." By doing this, you give us dirrect insight to the character's feelings THROUGH the character himself. Instead of the narrator telling us he is annoyed, we see it through the character's actions.

2. INSERT CRITIQUE HERE

I only critiqued one sentence, and you would be doing all, but this gives you an idea of how to do it. Lastly, for both posts, you would put your general critique, which would look like this:

General Critique Added
His hand hurt, It was annoying. "Its really annoying" He said before standing up and picking up his bag. He got mad when the rain startd to fall "Im going somewhere dry" He said and walked away.

His hand hurt, It was annoying.

Who is he? Please make this clear, because though we know who your character technically is, if there are numerous people participating in the rp or you have more than one character, the reader is completely lost. Also, the punctuation is off, and either way the sentence is fragmented. Structure-wise, if this is how you were to do it, you should change the comma into a period, because a capital letter in the centre of a sentence is not grammatically correct. However, this would result in fragmented sentences, which makes the post rocky and amateur-ish. A better way to do this is by changing the comma into a semicolon (;). This way, the sentence would look like this "Cory's hand hurt; it was annoying." But this still doesn't sound like a good sentence. Instead, try merging the two into one sentence, so it would look something along these lines: "Cory growled in annoyance at his aching hand." By doing this, you give us direct insight to the character's feelings THROUGH the character himself. Instead of the narrator telling us he is annoyed, we see it through the character's actions.

General: Remember to keep in mind your spelling and grammar, and to always go back and edit your posts. You might find it helpful to try typing it out on a word processor too. The post needs to be lengthened considerably, as you need around 12 lines per post to be moved up.


It would be nice to add in some sort of compliment as well in your critiques. c:
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Re: Roleplay School Protor Handbook |Do Not Post|

Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:33 am

Novice Level Explained;

In the Novice Level, we mainly focus on the technical stuff. This is where your student will learn the most. Not that they won't learn in other levels, they just won't learn as much, because we've already pounded the ground rules into their skulls.

In this level, we will focus on character development, post length, grammar, smoothness, and spelling, to name a few. For each level, a student has to average a certain length for each post they make before they can be considered to graduate. The specifics will be explored under their topics.

Character Depth;
This means that you are looking for your student's insight into his or her character. In this level, you want to prompt them to get into their character's minds. Have them explore their character's thoughts and feelings in a post instead of just talking about the character's actions, though that is definitely important as well. We need to know why this character does what he does in a certain situation, and why he thinks X way instead of Y way. Was he influenced by a certain person or event in his life? So on and so forth. The student also needs to stick to the information they have given us in their character bios. For example, if a character was written as being poor as a church mouse as a child in your student's bio, the student cannot later say (in the rp) that the character came from a wealthy family.

Post Length;
Most RP sites out there require at least 150 words per post, and so will we. This means 8-9 LINES (not sentences) per post must be met before your student can qualify for graduation. No matter how good a student is, if they cannot meet this quota, he/she cannot move on to the next level.

Grammar;
Grammar is very important in this level, as this is the level where the posts are shortest, and trust me: you want to weed out as many complications as you can from the start. This will make your job as proctor in the later levels (where posts ARE longer) much, much easier. Grammar consists of period use, commas, semicolons, capital letters and all that good stuff. Most important of all is that you make sure your students properly utilize quotation marks (" "), as this will make it much easier to distinguish between talk and text. If you'd like to go a step further (which I suggest, but is not required), you should have your students bold everything their character speaks in addition to the quotation marks, which will make it even easier to find what they are saying.

Smoothness;
Oh yes. Smoothness. I have no other word to describe this. Flow-idity? Never mind. In any case, this means that your student's post is easy to read and fits well with the rest of the rp. In some cases, this goes hand in hand with grammar, in that periods in the wrong places and run-on sentences will slow down and complicate a post, making it seem sluggish and confusing.

Another way to enforce this would be to make sure that there are no completely random and uncalled for events in your post. What do I mean? If Timmy and Julia are lost in the middle of the sahara desert, they cannot suddenly find the ocean and ride on a dolphin's back. That would be odd and disruptive.

Yet another is when someone doesn't pay attention to previous posts, and does things that make you go "What? When did that happen?"

The most horrible way of all is the dreaded dead ender. This happens when a student puts up a post that gives no obvious way for someone to answer (refer to the page about dead enders in the RP school for more information).

Spelling;
This is pretty straight forward. We don't wanna harp on minor mistakes (like one that's obviously a slip of the finger on the keyboard once ever few posts), but if a student's post is riddled with them, you should have them correct it by suggesting they use a word processor/spell check or something. This really isn't the most important thing on the list, but enough to mention. Someone's spelling shouldn't hold them back from graduating.

Power Playing / Godmodding;
Don't get mad if a student does this, but explain to them why people will murder them if they do it in an actual rp. Power playing and Godmodding is awful and if they do do it, make the class stop and have the person correct their post.

Mary/Gary Sues;
These should be avoided at all cost! If you see any Mary/Gary sues, then please bring it to light and explain why the student's character is one. The character form is made to try to avoid having any of these characters, but sometimes it will happen.

When students graduate, their posts should look something like this;
Eva picked up her guitar and stood up, stretching her back out. What was she going to do on this stunningly dull Saturday morning? She had called Luis; he was busy at the pet store. Apparently today was adoption day. She hated adoption day. Not that she didn't love the little animals, or want them to get homes...which she did...but they dragged Luis away on a Saturday. Saturday! Saturday was their fun day! They went to the cinema, played bad music in the park for fun, and good music in the tube for cash on Saturday.

But her Saturday was ruined. She hadn't any other friend, and she'd rather die than hang out with her half-witted sister. All Colette cared about was her hair, her make up, and what Zac Efron looked like with his shirt off.

She rolled her eyes and leaned against the side of the bridge, wondering what it would be like to fly. She shut her eyes tight, dreaming of birds and angels...and jerked back with a surprised yelp of pain when something hard smashed into her back. "Hey!" she howled angrily. "Watch where you're going, you idiot!"


It's a about 9 lines, and has few to no grammar errors, no godmodding or power playing, and most important of all, leaves a spot for someone else to enter in to the rp. Students must consistently make posts like this before they can move on.
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Re: Roleplay School Protor Handbook |Do Not Post|

Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:34 am


Intermediate Level Explained;

The Intermediate Level leans less toward the technical aspect of RPing and more towards the content in your student's post. This level focuses on several different things such as a student's ability to interact with his/her surroundings, appeal to the senses, use description correctly and further the plot. It also will continue looking at grammar and spelling (though by now there shouldn't be too much trouble with this), as well as expanding post length.

Interacting with and Hinting to the Character's Surroundings;
This means a student must use what he she is given, and interpret the surroundings into his/her post. The reader must be shown the surroundings (not all at once) through the student's post. The student must not present the background bluntly, for bluntness is our enemy (such as saying "Her room was pink with butterfly stickers on the wall and heart-shaped windows. In the back there was a pink telly and on the ground striped carpet"), but rather hide it in his/her post. You can also hint to a certain place through your text, such as saying "The stone cavern was damp and beaded with sweat as Luke dragged his hand across it, trying to find a way out. In the distance, he could hear the steady roar of water." This hints to the fact that Luke is in an underground cave...with an underground river in it.

This topic will go hand in hand with the next topic...

Appealing to the Senses;
Ah yes. The senses. Don't we just love them? Appealing to the senses brings a reader into the character's world, and lets him see/hear/smell/feel/taste what the character sees/hears/smells/feels/tastes. This adds interest to the student's post and keeps the reader's attention much better than if it didn't have any. As mentioned, this will go hand in hand with the first item, as you will see in the example post at the end of this section. Make sure the student uses this wisely and discretely. As with the previous, bluntness in our enemy.

Using Description Correctly;
Say it with me now: bluntness is our enemy! Yep. I think we should have that be the school's motto.... Right then. To properly use description, the student must not say "He was tall and thin, wearing a black suit with a polka-dotted red and green tie." Rather, the student should disperse description into little bits and pieces among the actions in his/her post, so that the post remains about the character's actions and not about what the character is wearing.

Post Length;
In order to graduate from this level into the Advanced level, posts must be consistently around twelve lines each, which is equivalent to 250 words per post.

When students graduate, their posts should look something like this:

Brett wound his long fingers through the dappled mare's wispy mane, feeling the wind beating at his face as they ran. It was wonderful, all of it. The only way he would enjoy it more than he was now...was if the mare was his, and not Farmer Jenkins'. Maybe she will be, he though, pressing himself against her damp neck, listening to the thump-tha-thump of her heart pounding in time with her hooves. Maybe we'll never go back.

He pulled the mare gently to a halt under a sprawling Boabab tree, and turned to look back at the village. He couldn't see it: it had been consumed by the acres of wild land and dried grass they had just eaten up under their hooves. Their hooves. She was his now, and they would not be going back. Neither of them was appreciated at home.

Brett swung his leg over the mare's broad size and slithered onto the dry ground, testing it beneath his heavy feet. It was harsh and cracked, the grass yellow and brown. The dry season had definitely come. It would be hard for them to find water now, but they'd survive. He'd make sure of it.

He slunk down against the ancient tree's rough bark and pulled a drawstring purse out of his bag. He peered inside...twelve silver coins would get them food and a place to stay. He would get work in the next village, as soon as he got there...

The mare shrieked and reared up, clawing the air frantically. Brett leapt to his feet and grabbed her purple halter, whispering soothing words to her in Swahili, the only language she knew. He looked around, wide eyed, looking for anything that could spook so sound a mare as she.


The senses are explored and played with through the text, and the character interacts with the background as he "slunk down against the ancient tree's rough bark". It is also hinted at through the fact that the only language the mare knows is Swahili, and the tree is native to Africa, as well as the "acres of wild land" they've just run over. The description of people, places and things are incorporated with the actions, such as "Brett wound his long fingers through the dappled mare's wispy mane". When your students can make posts utilizing all these aspects, they can move on to the next level.
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Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:35 am

Advanced Level Explained;

The Advanced level is the simplest in terms of content, and is always done one on one with the student. This level consists of the proctor building a character for the student, and the student role playing with the character that the proctor has created. The proctor will then set up an RP in which the student is unfamiliar and somewhat uncomfortable, and we will see if the student handles him/herself with grace and remembers to use what he/she has previously learned.

For students, this is possibly the hardest level, which is why not much is required to pass. What is required is that the student shows they're well versed in what she has learned previously and utilizes all her knowledge in this unfamiliar RP, and that his/her posts reach a length of at least 350-400 words (or anywhere from 18-21 lines) as a bare minimum.

No sample post will be included for this level.
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Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:36 am


Tests Exlpained;

The tests will be on each of the subjects specific to their levels. No more than this shall be said.

Graduating Your Students;

When you feel your student has met all the standards of a particular level, they may graduate. HOWEVER, before you tell them that they can graduate, please let me know so I can review the student in question's post to confirm she/he is ready to go on to the next level. You can also ask another of the RP School proctors, but you'd both have to PM me saying yes, this student has passed. So it doesn't have to be me, but you do need a second opinion.

Please note that the whole class does not have to graduate at the same time. A student can graduate before their classmates do.

When a student graduates, please tell him/her so on the class thread itself, just to leave a paper trail. A student cannot receive the certificate until after they pass the test.

If your student has passed the exam, please pm me the following form:
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[b]Student Name:[/b]
[b]Level Graduated:[/b]

[b]Proctor Name:[/b]
[b]Who Gave the Second Opinion:[/b]

[b]Thread Link:[/b]
Once I receive this form, I will make the certificate and the student can pick it up on the main thread.
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Re: Roleplay School Protor Handbook |Do Not Post|

Postby Wolf'sflame » Sun May 19, 2013 5:37 am

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Welcome to your novice RP thread! My name is
PROCTOR NAME and I will be your proctor. Together we shall battle the forces of bad grammar and miss-spelt words and come out triumphant so that you may pass your novice test thread with flying colours!

The courses here at the RP school are made to improve your roleplay and overall writing skills, and we will be preparing you not only for RPing on CS, but also on actual RP sites.

Also, please keep in mind that you are more than welcome to quit at any time, but please tell your proctor before you do so. If your proctor becomes inactive, please PM Wolf'sflame letting her know so.

Goals for this Level;
•Character depth and insight
•Grammar and Spelling
•Fluidity
•Avoidance of Gary/Mary Sues and power playing/godmodding
•Turn Taking
•Post Length

This Thread was Created for…
STUDENT ONE
STUDENT TWO
STUDENT THREE

This is a closed thread! If you would like a thread of your own like this, please apply at The RP School if it is open. If it is not, please bookmark it and wait until it has opened once more.

Creating Your Character;
As was previously mentioned, one of the aims of this level is to teach you to consider every aspect of your character, thus creating a well-developed character who has some sustenance to him or her. To begin with this, we at the RP School have created a basic outline that you may expand on (but not subtract from).

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Ethnicity:[/b]

[b]Hair colour:[/b]
[b]Eye colour:[/b]
[b]Skin colour:[/b]
[b]Special Markings (tattoos, scars, etc):[/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Clothing style:[/b]
[b]Hairstyle:[/b]
[b]Frame:[/b]

[b]History:[/b]   

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Likes:[/b]
[b]Dislikes:[/b]

[b]Strengths:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]

[b]Greatest Fear:[/b]
[b]Greatest Desire:[/b]

[b]Goals in life:[/b]

[b]What Does He/She Regret:[/b]
[b]What is He/She Proud of:[/b]

[b]Family life:[/b]

[b]Other:[/b]


Upon Acceptance
When your character is reviewed by your proctor and deemed worthy, you may proceed to roleplay. Please keep in mind that we are training you for role play sites as well as those rp threads here on CS, so we will be doing this in a turn-based fashion. Do not step out of turn.

Turns

STUDENT ONE > STUDENT TWO > STUDENT THREE > PROCTOR

Once the proctor has posted, you may start from the beginning.
A proctor may post before their turn, only if post they are replying to requires immediate attention. (A student has powerplayed or godmodded)

Remember;
• When your proctor posts, it will be in [color=
INSERT COLOUR HERE]THIS colour. Please keep your posts in black.
• When you are talking out of character (which shouldn’t happen often), always write in between double parenthesis.
• Use quotation marks! Also, you may wish to bold everything in quotation marks, as this makes it easier to distinguish talking from everything else.

Roleplay;
Okay! You guys have all chosen to do a
INSERT ROLE PLAY TYPE HERE, and that is what we will be focusing on. To start you on your roleplay adventure, I have written up a short prompt. Please continue with it, keeping in mind everything that is included in it.

Prompt;

INSERT PROMPT HERE


For your convenience, all character bios will be reposted here;

INSERT BIO 1


INSERT BIO 2


INSERT BIO 3
Everything you need to change is highlighted in green.

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Welcome to your novice RP thread! My name is PROCTOR NAME and I will be your proctor. Together we shall battle the forces of bad grammar and miss-spelt words and come out triumphant so that you may pass your novice test thread with flying colours!

The courses here at the RP school are made to improve your roleplay and overall writing skills, and we will be preparing you not only for RPing on CS, but also on actual RP sites.

Also, please keep in mind that you are more than welcome to quit at any time, but please [b]tell your proctor[/b] before you do so. If your proctor becomes inactive, please PM Wolf'sflame letting her know so.

[b][u]Goals for this Level;[/b][/u]
•Character depth and insight
•Grammar and Spelling
•Fluidity
•Avoidance of Gary/Mary Sues and power playing/godmodding
•Turn Taking
•Post Length

[b][u]This Thread was Created for…[/b][/u]
•STUDENT ONE
•STUDENT TWO
•STUDENT THREE
This is a closed thread! If you would like a thread of your own like this, please apply at [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=1803082]The RP School[/url] if it is open. If it is not, please bookmark it and wait until it has opened once more.

[b][u]Creating Your Character;[/b][/u]
As was previously mentioned, one of the aims of this level is to teach you to consider every aspect of your character, thus creating a well-developed character who has some sustenance to him or her. To begin with this, we at the RP School have created a basic outline that you may expand on (but not subtract from).
CHARACTER FORM
[b][u]Upon Acceptance[/b][/u]
When your character is reviewed by your proctor and deemed worthy, you may proceed to roleplay. Please keep in mind that we [b]are[/b] training you for role play sites as well as those rp threads here on CS, so we will be doing this in a turn-based fashion. [b]Do not step out of turn[/b].

[b]Turns[/b]
STUDENT ONE > STUDENT TWO >STUDENT THREE > PROCTOR

Once the proctor has posted, you may start from the beginning.
A proctor may post before their turn, only if post they are replying to requires immediate attention. (A student has powerplayed or godmodded)

[b][u]Remember;[/b][/u]
• When your proctor posts, it will be in [color=INSERT COLOUR HERE][b]this[/b][/color]] colour. Please keep your posts in black.
• When you are talking out of character (which shouldn’t happen often), always write in between double parenthesis.
• Use quotation marks! Also, you may wish to bold everything in quotation marks, as this makes it easier to distinguish talking from everything else.

[u][b]Roleplay;[/b][/u]
Okay! You have all chosen to do a INSERT ROLE PLAY TYPE HERE, and that is what we will be focusing on. To start you on your roleplay adventure, the proctor has written up a short prompt. Please continue with it, keeping in mind everything that is included in it.

[u][b]Prompt;[/b][/u]
INSERT PROMPT HERE

[b]For your convenience, all character bios will be reposted here;[/b][/color]

[quote]INSERT BIO 1[/quote]

[quote]INSERT BIO 2[/quote]

[quote]INSERT BIO 3[/quote][/i][/quote]
If you are having problems finding lines that should be changed, press F3 and search the word you need to replace.
When using the template please remember to replace "Character From" with the code of the fitting form;


For Realistic and Fantasy Human RPs:
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[code][b]Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Ethnicity:[/b]

[b]Hair colour:[/b]
[b]Eye colour:[/b]
[b]Skin colour:[/b]
[b]Special Markings (tattoos, scars, etc):[/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Clothing style:[/b]
[b]Hairstyle:[/b]
[b]Frame:[/b]

[b]History:[/b]   

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Likes:[/b]
[b]Dislikes:[/b]

[b]Strengths:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]

[b]Greatest Fear:[/b]
[b]Greatest Desire:[/b]

[b]Goals in life:[/b]

[b]What Does He/She Regret:[/b]
[b]What is He/She Proud of:[/b]

[b]Family life:[/b]

[b]Other:[/b]
[/code]
For Realistic and Unrealistic Animal RPs:
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[code]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age Equivalent in Human Years:[/b]

[b]Fur colour:[/b]
[b]Eye colour:[/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Any accessories?:[/b] (FOR FANTASY ANIMAL RPS ONLY)
[b]Special Markings:[/b] (scars, etc?)
[b]Frame:[/b]

[b]History:[/b]

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Likes:[/b]
[b]Dislikes:[/b]

[b]Strengths:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]

[b]Greatest Fear:[/b]
[b]Greatest Desire:[/b]

[b]Goals in life:[/b]

[b]What Does He/She Regret:[/b]
[b]What is He/She Proud of:[/b]

[b]Family life:[/b]

[b]Other:[/b]

[b]Picture:[/b]
[/code]
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