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==Metagaming== | ==Metagaming== | ||
To bring OOC knowledge into the game is referred to as Metagaming. Sometimes it can be difficult to keep things separate, but it is important to make every effort not to mix these things. Anything a Player has gained knowledge of (from forums, chats, OOC clans, or other) is unknown to the character. Making the character act on this knowledge is very poor roleplaying. | To bring OOC knowledge into the game is referred to as Metagaming. Sometimes it can be difficult to keep things separate, but it is important to make every effort not to mix these things. Anything a Player has gained knowledge of (from forums, chats, OOC clans, [[IRC_Chatrooms|IRC channels]], or other) is unknown to the character. Making the character act on this knowledge is very poor roleplaying. | ||
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=15.13 OUT OF CHARACTER BEHAVIOR= | =15.13 OUT OF CHARACTER BEHAVIOR= | ||
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The term OOC stands for "out of character" and is used to refer to any action that your character, someone who has lived in Aetolia his or her entire life, would not logically take. You, the player, know things about the real world, about the computers on which the game is played, and about the Aetolian world itself that your character has no idea about. As a player, it is your duty to make sure that your character's comments and actions never reflect these external matters. When you and others hold yourselves to this high standard, you help maintain and enhance both your and other players' immersion in the fictional world that is Aetolia. | The term OOC stands for "out of character" and is used to refer to any action that your character, someone who has lived in Aetolia his or her entire life, would not logically take. You, the player, know things about the real world, about the computers on which the game is played, and about the Aetolian world itself that your character has no idea about. As a player, it is your duty to make sure that your character's comments and actions never reflect these external matters. When you and others hold yourselves to this high standard, you help maintain and enhance both your and other players' immersion in the fictional world that is Aetolia. | ||