Puppies!
Ohai! We have a whole new expanded Puppies section that details the development of puppies at 'Souls. There are lots and lots of pictures, too. Hooray pictures!
Posted by Moderators on 6 July 2010
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Hello and welcome to the 'Souls Roleplay Guide! This guide is intended for 'Souls roleplayers as most of the information you'll find here is specific to our game. So if for some reason, you're here via another roleplaying game, you might want to check with your game administrator(s) before using this as resource.
Whether you're completely new to 'Souls or a long-time veteran, you'll find this guide very helpful for a large variety of things related to the game and roleplaying in general. You can find everything from information on creating a character to our specific type of werewolf, the Luperci, to general tips on writing. Take a look around! There's a lot of information here, so read thoroughly, but don't feel pressured to read it all at once! Additionally, don't feel as if you need to memorize everything here; this guide is here for a reason, and it's not going anywhere! You can come back at any time to reference things you're unsure of.
Roleplay
Let's start with the basics. What is roleplay? The dictionary definition of roleplay is "to assume or act out a particular role." Roleplay is, basically, assuming the identity of a character, and writing as that character. It's writing, but slightly more structured than simply writing stories. In roleplay, the main plot, setting, and many other aspects of the "story" have already been set. You control your character's destiny and your character's destiny alone, but the fun part comes when you interact with other players and their characters.
Roleplayers roleplay for many different reasons. Some people use it to expand upon pre-existing writing abilities. Some people do it for the simple joy of self-expression in an alternate personality. Some people just use it as a way to have fun with friends and enjoy the Out of Character shenanigans and the expanded world-view interacting with others from all across the globe can bring. Whatever your reasons, we look forward to writing with you, and we hope this guide will help you along!
Recent Updates 
Big update is big!
Finally! After what, two or three years, the RP Guide has a makeover! While much of the core information is still the same, many pages have been rewritten or severely edited, and almost every page has at least minor updates or corrections. The updates to some pages are more obvious than others, so please do look around and check everything out!
Some notable additions include:
- Tattoo and dyeing guide under Character>Appearance
- A new section: Behaviour>Joining
- An updated and amended Werewolves>Size section
- A huge Werewolves>Species guide with information on every Luperci-capable species*
- The 'Soulsverse section, with info on roleplaying and our IC universe
* The Species guide is still a work in progress at the moment and not all species have been covered yet. Keep an eye out though!
That's not all either. We have a lot of additional guides planned for the 'Soulsverse section, such as a Ghost guide and a Weapons and Tools guide, as well as some of the other sections. With our spiffy new backend, updating will be much less of a hassle, so hopefully they'll come more frequently. You can subscribe to the RP Guide's RSS feed here!
Posted by Kiri on 3 July 2010