Much like the geek code, this attempts to rate you, or your MUSH, or your faction on a MUSH, or whatever, by the style of roleplay adopted. The categories are as follows - each is rated from +++ (I like this a lot/this is how it is) through = to --- (this is not for me/we don't do this). Take the textual descriptions as somewhat tongue-in-cheek. If you want to offer suggestions for changes, please email rpcode@altrion.org.
First off, the header bit. Like all such codes, it has an optional wrapper:
---- BEGIN RP CODE BLOCK ---- ---- END RP CODE BLOCK ----
After that, first comes the letters RP, followed by one or more optional letters to indicate your particular interests, as far as the genre you like to RP in:
Any of these can be individually preceeded with a ! for NOT Pern, NOT WW, etc if you have particular dislikes, or bracketed for 'have played, don't go mad over', or preceeded with a ? for 'I'd like to try this...'
Now pick from this table. If you swing between a range of preferences, separate them by a /, e.g. P+/---. If you really don't care, use *, e.g. H*. If you are normally one thing, but occasionally prefer another, use (), e.g, H+++(--).
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Romance |
Love, broken hearts, relationships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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R+++ |
R++ |
R+ |
R= |
R- |
R-- |
R--- |
|
My heart is broken!!! (*sigh*) |
My characters need love too! |
It's cool if it happens... |
I don't care either way |
I'd rather it didn't happen to me. |
It gets in the way of my RP... |
Ick! Gurls! |
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High Fantasy |
Magic, heroism, honour | |||||
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H+++ |
H++ |
H+ |
H= |
H- |
H-- |
H--- |
|
I was born in Middle Earth |
Middle Earth is cool. |
Sure, I wanna be a hero.. |
I don't care either way. |
My world doesn't work that way... |
I wanna play a sleazy lowlife... |
I'm moving to Brooklyn next week... |
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Intrigue |
Politics, scheming | |||||
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I+++ |
I++ |
I+ |
I= |
I- |
I-- |
I--- |
|
Call me Machiavelli. |
Call me devious... |
Don't believe everything I say.. |
I can take it or leave it. |
Keep politics in Parliament |
I don't like surprises.. |
I get violent over nasty surprises... |
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Mystery |
Sleuthing, investigation | |||||
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M+++ |
M++ |
M+ |
M= |
M- |
M-- |
M--- |
|
Call me Holmes. Or Muldur. |
I enjoy the unexplained |
I don't need to know everything.. |
Whatever... |
I don't like being in the dark... |
Mysteries are for the cops. Or Sculley. |
I didn't care who killed Roger Rabbit. |
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Conflict |
Combat, confrontation | |||||
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C+++ |
C++ |
C+ |
C= |
C- |
C-- |
C--- |
|
Call me Ghengis Khan... |
I want to hurt something... |
The world needs a little conflict... |
Hit me and I'll hit you back.. |
Uh. Guys. Can we, like, talk about this... |
Don't hurt me... |
Run awaaaaay!!!! |
|
Angst |
The intense emotional stuff, and how well the world goes for your character | |||||
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A+++ |
A++ |
A+ |
A= |
A- |
A-- |
A--- |
|
Go on. Break my heart again. |
My character's a trouble magnet |
Life isn't always rosey. |
If it happens, it happens. |
Be nice to me. |
I want to be happy. |
I don't want bad things to happen at all. |
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Slice of Life |
Day to day RP. | |||||
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S+++ |
S++ |
S+ |
S= |
S- |
S-- |
S--- |
|
Arggh. I forgot to do my teeth! |
So. Who's cooking supper? |
Anyone for sword practice? |
I'm bored. What's to do round the hall? |
I'm bored. WHO. WHO. WHO. |
I'm bored. QUIT. |
I'm bored. @destroy me. |
|
Horror |
Classic gothic stuff and gore. (Not just Vampire) | |||||
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G+++ |
G++ |
G+ |
G= |
G- |
G-- |
G--- |
|
Pale skin? Red lips? That's me.. |
I want to explore my dark side. |
I like dark nights and thunderstorms |
I can take it or leave it. |
I lock the doors at night. |
I sleep with the lghts on after the X-Files. |
I sleep with the lights on after Star Trek... |
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Planning |
How you like your RP to happen... | |||||
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P+++ |
P++ |
P+ |
P= |
P- |
P-- |
P--- |
|
Ok.. then you say... |
I have plans for this scene... |
I have plans for my character. |
Planned? Spontaneous? Who cares. It's RP. |
Sure. Wander on by any time. |
Lets just go with the flow and see what happens, eh? |
Burst into my bedroom without warning OOC when I'm...? Heck, come on in! |
I suppose you want to know what I am. Here you go...
---- BEGIN RP CODE BLOCK ---- RPfsAC(PBZ)!W?J R+++ H+++/-- I++ M++ C+ A+ S++ G= P--(+) XR ---- END RP CODE BLOCK ----