In-Character Posts/Threads

Everyone has to start somewhere, even the site owner first posts were 3 sentences each, once upon a time. This site really doesn't have a wordcount requirement or a perfect grammar system. Below is to help you expand and improve your posts, just a couple of things to think about.

Date & Time is very important; it allows members to figure out exactly when certain events have taken place in relation to each other. Here is a perfect example of why this is important: The Blood Contract ability - if 2 characters share it, they both feel pain should one get hurt.

They'll need to tie in 2 threads to perfectly time each other as evidence of this ability.

Weather and Season are substantial to understand exactly what this Oregon town will look like within each thread. It also allows not all threads to be simple bright sunny with green grass. The weather allows a change of pace and encouraging more creative environment. The more detailed you provide about the season; the better idea your fellow repliers can figure out ways to respond.

Remember Oregon is in the North part of United States and have a tendency to be a snowier area. Compared to let’s say Texas, on the border near Mexico. Some abilities/race may lose or gain advantages during certain weather and seasons.

An example would be Merpians are probably more powered during rainy cold weather compared to Hellhounds who prefer hot and sunny.

Usually threads are designed for several important reasons. First being you don't have enough character interaction or you have a plot/story in mind. Sometimes the tone set in your first post could actually decide the whole atmosphere for a thread. If like let's say your character is insane, have them think illogically. Look at the world abnormally than most characters, with a darker tone, could actually make the other roleplayers take on a dark vibe trying to match your awesome writing. Occasionally this tone is lost throughout the thread, however you would be surprising how important the emotional environment could be the very first posts.

Most posters will just simply post a link to an outfit they find on a search, you could however make a post longer by describing that outfit.
Think of these a few simple questions as ways to help describe the clothing.

1.Does it fit your character correctly?
2.Why did they choose that specific outfit?
3.What's does the material feel like?
4.In the off chance a character falls into your character and gets to feel that material.
5.Also how much did this outfit cost you?
6.Where did you get it?

All these little things can be touched with your posts; it could provide a very interesting opportunity for character interactions. Remember to try and match outfit with weather/season, doesn't sound very smart wearing a swimsuit during winter. Unless you are a character who could handle it, in which case.
Rock that swimsuit and have all members call your character out in the Courtroom.

Your character is a mortal, even as a god race has limitations, they are not invincible. The best part of writing this type of character's weakness and exploring how humane a character can be. It gives room for others to connect with your character and make them relatable. If you don't provide weaknesses, then how to you expect a weak mortal being to appropriately interact with that character? Remember even in stories of gods, they could be killed, seduced, they could even run out of energy. Nothing is unstoppable, yes they could be explained to be so, however they truly are not so. If you want to catch a member's interest in your thread talk about how your character's day has been, make them relatable to your own life. The more the two interconnect, the more others can respond.

The character isn't on complete pause when you are not using them, this world is ALIVE. Even when characters are off doing whatever between threads. These things are very important for other members to know. At times your character is working at, for example a character might be a waitress and might have seen another character. Who knows, maybe your character just went to court for stealing, others are bound to read it somewhere.

How has your character coup since the last thread interaction?
Are they still shaken up?
Are they still smug if the thread was some sort of victory.

Just ask yourself these questions.
1. How is your character holding up these past days, weeks, months, years?
2. What lessons have they learned? or showing they've learned?
3. What about the character's family, how are they taking this?
4. Tell the other members more about your character's homelife, its important to character development.

Items are great for interactions, they allowed specific action to occur around your character. You could list the variety of ways you can buy time interacting with them. Remember those details you miss out on earlier in the thread? It’s okay it leaves the other roleplayers chance to fill them with what they want. Sometimes members might take on details to give them advantage, versus making it hard for you to get an edge. So be careful to describe all you can to try and keep the upper hand in a situation. There is a fine balance between too much detail and not enough, roleplay is a small competitive game between who’s the most expressive. We all love to watch the story unfold, but sometimes may aim to have the story unfold in our character's advantage.

Items can depend on the area; an antique shop will probably have various antiques.
A forest may have a stream, large rock, various trees within a certain radius.

Just match the items your character interacts with to the environment they are in. If you need assistance, ask Ginger or simply read the board description. The description aimed to be open enough for your creativity, yet detailed enough for all threads to be similar in that location.