This post was inspired by a chat I just heard on the IRC channel, so it is not intended to be definitive or the be all and end all, only hopefully the start of a thread about generally useful guidelines to people who want to RP (RP=RolePlay) well.
Definition of Roleplay
To roleplay means to talk and act while you are playing the game as if you actually came from the game world, lived in it and had the behaviour and mannerisms that someone coming from your character\'s part of the game world, with its race and its profession would do.
Before You Start
Most of us will have more than one character. Trying to learn all about all the background info for each one of them is probably going to be quite difficult to do and remember well.
Pick one of your favourite characters and decide that that is the one you are going to roleplay most. Have a look at the descriptions of their race and profession and pick the one that you think you would be most comfortable acting as.
to be continued ... (editing atm)
