Post by Amelia "Amy" Williams on Jan 29, 2011 16:19:58 GMT -5
in the thought out writing below gives you all full run down on god play, that is agents canterwood rules, and done often. they call it godmoding, but they are the same thing...
Hey, kids! I'm sure you were once in that new player's shoes, wondering, "What's this thing that they're calling godmoding?" Here's a pretty quick breakdown.
Godmoding (not godmodding - godmod is short for god modification; one D, peeps! -just a little grammar thing- xD) is the act of taking control of how a scene or character is played out. This is a big no-no in the roleplaying community for, like it is used in video games, it is a form of cheating and leaves the other roleplayer feeling disadvantaged and very offended. There are a couple of forms of godmoding, and it is handy to take note of both types. You can passively godmod or you can actively godmod.
Passive godmoding is where one thinks of giving their character some sort of ability or power to make them "invincible." This can be done either by making said character invincible (like making them god) or giving them equipment of some sort to make sure they are invincible (perfect horse). This is quite unlikely in any sort of situation - your character will be accused of godmoding or "godplaying/moding" - another name for passive godmoding. To avoid this, carefully analyze what you decide to give your character and ask, "If I give this to my character, will that make them seem invincible?" If the answer is yes, consider either to lessen the ability or personality facet to make your character a little more susceptible to attacks and/or more realistic OR take away the ability altogether.
Active godmoding is much more common. The scenario is best described during a fight scene:
Character A: He throws a punch at Character B.
Character B: He avoids the punch, grabs Character A's arm and throws him against a wall, breaking his neck and killing him.
Quite extreme, right? This is very wrong and very frowned upon. Taking control of another person's actions is rude and will constitute accusations of godmoding. The next time your character is in a scenario that deals with actions (from fighting to even walking to a location), it would be best for you to ask the person through a private message or some other means of contact for you to do something to another character or do, as I've called them sometimes, a scene speed-up (the fast forward if something like walking is occurring). Don't do anything otherwise. It's rude and completely a breech of "sacred roleplaying contract" to godmod!
In short, godmoding is a no-no unless you get specified permission from someone (if it's being done to a character or if you're asking for a power to be immortally strong from an admin). Don't do it otherwise; I know I don't like it when my character suddenly gets beaten in a scene where the two characters are only sharing coffee.
Thanks; hope this clears a few things up! If anyone else has other things to add or some examples, feel free to post!
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