How to Make a Good Sign-Up Topic

How to Make a Good Sign-Up Topic

This is something any person who is planning on starting a new Role Play should look at before he / she makes a Sign Up topic.

Introduction to Sign-Ups

A good Sign-Up topic is required to introduce the Role Play to Role Players. There are many different parts of a Sign-Up that lead toward a good Role Play. A well written Sign-Up should have the following:

•A Related Title
A title related to the Role Play that will take place in the future is needed, so at a glance a Role Player will know a bit about what a certain Role Play.

Example: There is a Role Play on a Pokemon Trainer School where the students graduate and must face the evil forces that threaten the Pokemon World.

Good Title: Pokemon Trainer Academy

With a glance any passerby will know that a “Pokemon Trainer Academy” will be involved in this Role Play, and will be greatly tied to its storyline.

Bad Title: Rise of Groudon.

With this title, knowing that a Groudon being involved does not really tell a passerby what it is about. This Role Play is related towards a Pokemon Trainer School, not a rising Groudon.

•An Introduction to the Role Play"s Plot.
An introduction to a plot is needed to inform the Role Players about what they will be Role Playing about. It should be clear and informative enough so the reader will understand the plot and what their characters must do. The introduction should also not be dragged out to a point that it is far too long to read, though remember that you shouldn"t drop important details.

•A Set of Rules
A set of Rules is needed in a good Sign-Up for the following reasons:

  1. So that the Role Play will not get out of hand.
  2. So that it is easier on the organizer of the Role Play.
  3. So that the Role Play is well organized when it comes to characters and their limits.

Here are a few tips in making Rules and some basic Rules that most Role Plays have.

•Though God Modding is frowned upon, a Role Player can God Mod with the approval of the Role Play organizer.

Here is an example of God Modding written by Ribbon who is an experienced Role Player.

“Zane fires arrow rain, while Cub stands there not taking the slightest hint of damage, even though he has got hit by the arrow rain. Cub then rushes up to Zane, and simply touches Zane, killing him instantly.”

•What is a Mary Sue / Gary-Lou / Gary-Oak you ask?

•To check if a Role Player, who is signing up for your Role Play, has read the rules, put a rule in the Rules section of the Sign Up that says:

“Put [insertphrase/wordhere] before your Application so I know what you have read the rules.”

•A Well Written Application
A good Application should be clear, concise, and organized. It should have blanks such as a character"s name, appearance, personality, and their history.

A well written Application is based off of two factors: The Role Play organizer who created the Application and the Role Player who fills it out. The right blanks must be provided so an Application will help the Role Player and the organizer, and hopefully a good Role Play will sprout from their efforts.

Example: A well written, clear and concise Application is below.

Full Name:
Nickname(s):
Gender:
Age:

Appearance:
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:

Biography/History:

Other:

~

•Use the BB Code “Code” to make filling out the Application easier and so that the blank titles are bolded thus making the application easier to read.

Ex:

[b]Full Name:[/b]
[b]Nickname(s):[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]

[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Likes:[/b]
[b]Dislikes:[/b]

[b]Biography/History:[/b]

[b]Other:[/b]

Credit To . . .

• Cynder.
• Ribbon.
• Flare.
• Candroo.
• Rocket.
• JYAP.
• Charticuno / Char

I hope that this short post has helped you somehow in improving your future Sign-Ups and perhaps will help you make new and wonderful Sign-Ups for other Role Players.

~Agun.

I recommend you also check these out:

•"How to Type Like a Pro Roleplayer" by Luli

•"New OCC Threads for each RP" by Rocket

•"Basic RP Rules" by Flare
(Flare"s post was used in the “A Set of Rules” above.)

•"A Notice to All RPs Regarding OCC Posts" by Candroo

•"How to Roleplay" by Candroo

Thank you for making this Aguni. Lately the new people are making pretty bad RP topics.

Great topic PTD. I am sure people will make some pretty understandable and professional sign up topics. :) Thanks again!

Good job, agni, i have been seeing a few bad role-plays around lately… Not mentioning any names but, thanks for this!

Maybe I will have less heart attacks now.

I try to make Good Sign - Ups, but I get jumbled sometimes. You are the boss, Agunimon.

Cynder, what are you talking about? You make the best and easiest RP sign-ups while still getting good info from the role-player. XD

Edit: I know right, Cynder?; Anyways lets hope Pordie stops sticking knives right through you…