at the 2023 EU4 Grandest Lan Party by Turbolarp
Role-play is writing or speaking in a way that suggests that you are someone other than yourself. You will avoid mentioning modern things and do your best to sound old-fashioned. It doesn’t matter if you make historical mistakes or something similar since the focus is to have a good time.
Imagine that you are pretending to be someone else, like an actor would do. It could be a defined persona, like an advisor, diplomat, or the actual ruler of your empire, or not defined at all. The most crucial part is that you’re having fun while doing it!
This is not a competitive multiplayer event. Instead, we aim to create an entertaining story through gaming and roleplaying. We strive for light to moderate amounts of Role-Playing to enhance this story. We firmly believe that the nations and their stories will come alive and make heroes and villains that will be remembered in the minds of players and audience many years after this event (yes, League of Irish Pirates, we will sadly always have you in our memories).
Examples of RP and OOC:
| Used as | Example |
|---|---|
| RP | “In front of the harbour in Lisbon, the words Primus circumdedisti me can now be read, inscribed in the earth itself. For those of you who lack proper Christian schooling, it means: You went around me first.” [Portugal after circumnavigating the Earth]“We hereby welcome our nation’s heir into the world. May God protect him and grant him great strength tempered with mercy. Glory to Denmark, Protectors of the Catholic Faith.” |
| OOC | “OH NOES, we got another heir with ADM 2… FML.”“YO PEOPLE, I’m the best! I just forced Renaissance to spawn in my Capital, lol, I hope you enjoy a wee wait for it to spread to you guys, GO JAPAN!” |
| In-Game | “We and many with us are troubled by the bloodthirsty expansion of Ulm. It’s time for them to show their good faith and offer some kind of guarantee that their violent war-mongering will come to an end.” |
| Off-Game | “Hey, Ulm is growing too fast, anyone up for an alliance to protect against them=? We are still bound not to attack them until Saturday at 5 PM, but it’s payback time after that. Are you with us?” |
GMs may appear in channels (roleplay or not) at any time to deliver a message, make an announcement, or role-play with whoever might be there. The only times we will role-play and be In-Game as Game Masters will be during announcements, summaries, role-play events, and at the Legal Court. If you speak with us otherwise, we will be OOC. You may, of course, request a GM to arrive and RP if you have something in mind. Contact us and explain your idea, and we’ll do it if we have the time!
If any Off-Game issues arise, please contact a GM directly or find us on an appropriate Discord channel. Don’t RP this! Instead, clearly tell us OOC what the problem is so we can help you as players to have a better experience.