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[[Roleplaying]] acronym for In-Character.  Adjective/adverbal form is ICly.  It represents information and actions known or performed by characters in a given storyline or roleplay.  As such, this information or these actions would be known to any other characters in a position to notice them.
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'''In Character''' (IC, adjective/adverbal form is ICly) posts represent information and actions known or performed by characters in a given storyline or roleplay.  As such, this information or these actions would be known to any other characters in a position to notice them.
  
The converse is [[OOC]], or Out-of-Character, which theoretically has no plotline effect (see [[Metagaming]]).
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The converse is [[Out-of-Character]], or[[OOC]] , which theoretically has no plotline effect (see [[Metagaming]]).
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 18 February 2006

In Character (IC, adjective/adverbal form is ICly) posts represent information and actions known or performed by characters in a given storyline or roleplay. As such, this information or these actions would be known to any other characters in a position to notice them.

The converse is Out-of-Character, orOOC , which theoretically has no plotline effect (see Metagaming).