Difference between revisions of "Out-of-Character"

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Acronym for OOC, adjectival/adverbal form is OOCly.  This is information shared from one player to another, usually either out of courtesy or out of a need to form a consensus over the effects of in character actions.  Optimally, OOC information does not affect the responses of characters or players, although it usually does (see [[Metagaming]]).
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'''Ouut-of-character''' (OOC, adjective/adverbal form is OOCly)posts are information shared from one player to another, usually either out of courtesy or out of a need to form a consensus over the effects of in character actions.  Optimally, OOC information does not affect the responses of characters or players, although it usually does (see [[Metagaming]]).
  
 
Its converse is [[In-Character]] or [[IC]] statements, which are 'real' events that 'really' happened.
 
Its converse is [[In-Character]] or [[IC]] statements, which are 'real' events that 'really' happened.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:21, 18 February 2006

Ouut-of-character (OOC, adjective/adverbal form is OOCly)posts are information shared from one player to another, usually either out of courtesy or out of a need to form a consensus over the effects of in character actions. Optimally, OOC information does not affect the responses of characters or players, although it usually does (see Metagaming).

Its converse is In-Character or IC statements, which are 'real' events that 'really' happened.