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Role Playing
On Myst Online: Uru Live (again!), Role Playing is done in a slightly different way than many other RP environments. This page will explain how RP is done on MOULa with links to other MOULa Player sites and MOULa support websites.
In an effort to return to the original vision of the creators of Myst Online: Uru Live, Role Play is being re-introduced to the server. Since MOULa has been around for over 20 years, this process is slow but progressing. Right now the Beneath forums is the place to go to see what kinds of plots that are currently going on.
Back in the original versions of the server, Cyan introduced plots and characters that were created by the company with characters who were played by actors.
The current version of the server is wanting to return to this kind of Role Play and story, with characters played by volunteer actors from the playerbase and MOULa community. Any player can volunteer to be involved with the plotlines running on the server, and the place to discuss that is the OpenUru Discord .
Role playing online and off is done in a variety of ways. There are some guidelines that are important to me when I interact IC with other Player Characters. These have been developed over time and are the the guidelines I adhere to myself and ask that others who interact with my characters IC do the same.
At the current time the information listed here should not be considered ‘official’ etiquette for MOULa. Even so, they are a good set of guidelines for players in the Cavern.
Dos and Don’ts
Familiarize yourself with the Theme of the setting. In this case, the Myst/Uru/D’ni Universe.
Feel free to ask questions. Pagechat and OOC is your friend! (Pagechat: /p name (message))
Read. Read posted signs, journals and Imager messages. This is a good way for others to let you know what’s going on in areas of the server.
Join the CyanChat and OpenUru Discord channels as well as the Beneath Forums. These are the best ways to stay in touch with the folks who work on the server as well as the people playing.
Support. Either donation of money or time helps out.
Be friendly OOC, to Players, Actors and Devs.
Remember, what happens IC stays IC.
Familiarize yourself with the server’s Emotes and / commands. It makes IC interaction a lot more fun!
Use Page and OOC chat to discuss resolution of IC conflicts. If a solution can’t be worked out, don’t be afraid to retcon the scene.
Consider playing through the Uru content. This gives you a better idea of the theme and story as well as gives you special reward clothing and the ability to use Marker Games, which sometimes are used in plots and RP.
Don’t:
React for other IC characters. Let them react to your character. (Sometimes called ‘ godmodding ‘.)
Create crossover characters or characters that could break the theme . If you’d like to play a D’ni, check with the Lore-Team first.
Carry over IC conflicts into OOC space.
Be afraid to chat with experienced players and the Lore-Team if you have an idea for a character or story.
RP Definitions
RP: Role Playing, Role Play
IC: In Character/ In Cavern
OOC: Out Of Character/Out Of Cavern (as above)
Scene: A role-play conversation or interaction.
Character: A RPer’s In Character ‘persona’ or the role they are playing.
Actor: The Player of an RP Character
Player: A person who is not an RPer; a person playing the content; not a Character or Actor
MOULa Specific Terminology
Cavern: The underground cavern where D’ni is located/The IC game environment
Avvie: Player avatars
ResEng: Staff on Myst Online/Uru Live. This is an older term and currently not in use at this time, but it does come up occasionally. (MOULa does not have ResEngs)
Shard: A fan-run server, running a version of the MOUL client
Devs: Developers of the OpenUru software and server codebase. They’re volunteers, so be kind!
Uru: D’ni word for a large gathering of people for a common purpose. Also, “You Are You” in Uru.
Age: A world ‘linked’ by the D’ni and masters of ‘the Art’, the technique to write connections to other worlds in the multiverse; instances of areas in the game
Fengestantē: D’ni for ‘Actors’. The name of this site.
MOULa: “Myst Online: Uru Live (again!)”, the name of Cyan’s server (Main Shard), running the OpenUru MOUL/MOSS client.
Shorah: D’ni for ‘Peace’. A greeting and farewell commonly used in the Cavern.
Guilds: The D’ni Guilds, of which five have been revived during the Restoration.
DRC: The D’ni Restoration Council , the IC group that attempted to restore the Cavern in the 1980s-2010. (This was Cyan’s IC character group. It is no longer in the Cavern, though most of their materials remain.)
CyanChat: The main Discord group for Cyan and the fan community.
OpenUru: The developer group for the OpenUru project. Includes coders, artists, Age writers, lore/canon creators, company representatives and other folks who keep MOULa and the Shards running.
CC: “Uru: The Complete Chronicles”. You may see it referred to as Uru CC also.
PoTS: “Path of the Shell” (Second Expansion after “To D’ni”, for “Uru: Ages Beyond Myst”)
Uru Prime: “Uru: Ages Beyond Myst”, the primary game.
"Fengestantē" means 'Actors' in D'ni.