' Wrote:I've thought for some time that we could use some sort of "code phrase" that in roleplay would signal "Hey player, I actually want to interact meaningfully here rather than just run/kill you/curse you/F1/etc".
This might actually have to be a type of code, rather than specific limited words (or perhaps we could create a versatile list of code words). The point of the code would be that they are uncommonly used already, but still fit into our various character's roleplaying conversations. A set of unique greetings and hails for instance might work, or even something as subtle as using "Hailz" instead of "Hail" (that's a poor example, but an illustration of what I mean).
These would obviously only be known to the people who come on these forums and who care to find out about them, ie people who want to roleplay.
They would also have to be subtle and consist of more than just one word, so that they are not imitated by other players who have no idea what they mean but are picked up because they are heard all the time.
Something as subtle as using a particular and uncommon punctuation mark in a sentence (say, the beginning or end) could function just fine, and wouldn't have any impact on any characters' particular personality/styles.
How about 'Heil'?
*Ducks*
Seriously, though, this would, in effect, make the server an optional RP server, not an RP-only server. It would unintentionally encourage an elitist sort of behaviour, I think.
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