I have noticed this place has no strict rules as I am used to, and that is a good thing. I do wonder about one thing though... And that is about leading RP... I might be translating that very wrong, the swedes will surely know what I am talking about, especially those from VVT, but I will explain what I mean.

With leading RP I mean that you RP the actions of the other persons character. To a certain point that is acceptable, as in when just assuming they greet you or some unimportant action but I mean more like... Well... Bigger things. Like if you are in a fight and you write that you hit the person you are fighting against, that really forces him/her to act as if hitten and that might not at all be the plans of the other persons and can ruin a perfectly fine RP-plan totally...

The reason I am asking is because I have noticed it serveral times on this forum and... I am just wondering a little what guidelines there is about this here.

Can I write that I suddenly embrace saidar and palefires the Amyrlin in the head and she dies, without her having a chance to write anything at all? It just doesn't seem very fair :P

You are right, it is not fair to not give people a chance to respond. THe main rule is, don't do it, because you have no dominion over other people's characters, but with the threads you have read. Most of the threads that are present on this site that have one person rolep playing another, are completely planned out.

For instance, I have RPed someone else's character doing minor things, and i ask them about this before i do so. So with their permission theres nothing wrong with it at all. Now there is a certain amount of class you ahve to retain when doing this. You should know to not RP someone going insane, or embracing the Source, or even shielding them (unless you are a senior member and you do so to a JM). Use your brain when doing things like this, and keep it classy. If it turns out that you have NPCed someones character and they havent known about it, there is a problem and it will be addressed.

Strictly speaking though, stick to RPing your own character, and if you have to NPC someone, always ask permission and make sure they understand what it is that you are going to do. Does that make sense at all?

I'd even go stricter on it. I say don't RP what an other character sais or does unless they give you permission. If your character greets me in you RP don't say 'He gave a friendly nod'. Cause I might not, and it's anoying to point people at such small things but well, it's MY character, and I'll decide if he gives you a friendly nod. I think, if you want to make another playing character say or do anything in your post, you should consult them first.

I agree that it sometimes can be useful to have another character say something in your post. For instance in my thread with Radgar, he wrote a sentence I say. That way, he could lengthen his post. Off course we first agreed upon this in msn. He sent me his reply, I say what Valarian's next question is, and he used it in his post. Perfectly legal. I would even encourage people to discuss certain threads before you play them.

I agree with Valarian and Rialt on this thing as they are saying the exact same thing. I hope you understand what we are saying Elysia? if not poke me on MSN and I'll explain it to you :)