Welcome to the game! Let's talk about formatting first, before we get into making characters and talking about the world.
The board uses bb code. So everything is contained within square brackets. If you click 'How to format your text' at the bottom it'll show you how. I've inserted a space in the code examples below so you can see how it works. Here's the conventions:
[ b]Insert text here. [ /b] = Bold text. "This is used for dialogue. Always put dialogue in quotation marks."
[ i]Insert text here. [ /i] = Italics. This is used for thoughts. No need for quotes.
[ ooc]Insert text here.[ /ooc] = OOC. This is for out of game comments.
[ spoiler=Spoilers]Insert text here. [ /spoiler] = Spoilers.
Use these if you want only the GM, or the GM + one other person to see. I will use spoilers to hide information you need a check to beat, or to pass information to a specific character. Clicking on spoilers not meant for you is peeking.
How Dice Work
Dice are rolled like so:
[ dice=Attack]1d20+3[ /dice]
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
When rolling an attack, roll damage at the same time on the same line.
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
ALWAYS PUSH
This means when you post, try to push the game into the next room, the next line of dialogue, or so forth. Speak to and interact with others. PbP means stalling.
If you have questions, feel free to ask me here. I will explain how combat works when we get to a fight.
SAVAGE WORLDS-SPECIFIC DICE - HOW THEY WORK
As Savage Worlds uses your skill test and the Wild die, you will always roll two dice. Just do so on the same line. Make sure to preview your post after you roll in case your dice explode.
[ dice=Shooting]1d8[ /dice] [ dice=Wild Die]1d6 [ /dice]
[ dice=Damage]2d6+1[ /dice]
Shooting: 1d8 ⇒ 8 Wild Die: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Explode!: 1d8 ⇒ 6
Damage: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 5) + 1 = 11
Sometimes you'll see Ace! written instead of Explode!; that's a Deadlands thing. It means the same thing.
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When your characters are done (we'll get to that in the next post), please post a 'dot' (like ".") on the Gameplay thread and I'll have the first post up tomorrow.
The final thing I'll ask you guys to do is to create taglines for your characters. On your character profile, you'll see a few fields to enter basic character info. We're going to repurpose three of those fields which will show character information per every post. Do it like so:
Race (variable information): This is for your basic stats. Parry, Toughness, Wound level, and Power Points (if you have them). Like so:
Classes/Levels (non-varied information): Edges and Hindrances that have a roleplay component, so I don't care about your +1 to charisma, but I do care if you're supposed to be Curious.
Gender (who you are): Just a 'what you are'.
On to character creation!