While technically we do not require absolute adherence to these following guidelines, we highly suggest it as a courtesy to other players and game masters.
Actions should be in italics, using *the following format.*Dialogue should be included in quotations, using "the following format."Alternate languages should be noted with some marking of what language they are, often in simple bold as in **the following format.**Some players rather alternate languages to be tagged as spoilers in bars, as in ||the following format||.Most players include first-person thoughts in slashes, such as //the following format.//Out of character comments might be in brackets, like [the following format.]
Player formatting, when done right, might appear as:Kane heaves his mighty saber behind his head as he charges. He uses his free hand to hurdle the fallen corpse of an ogre before leaping from it, performing a zealous spin as he cracks down his blade upon the worg with sickening force. With it reeling from the force of it, he kicks it over with his foot and pins it there. Goblin. "Fools that prey on the innocent are too low for my mercies."
Game masters have a general format they follow, though they are not bound to any set format by rules.
Actions and scene roleplay is often in bold italics.NPC dialogue is included in block code.Specific mechanical information may be presented in inline code.