How to Write Great RP Threads on HoH

[Prof. James Coppergold]

HoH RPG is an intermediate-literacy website where members assume the role of a young wizard or witch or an adult wizard or witch.

This thread is a guide to those who are new to role-playing games on how to write great role-playing adventures.

Paragraph Perfection: Post Length

• On Halls of Hogwarts, we consider a good role-playing thread to be at least one paragraph per post. When we say one paragraph, we mean at least eight (8) sentences. Now we understand that some posts will not necessarily need to be this long. The eight sentence minimum is a guideline to tell you what we consider to be a good role-play thread length.
  

Keep it Clean! - Ratings

• We want HoH to be a user-friendly place to members of all ages. This is why we insist on keeping our site's rating at a "G" level. We understand that some members may be offended by the existence of racy content. By keeping our site at the "G" level, we are able to have a community where many can feel welcome.
  

Literacy

• As stated at the top of this post, this website has an intermediate literacy level. This means that we do expect our members to use proper grammar and spelling, but we aren't going to knock ourselves out over it. We understand that many of our members do not have every single rule of English grammar committed to memory. We do expect that you try your best to spell words correctly and use proper grammar.
  

Chatspeak (a big no-no!)

• "Chatspeak" is not allowed. An example of "chatspeak" would be the following: "Jenny walked n 2 the room and said, 'What r u doin?'" On HoH, we consider "chatspeak" to be a form of spam. Members found to be using "chatspeak" will most likely have their post deleted.
  

Let the Creative Juices Flow!

• One of the most exciting parts of participating in an RPG is the way that you can be whoever you want. On HoH, we encourage diversity and creativity. We love seeing what kinds of stories our members come up with and seeing how other members take part in these stories. We want to encourage to be creative and let your characters guide their own destinies.
  

These are the basics to writing great RP threads. It is up to you to use these as guidelines when writing your character's next great adventure. Have fun!