CircleGuardians does not believe in strict rules or dictator-ish methods where everyone is "forced" to act in a specific way. We believe in variety, in people feeling free to develop their own gaming and role playing at all times according to their own wishes. However – CircleGuardians is a community for the likeminded. This means all of our members have joined after having read and agreed to the Official CircleGuardian philosophies and policies. Being likeminded does not mean we are all the same – it means we all want the same thing out of our gaming and roleplaying experience. Therefore we say that all in CircleGuardians are likeminded, not the same.

 

Download the official policy and philosophy document of CircleGuardians. 

 

CircleGuardians is like any other society a gathering of people that share views, opinions and ambitions. This is the sole reason for the existence of policies and philosophies at all. They merely intend to ensure that CircleGuardians will always be a place for likeminded; People that want to experience quality roleplaying as they enjoy their games. Therefore one can say our policies and philosophies unite us and what we stand for. CircleGuardians never argue that our way is the only way, neither do we believe our way is the best way. We do not intend to be the best nor the dictator of how roleplay should be performed. We simply state: This is the CircleGuardian way. 

 

iRL Profile

CircleGuardians is a society for optimistic and friendly people that care for others. We do not allow people solely on roleplay talent and skills. If someone is egocentric, melodramatic and/or negative, they do not suit the CircleGuardian profile, even if they are massively talented roleplayers. CircleGuardians cherish values such as "Optimism", "Friendship" & "Fun". That is in the end what roleplaying and gaming should be all about.

 

RolePlaying 

What is RolePlaying according to CircleGuardians? RolePlaying is a desire to make your character come alive – To create an existing personality and have the intention to see that flourish. It is impossible to measure role play talent, we all have our styles and variations. There is however a conduct to roleplay which the CircleGuardians believe to be more neat, stylish and professional than others. When roleplaying, the personality of your character is very important and should always be in focus. Things to think of as you make your character could/should be:

 

A – Is the personality of this character realistic?
B – Does this character persona suit the world I am role playing into?
C – Does this character suit the present CircleGuardian guild I am about to enter? Need I adjust something?
D – Am I flexible as a player?

 

There is no right or wrong – but CircleGuardians recommend all players to consider the bullet points above; That is how CircleGuardians view it. 

 

Quality RolePlaying 

What is quality roleplaying anyway? Please think back to when you were reading the books of either Tolkien or George Lucas’s world. The courage, the legends, the heros & villains – All is part of it. Let us say you are to play an MMORPG and want to know how to Roleplay with quality in the world presented to you. Imagine for a second that you are reading a book or watching a movie about this world – then ask yourself: "What would the heroes be like? How is the world? How would I expect the people in this world to interact? What role among those people would I want to play?" Quality RolePlaying is mostly defined by the thought behind the character and the stories he/she represents. The better the detail and the more thought through they are – the better the quality.

 

The Lore

The lore is a very important part of the realism of your characters. The world has its rules, beasts and its politics. Knowing the lore is a very important part in order to role play with quality. You do not need to know all lore as you start playing a game, but the more complicated you make your character the more you need to read up upon what is already written. Making Vampire guilds in Tolkien’s world is perhaps the most clear example of what CircleGuardians believe to be poor quality roleplaying. The members of the guild may very well be skilled individually in performing their roleplay but little does that matter when the story you role play break the lore. One does not have to be an expert in the worlds stories and tales before starting a character – then few would be able to role play even when the desire is there. But a key factor to remember is to always keep within what is decent and if you are uncertain about the lore – then wait before you role play tales that challenges the limits of the extreme. Keep within the lines of lore and develop the stories more – as you get to learn the lore better.

 

Skills

Individual skills and techniques for how to use game mechanism for every MMORPG is important. Speech is one clear example. The way a character address others will strongly impact others perception of you. Not only do you need to consider grammars, you need to imagine how people talked in the world you are role playing into. Every world is different.