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Here are some basic vocabulary that RPers may use.
Tis good to know them.
If I forget any, please add a comment. :)
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RP - Roleplaying: What you're doing right now! A bunch of RPers assuming the roles of their character and act out adventures and such.

OOC - Out of character: When you're not speaking as your character
Ex - The air rushed out of Mina's lungs, leaving her stunned. She doubles over in pain... (OOC - I'll be right back, gotta walk the dog) I usally use ((Double parenthsis)) to indicate a OOC.

IC - In character: When you're speaking as your character
Ex - "Dang it! The dog went on the floor again" Mina spat. "Who forgot to walk him?" Use quotations when speaking IC

POV - Point of view: When in roleplay, you must use either 1st, 2nd or 3rd person point of view [1st = I, me, we] [2nd = you] [3rd person = she, he, they] 3rd POV is mostly used because 2nd causes control issues (See powerplaying) and 1st is plain tricky to use sometimes.

Godmodding - Making a character invincible, or nearly so, by means of insane force-fields, healing, etc. Not good RP technique.

Powerplaying - Controling another's character without permission. Even if your character has "mind control" powers, ask the other person in private for permission to do it. Not good RP technique.

Genre - A specfic catagory of RPing (si-fi, western, etc) Its imprtant to know before jumping into a roleplay, or you may be the only cyborg in a fantasy world inhabited by dragons and knights.

Character - The fictional persona used in a role play (human or animal)

Erasure - An agreement OOC that an event never happened.
Ex - ((So, its agreed. I never stuck a taco up your dog's butt.))

Player - The person behind the keyboard doing the roleplaying.