| General
The use of jargon is a very important part of roleplaying within any server. It’s about using creativity within improv, while keeping realism in mind.
The goal within teaching proper jargon, is not to dictate how a person communicates whilst roleplaying, but rather encourage more creative thinking when speaking for your character. After all, it can make or break someone’s immersion while trying to communicate.
Telling someone in real life that your head popped is sure to turn heads, whereas stating you have a migraine makes a lot more sense when having a conversation in the real world.
Many roleplayers are conditioned to using some ridiculous phrases without thought, which is why we’ve added a list of things to say, and a list of things not to say.
Disconnect/
Connection Issues
Migraine
“This is Penelope, she gets a lot of migraines.”
Go Out of Character
OOC
Drop the accent
“That man over there sure is dropping his accent a lot.”
Player ID
Government ID
Train Ticket #
“Hey what’s your train ticket number friend?”
Player Level
Number of Read books
“Well how many books have you read? Sometimes it helps to read more before trying to do certain things.”
Tahiti
Banned
“I think Jack took a trip to Tahiti.”
Off the Train
Newly spawned
“I just came in off the train”
Lag/
Screen Stuttering
Headache
“Penelope, also gets bad headaches in Saint Denis.”
Being a New Role-Player
New to the lifestyle
“Could you maybe help me out? I’m new to this lifestyle and can’t seem to figure a few things out.”
Content Creator Actively Streaming
Eye is twitching
Wearing glasses
“Hey can you watch what you talk about, Gerald is wearing glasses.”
Non-Player Character
NPC
Local
“Did you all see the way that local just ran off the side of the cliff!”
Players
Townsfolk
“I think was a townsfolk who robbed the bank.”
Pockets
Inventory
“Have you checked your pockets for the stew I gave you?”
What Button to Push
Which muscle do I flex?
“Which muscle do I flex to point in front of me?”
Server Restart
The Storm
“Look’s like there’s a storm about 14 minutes out, so we probably shouldn’t do anything too crazy”
Being Downed
Unconscious
“The Panther jumped on me, and knocked me unconscious!”
The Use of /me to Communicate in State
Sign Language
“/me I use sign language because my vocal cords were ripped out by a cougar”
Discord
Discord
Should avoid mentioning while in the State.
PLEASE STOP CALLING DISCORD DISCORDIA.
Government Laws
Rules & Guidelines
“I believe that’s somewhere in the government laws.”
| Cringe Jargon (STOP USING THESE, PLEASE)
Headpop
Used to refer to a disconnect.
Instead try Migraine.
Bible
Used to refer to the rules of the server.
Instead try “Government Laws”
Inventory
Self explanatory.
Instead try “Pockets, bag, backpack, saddlebags, storage locker, safe”
Twinkle
Used to refer to content creation.
Discordia
Used to refer to discord.
Instead try newspaper.
In Head
Used to go AFK.
Instead try “I’ll be right back” and proceed to a quiet area where no one can see you.
Mentioning RP
Please, just stop doing this.
No Raspberry Pie.
No Rice and Peas.
Birdies
Used to refer to viewers in a stream.
“Take a Memory”
Used to refer to taking a clip.
Instead try “Did you remember that?”
Spiritual
Used to talk about IRL.
Instead try not mentioning IRL.
“What is your book level?”
Instead try “How many books do you have?” or “How many books have you read?”
Pigeons
Used to refer to Discord DMs.
If you must mention these horrible avian creatures, please ensure there is no one present.