Gert & Selina's metagame post

[Gert Yonsz-Kenobi]

Ok, this is what I have so far:

I have some thing for you and the lesson on metagaming and gomoding
MCD: A simple but easy lesson this time...

One thing that you may well come up against often, is the subject of Metagaming.
Metagaming is the term used for those who use information obtained out of character, in their plot's to outdo their opponent and/or gain the advantage 'illegally.'
This is also a varient of God Modding, and must be avoided at all costs, lest ye face the wrath of some very angry web overlords!

Observe...
Metagaming example: Player 1 has been sifting through an OOC plot discussion thread, and has noticed that Player 2 has posted the top secret plans for their next major offensive. Player 1 then takes this information and uses it IC in an RP thread, alerting everyone to the possibility they can form a counter defence before Player 2 has chance to put their plan into action.
Having not posted any viable means of obtaining this information IC, Player 1 has just executed a perfect example of metagaming and as such, deserves an almighty clip round the ear with an amphistaff. BAD PLAYER 1, BAD!
Not only does this effect the overall outcome of the plot, in a very irritating and unfair way and will probably leave you with no friends, it will ruin the game for everyone. Remember, in RP you have to take some losses from time to time, it makes things far more interesting that way. It might also be worth noting, that had the information been obtained by Player 1 in an RP setting, the potential for an infiltration or strike team mission RP has been completely overlooked. And that makes me a saaaad Yuuzhie.

Obviously I didn't write this. Didn't write this part either:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagaming_%28role-playing_games%29

[Gert Yonsz-Kenobi]

God-modding and metagaming. The bane of the honest gamer's experience.

Basically speaking, the concept of god-modding is committing to an action that your character should not be capable of. This includes skills as a new player that meet or exceed established players (i.e, using Master level Force powers as a new player - all new players must apprentice to achieve their desired level of skill), refusing to take a hit that your character should take to make the story believable (no matter how fast your Sith is, their Jedi is just as fast), refusing to acknowledge the action of another on your character, easily entering a guarded establishment for no apparent reason by basing your story on your character's omniscience or extraordinarily unbelievable skill at breaking in to a place.

Another example of God-modding would be choosing not to read the first page of a thread and Role Playing out a situation that is unlikely based on the information about the location given. For instance Your player walks into a criminal organization's dummy corporation's building. Your character knows this is a dummy corporation even though they are not an information broker or spy and it is unlikely anyone outside of that profession would be aware of the company's true owner (think Mafia owned beer, laundry mats and cement companies.). You then proceed to approach an established Non Playable Character in the thread and play them in a manner that directly contradicts the players previous portrayal of this NPC and/or have not taken the time to speak to the NPC's owner OOC (which can be done either in c-box or by in game e-mail) then proceed to gain access to areas listed as highly secure with no more than a smile and a how are you.

If you can't personally do this yourself it might be god-modding. If you have not researched how to pick a lock, fly a ship (within reason) or heal a person (including but not limited to another character 'teaching' you) you are god-modding.

Metagaming is an offshoot of god-modding and is nearly interchangeable. Metagaming includes learning information from another player Out Of Character because they were talking the the Game Master for that story line and having your character act somehow on that information. Metagaming also includes discussing a plot line with another character and denying every story line they propose that puts your character at a disadvantage even if the other character realistically should be able to use this method successfully. It does not matter if you personally believe your character is Albert Einstein, you have to prove he is.

[Jade Albright]

Example.. of God modding..

Character (A) walks into a building of another person thread. Walks right past security.

Character A Did not read the first post of the thread and follow the security rules. .. They manipulated another person thread with out permission

This is a example of God modding

[Gert Yonsz-Kenobi]

How about saying it this way?:

Another example of God-modding would be choosing not to read the first page of a thread and Role Playing out a situation that is unlikely based on the information about the location given. For instance Your player walks into a criminal organization's dummy corporation's building. Your character knows this is a dummy corporation even though they are not an information broker or spy and it is unlikely anyone outside of that profession would be aware of the company's true owner (think Mafia owned beer, laundry mats and cement companies.). You then proceed to approach an established Non Playable Character in the thread and play them in a manner that directly contradicts the players previous portrayal of this NPC and/or have not taken the time to speak to the NPC's owner OOC (which can be done either in c-box or by in game e-mail) then proceed to gain access to areas listed as highly secure with no more than a smile and a how are you.

[Jade Albright]

God Modding during a fight

Character A throws a chair at character b and tires to read their mind.

Character b just keep walking. then throws up a brain barrier keeping the other person out.

Character B is God modding. One they ignored the chair and two they used a super power that does not exist.