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09:20 PM

Sukasa's Guide to Storyteller Formatting

So that people don't get confused between my player character and the various NPCs and narrations that will appear in any WoD threads, I will be doing all of my storyteller work from Sukasa. Any Gold earned by Sukasa will go towards NPC costuming (since the MAC is incomplete) and a forethcoming rewards program for WoD players.

There are several types of formatting I will be using as a storyteller: pure narration, hidden element narration, and NPC narration.

Pure Narration will appear in dark blue Century Gothic size 3 font, and this type of narration describes your basic setting that everyone can see if they look around the area the characters are in. This can include anything from weather, to furniture, to wallpaper designs and lighting.

Hidden Element Narration will appear in dark sky blue Century Gothic size 3 italic font, and this type of narration describes elements that are not visible to the naked eye. Certain abilities, merits and flaws can allow a character to see these elements, and the more abilities used, the more indepth these can get. This can include ghosts, spirits, characters using abilities that make them "invisible", and anything physical that is in an extremely dark room. Using the information in this type of narration without the appropriate abilities, merits or flaws is considered meta-gaming.

NPC Narration will appear in a variety of colours using the Comic Sans size 3 font. Standard Comic Sans is something everyone can see and hear, while italic font will denote thoughts or non-visible ability use that can be seen/heard/felt by using certain abilities, merits and flaws. This type of narration includes everything from the NPCs' actions to their words and thoughts. Using any information in italics without the appropriate abilities, mertis or flaws is considered meta-gaming.

This concludes my mini-guide to formatting, however I'm sure once the thread is rolling well, it would have been obvious. If you have any questions at any time, feel free to send a PM to this mule account or to my main account.