Dragon's Keep is a semi-lit/literate roleplay held on Discord.
It takes inspiration from fantasy and is influenced by mythology from around the world as well as our own minds.
Our current story takes place in Azielan, an eastern-influenced continent.
Characters in the roleplay are in a guild with the aim of protecting and helping others.
* Please note that this forum is only meant to be supplemental to the Discord server.
Main events and roleplay will still take place on the server. This is only here to help with further character interaction and development for those who may care for such a thing.
It can be quite a trial to have certain interactions on a server without them getting lost in the fray due to the time concerns. This forum was made as a way to work around that! 😊
--/--/2019 ✨ The Azielan update is here! ✨ Like the new design? The forums recieved a big makeover! There is also a new "Roleplay" category featuring both Nysa and Azielan. Heck to the freaking yeah, baby! ▫ Azielan takes place in the present and is open to all generations. ▫ Nysa is currently reserved for events preceding the fifteen year time skip and accessible by first and second generations only!
08/01/2018 ▶ ART TASK #6 — FORMAL WEAR Draw your OC in a dress or suit - it can be as fantasy-looking as you wish!
07/05/2018 Hey, you. Yeah, you. You who's reading this update! We just wanted to take a moment to thank you and the rest of the lovelies out there for the feedback on the forum. It's still very much a WIP right now. We're doing what we can to improve the site based on your feedback. Stay tuned. ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤
Post by Ada ♡ Basel & Cyril on May 21, 2018 17:37:41 GMT -6
Rules
Please make sure to read these over!
Follow rules set in the Discord server!
We are choosing to keep this forum PG-13 as anything mature will complicate things. Particularly since we have members who are under the age of 18. If you so choose to do that, please do it away from here!
[/font][li]Since this is a Casual forum, there is no set amount of activity required, however, please don't leave people hanging.
[/li][li]Posting order does take affect here! Please do not respond out of turn as things get confusing otherwise. The only exception is if you let people know it's okay to skip you!
[/li][li]When creating a thread, please specify if you want it CLOSED or OPEN. If a thread is CLOSED, DO NOT join unless you've been specifically invited to do so. Details given below on format of titles.
[/li][li]OOC conversations are to be kept out of rp threads unless it's kept to a few sentences at most and inside (( note )).
[/li][li]Please be aware of where you're doing RP! If you're writing that your characters are in Runa near/in Seidai but make a thread in Nairu somewhere, please don't. We'd like to keep things organized![/li] [li]Remember to stay true to your respective race! Elves, don't be doing RP in Fyr and Humans, don't be doing RP in Iledri. Generation 1&2 have access to Nysa and Azielan while Generation 3 ONLY have access to Azielan.
[/li][li]You may rp in multiple threads at once! However, please specify where in the timeline you are doing rp for. There are several breaks within the plot in which you can easily fill with your own stories. That said, please don't have characters suddenly jump into relationships in the past when they aren't in one currently! Just keep your timelines straight and we shouldn't have a problem![/li] [li]Most importantly, this is not alternate universe content! Please make sure things you RP here fit within the actual plot going on in the Discord server. UNLESS, you RP in the AU section. There, you are free to branch off into silly directions.
[/li][li]RP here DOES NOT count towards rp tally. So make sure you remain active in the discord server FIRST![/li] [li]Have fun![/li][/ul]
First you'll need to click on Edit Profile located next to your profile image on the upper left hand corner of the site.
Scroll down and you'll see tabs above the Avatar options. Select Personal.
Scroll down to Signature, in which you’ll have a little input box at your disposal. Notice there are no buttons to add alignment, bold, italics, and all those fancy text options. You’ll need to know a tiny bit of BBCode for this one.
To center align: [ div align=”center” ] text goes here [ /div ]
To link something without an image: [ a href=”link goes here” ] text goes here [ /a ]
To have a clickable image: [ a href=”link goes here” ] [ img] image URL here [ /img]
What can also help you is taking what you want and coding it through a post. Basically you’d click Reply to a thread and then format things in there before switching to the BBCode tab option at the bottom. It’ll give you the code to copy and paste in.
Keep in mind that if you decide to insert an image in your signature, you need to keep the image size down to 550 x 125 px. Please keep this horizontal as we want to keep scrolling to a minimum.
As example to what I have: [ div align="center"][ a href="Link"]Image App[ /a] ~::~ [ a href="Link"]Written App[ /a][ /div]
As for what goes where, as stated previously, the Nysa (Dragon's Keep Map) and AU (Alternate Universe) sections were designed for RP. Depending on where your RP takes place, you can create a thread accordingly. Just remember, Humans, don't be in Iledri! Elves, don't be in Fyr!
In General, the General Discussion board is reserved for most anything casual; thoughts, questions, concerns, you name it. If you have something you want to post, go for it!
About "Open" and "Closed" Threads
This idea is built strictly upon trust and nothing more, however, we all appreciate some common courtesy!
When a thread states that it's "Open," it means that it's open to others to jump in. When it's "Closed," well, it's closed off to others. If you have a thread in which you'd like to restrict to just one or a few specific people, it would be advised that you state that it's "Closed" in the thread title!
The general formatting for a Thread Subject Title goes as follows: Thread name [Anyone specific you want to rp with / OPEN or CLOSED] Ex: Lovely Stroll [Ashe / CLOSED] Ex2: Silly Greetings [OPEN]
Since the Subject title does have a character limit, if you're wanting to rp specifically with people that you cannot specify in the title because there are too many, simply state that it's CLOSED and tag individuals with the @username function in your first post.
Note: If someone enters your thread without being invited, please contact Ashe or Ada and we’ll speak to the individual directly before deleting their post. So please, be mindful of where you hop in at!
Post by Ada ♡ Basel & Cyril on Aug 9, 2018 16:57:51 GMT -6
Posting Templates
These are completely optional!
First! If you're going to use any of these templates, DO NOT remove the credit! We did not create these and want to provide proper credit to the creators.
If you're not familiar with coding, buckle up and hope for patience because you'll need a lot of it! OR you can opt out of using them as sometimes they can get a little wonky.
Now let's get started!
This is what our current premade template looks like:
RP text goes here.
@tag Note: ( Written stuff ) Character Name | Character Name
MADE BY VEL OF GS AND ADOXOGRAPHY 2.0
Before anything else, you'll need to know how to switch between Preview and BBCode mode while making posts! Which is shown simply in the following example:
When you go to make a thread or thread reply, you will always be offered the option of creating and editing via Preview or BBCode. You can switch between them as needed.
As shown above, BBCode reveals the coding behind the preview. It is here that you can post the coding for posting templates and modify them as needed (and permitted. Please do remember the permissions of templates you may decide to use for this!)
Click BBCode every time you input a posting template code or things will get a little wonky! Not refraining from switching between the Preview mode and BBCode mode sometimes potentially will screw up coding as well so be careful! We highly recommend you write posts out elsewhere before putting them into a posting template so that you don’t potentially lose everything you’ve written if things go wrong. Also, saving the shell of your customized posting template elsewhere helps so you don't have to input the image link every time you post something.
The coding for the premade template we've tailored to fit the forum theme can be found at the end of this tutorial.
Now comes the slightly challenging part, editing the coding!
This is for the round profile picture at the top of the posting template. Near the top of the coding fiasco you’ll see: src="(PLACE IMAGE LINK HERE 100 x 100)"
All you need to do is upload your 100x100px image somewhere online, obtain the direct image link, and paste that sucker within the quotation marks. Ex: src=”https://thisisanimagelink”
Next is where to insert all your written text! Scroll down a little ways in order to locate TEXT HERE and simply paste in what you have written. Very easy!
Text formatting?
As far as text formatting, it’s now safe to switch to PREVIEW mode and use the tool bar provided to insert bold, italics, underline, larger fonts...etc. You can also create custom text color for character speech so it’s easier for others to spot dialogue.
Now post it!
You’re all set to hit Create Post to publish it. Feel free to use the General Discussion board to test out templates and receive any help!
