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Role playing is a pastime in which one assumes a role other than oneself. A role-playing game is essentially a collaborative storytelling effort in which each participant takes on a role and interacts with others only through that role.

Role playing is a pastime in which one assumes a role other than oneself. A role-playing game is essentially a collaborative storytelling effort in which each participant takes on a role and interacts with others only through that role. Role-playing and roleplaying (one word) are both acceptable terms for this activity.

==Is there a place for role playing in EVE?==

To a point, EVE Online is a role-playing game from the start. The very first thing a player must do is determine which of four empires his capsuleer comes from. Since any capsuleer can train any empire's ships, this is not a tactical issue as much as an expression of philosophy or personality.

The EVElopedia page for [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Roleplay roleplaying can be found here]. It includes some useful guidelines for RP in EVE.

==In Character and Out of Character==

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An example would be a message announcing an in-game contest involving a search for Secure Containers scattered throughout New Eden. The section announcing the contest and explaining the rules would be OOC; the part that explained the background of how 'buried treasure' came to be in various containers in deep space would be IC.

==The In Character World of EVE Online, also known as Prime Fiction==

The world of EVE Online is the world of the New Eden galaxy. It's background has been described in the EVE Chronicles, and is generally referred to as the Prime Fiction. The social and historical events are considered canon - that is, they are not alterable by the roleplay of players. Within that context, every player is a 'pod pilot' or 'capsuleer', a human citizen of one of the four empires who has been augmented with implants and equipment such that he is capable of controlling a spaceship by occupying a capsule and using direct neural perception and manipulation. Each such ship has a crew according to Prime Fiction, although the precise size of such crews tends to vary depending on the source.

Earth is a dimly remembered myth, and the events and preoccupations distinct to Earth are rarely mentioned.

CCP has full control over all NPCs and non-player organizations. A player might give you a position in a player character corp or alliance, but you cannot give yourself a position in a non-player organization and hope to be taken seriously.

==IC Chat==

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-Role playing is a pastime in which one assumes a role other than oneself.  A role-playing game is essentially a collaborative storytelling effort in which each participant takes on a role and interacts with others only through that role.
+Role playing is a pastime in which one assumes a role other than oneself.  A role-playing game is essentially a collaborative storytelling effort in which each participant takes on a role and interacts with others only through that role. Role-playing and roleplaying (one word) are both acceptable terms for this activity.
 ==Is there a place for role playing in EVE?==
 To a point, EVE Online is a role-playing game from the start.  The very first thing a player must do is determine which of four empires his capsuleer comes from.  Since any capsuleer can train any empire's ships, this is not a tactical issue as much as an expression of philosophy or personality.
+The EVElopedia page for [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Roleplay roleplaying can be found here].  It includes some useful guidelines for RP in EVE.
 ==In Character and Out of Character==
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 An example would be a message announcing an in-game contest involving a search for Secure Containers scattered throughout New Eden.  The section announcing the contest and explaining the rules would be OOC; the part that explained the background of how 'buried treasure' came to be in various containers in deep space would be IC.
+==The In Character World of EVE Online, also known as Prime Fiction==
+The world of EVE Online is the world of the New Eden galaxy.  It's background has been described in the EVE Chronicles, and is generally referred to as the Prime Fiction.  The social and historical events are considered canon - that is, they are not alterable by the roleplay of players.  Within that context, every player is a 'pod pilot' or 'capsuleer', a human citizen of one of the four empires who has been augmented with implants and equipment such that he is capable of controlling a spaceship by occupying a capsule and using direct neural perception and manipulation.  Each such ship has a crew according to Prime Fiction, although the precise size of such crews tends to vary depending on the source.
+Earth is a dimly remembered myth, and the events and preoccupations distinct to Earth are rarely mentioned.
+CCP has full control over all NPCs and non-player organizations.  A player might give you a position in a player character corp or alliance, but you cannot give yourself a position in a non-player organization and hope to be taken seriously.
 ==IC Chat==