Three communication hurdles that both new and experienced role-players face are spelling, punctuation and grammar. Since most communication today is sometimes “slashed” with texting, shorthand and slang - it can be hard to get back to basics when “talking” ICly on a role-playing server. But it can be done!

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Introduction: What is Ephemeral?
It’s an World of Warcraft Addon that lets users create user-defined objects that can be used in personal role-playing as props and as RP quest items. These can be shared by others using the addon.

This makes it very cool to use if you can get enough folks using it, which seems to be the hardest part. Some started to use it before it was broken after a path some time ago (as addons can/may eventually do). Recently, it’s been revived and trying to make a comeback.

Many thanks to Fethas for the ephemeral primer you are about to read. Thanks also to the original author of Ephemeral: Slaighe and to Safirio for reviving it.

Further Information and Links will be at the end of the article - Sullivan

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So you want to make an item?
by Fethas <Netherbane>, Earthen Ring

Long ago there was a mod named Ephemeral, it let you create and share items, for a time this mod was abandoned…

…now after switching hands from Ruftarian (currently maintaining the mod Lore) to Sarfirio, Ephemeral now is fully working with the current wow and has some nice new features do it.

In this article I will overview some features of what it can do and maybe some examples.

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That is the question…

/borrowedshakespeare

As you adventure ICly in the game world, your characters come across alot of history, lore and information. You have storylines, meetings with other role-players and events you participate and interact in. For some, it’s hard to keep up with - and harder to share both ICly and OOCly with others later on.

Remember that guild meeting where <insert guildmate> got the heads up on the impending attack on Thunder Bluff and warned everyone?

The wedding six months ago with <insert couple> at Stormwind Cathedral?

What was that pesky dwarf’s name getting drunk at the tavern when you were plotting the heist in Ironforge?

That part of role-playing, day to day or special event “history” that influences your character. You do meet and interact with folks and storylines when you role-play in mmorpgs - that’s kind of the point, yes? *grin*

Just as in real life we use cellphones, journals, blogs and note cards to keep up with things we do and people we meet. A log of our life, basically - just like we keep notes, blog or write about things we do. Why not do something similar for our character?

Interesting idea, huh?
That’s where journaling can come into the picture. The great thing is that it can range from the simple and private note system to a blog other folks can read and share your adventures OOCly.

You see character journaling done by writers as well as role-players. Most online games do include a forum for stories and journaling by characters. Since role-playing is similar to acting out a character in a novel, it’s a not too far from the “tree”, one can say…

<insert bad pun “ewwwww” here>

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