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How to Connect to #Broken_Dagger

Want to join us? A guide to connecting to #Broken_Dagger and DarkMyst is available on our website.

Our Regular Channels

• #Broken_Dagger - This channel is where the majority of our roleplay occurs. Only in-character writing is acceptable in this channel.
• #BD_OOC - Here, our players talk and communicate with one another on a constant basis.
• #BD_Myrkentown - This channel is suited best for any roleplay that may not be immediately tavern-based, or if you need a side-room for scenes. It is usually common courtesy to inform players in the out-of-character channel so that they may join to watch.
• #BD_Hospital - This channel is reserved for roleplay that takes place in the Rememdium Edificium.

Abbreviations Commonly Seen in Channel Discussion

• AFK: Away From Keyboard
• BRB: Be Right Back
• BBIAB: Be Back in a Bit
• WB: Welcome Back
• TY: Thank You
• LOL: Laugh Out Loud
• ROFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
• PM: Private Message
• OP: Channel Operator
• RP: Roleplay
• FFRP: Free Form Roleplay

In Character

In Character (IC) is a roleplaying term, referring to the world of the characters rather than the world of the players. That is, a character talking to another character is an IC interaction, set within the IC world. The #Broken_Dagger channel is strictly an IC-only channel.

Out of Character

Out of character (sometimes abbreviated to OOC) is a phrase used in roleplaying to differentiate between the person playing a character and the character itself. When the person is being him-or-herself, rather than playing their character, he or she is said to be "out of character". Plainly, OOC refers to things said by the author of the message, rather than by the character(s) that author is playing. OOC is strictly forbidden in #Broken_Dagger. If you wish to communicate OOC, please go to #BD_OOC.

Bot

A bot is short for "robot" and is used to describe an automated, coded program. In most cases on this website, "bot" will refer to a nickname on IRC that isn't a person, but just a bot, coded to respond to requests in channels and execute specific tasks and duties.

Currently, our Statsbot is active in the channel for keeping stats of recent roleplay, which are accessible on the Broken Dagger Statistics portion of our main site.

In the past, Pritchard was a bot that served as the bartender in Broken Dagger (Inn). He had the ability to serve drinks to players that used predetermined codes. If a person typed one of these codes in-channel, it would trigger a response from the bot.

Cut Scripts

As of the most recent version of mIRC, cut-scripts are not necessary, but may be obtained here if necessary.