Post by T-Bone on Jan 28, 2008 16:17:38 GMT -5
characters E-Fed, How Do They Work?
E-Fed stands for Electronic Federation, E-Fed for short. An E-Fed is an online forum in which Roleplayers, come to roleplay under a particular genre. EWA RPs within the genre of Professional Wrestling.
E-Wrestling?
Well, e-wrestling is in a way very similar to the sports entertainment phenomenon that is professional wrestling itself, made to imitate wrestling in popular forms. The major difference here is that rather than watching it play out on a TV screen, it’s played out over the Internet to people who are free to come and compete themselves.
Compete?
Don’t worry, that is not an invitation for the many wrestling fans that surf the net to come and partake in a physical wrestling match, because unlike wrestling itself, e-wrestling relies on words and not any physical action on the part of the people who choose to join an e-federation. In some ways, it’s not too different from playing an online role-playing game.
So How Does It All Work Then?
As there are wrestling federations in real life, so there are various e-federations dotted around all over the Internet. These federations are run either by a group of people together or a single owner (usually known as the e-fed’s Owner) and are usually found in the form of a web-site although some appear as e-mail messages.
It would usually be down to these people (or person as is more often the case) to try and create interest in the e-federation by recruiting members. This can be done by contacting friends, advertising on other web-sites or a slightly more frowned upon method of visiting other e-federations (from here on referred to as E-Feds), and trying to steal their existing members in order to have them come to your E-Fed.
So, how to join an E-Fed and what happens next?
The answer to this is that to become a member, you must select a ‘wrestler’ who you want to be in control of, and assign a set of moves to them, then filling out the on-site application form., commonly refered to as a contract.
Some e-feds allow their members to be based on real-life Professional Wrestling counter-parts such as guys from WWE or TNA, while others demand that you create an entirely new ‘character’ all of your own while there are others that allow both of these options. EWA preferes that you create your own character.
Once you are confirmed as a member then the way to get yourself noticed is to begin role-playing, most e-feds have a message board in place specifically for this purpose. Here i EWA, we have a whole section devoted to Roleplaying in character. These places are where you would interact within the Roleplaying world.
In all feds, they have specialized events to organize Roleplaying. Most commonly refered to match cards, E'feds will range from having 1 to 3 shows a week, in which characters are put into matches to RP against others in hopes of winning the contest. Matches are usually aranged based on Player's skill, storylines, or for entertainment.
Yes, you did hear that correctly, I said storylines. Most people, whether fans of wrestling or not are more than aware that is scripted and the results of matches are known well in advance. However the main difference in E-Fedding is that matches and winners are not pre-scripted, thus allowing each person to compete in order to win the matches. Winners are usually determined by the better RPer and the guy who put the most effort in their roleplays.
When the time comes to make a card, a membr of the staff will post in the match card section a selection of matches based on storylines, feuds, and availbility. Then players have somewhere between 2 and 4 days to complete the matches as shown.
The goal of most RPers is to be reconized as the best RPer. E-Feds create kayfabe Championships that players strive to win. Players who work hard and recognize what it means to roleplay properly are the guys wh win these championships. EWA has 5 reconized Championships, each with a certain degree of skill needed to win, which shall be covered in a different topic.
So, what’s the point in it all then?
Well many people choose to join e-feds to live out dreams of being a pro-wrestler through writing, in a way that they never will be able to in real life physically.
Joining an e-fed can also create a feeling that you are involved in a community and can actually lead to you finding many new friends who would all share a common interest.
In a practical sense, the role-playing itself urges you to be creative and can help you to improve your writing skills. Being around other writers who critize and commend your RPs helps yo to become a better writer, while having fun doing so. Probably a little more fun then English class right?
Finally, e-feds also offer escapism to it’s members- for as long as you wish, you can spend time in the guise of your chosen character and are free to say and do things that you probably never would (or more likely would never get away with) in real life.
E-feds are not by any means for all people, as they require a lot of work and writing, whether you are in it as a member or a Staff, but they can be fun, they can be rewarding and they can help the way you write and think creatively.
--T-Bone
E-Fed stands for Electronic Federation, E-Fed for short. An E-Fed is an online forum in which Roleplayers, come to roleplay under a particular genre. EWA RPs within the genre of Professional Wrestling.
E-Wrestling?
Well, e-wrestling is in a way very similar to the sports entertainment phenomenon that is professional wrestling itself, made to imitate wrestling in popular forms. The major difference here is that rather than watching it play out on a TV screen, it’s played out over the Internet to people who are free to come and compete themselves.
Compete?
Don’t worry, that is not an invitation for the many wrestling fans that surf the net to come and partake in a physical wrestling match, because unlike wrestling itself, e-wrestling relies on words and not any physical action on the part of the people who choose to join an e-federation. In some ways, it’s not too different from playing an online role-playing game.
So How Does It All Work Then?
As there are wrestling federations in real life, so there are various e-federations dotted around all over the Internet. These federations are run either by a group of people together or a single owner (usually known as the e-fed’s Owner) and are usually found in the form of a web-site although some appear as e-mail messages.
It would usually be down to these people (or person as is more often the case) to try and create interest in the e-federation by recruiting members. This can be done by contacting friends, advertising on other web-sites or a slightly more frowned upon method of visiting other e-federations (from here on referred to as E-Feds), and trying to steal their existing members in order to have them come to your E-Fed.
So, how to join an E-Fed and what happens next?
The answer to this is that to become a member, you must select a ‘wrestler’ who you want to be in control of, and assign a set of moves to them, then filling out the on-site application form., commonly refered to as a contract.
Some e-feds allow their members to be based on real-life Professional Wrestling counter-parts such as guys from WWE or TNA, while others demand that you create an entirely new ‘character’ all of your own while there are others that allow both of these options. EWA preferes that you create your own character.
Once you are confirmed as a member then the way to get yourself noticed is to begin role-playing, most e-feds have a message board in place specifically for this purpose. Here i EWA, we have a whole section devoted to Roleplaying in character. These places are where you would interact within the Roleplaying world.
In all feds, they have specialized events to organize Roleplaying. Most commonly refered to match cards, E'feds will range from having 1 to 3 shows a week, in which characters are put into matches to RP against others in hopes of winning the contest. Matches are usually aranged based on Player's skill, storylines, or for entertainment.
Yes, you did hear that correctly, I said storylines. Most people, whether fans of wrestling or not are more than aware that is scripted and the results of matches are known well in advance. However the main difference in E-Fedding is that matches and winners are not pre-scripted, thus allowing each person to compete in order to win the matches. Winners are usually determined by the better RPer and the guy who put the most effort in their roleplays.
When the time comes to make a card, a membr of the staff will post in the match card section a selection of matches based on storylines, feuds, and availbility. Then players have somewhere between 2 and 4 days to complete the matches as shown.
The goal of most RPers is to be reconized as the best RPer. E-Feds create kayfabe Championships that players strive to win. Players who work hard and recognize what it means to roleplay properly are the guys wh win these championships. EWA has 5 reconized Championships, each with a certain degree of skill needed to win, which shall be covered in a different topic.
So, what’s the point in it all then?
Well many people choose to join e-feds to live out dreams of being a pro-wrestler through writing, in a way that they never will be able to in real life physically.
Joining an e-fed can also create a feeling that you are involved in a community and can actually lead to you finding many new friends who would all share a common interest.
In a practical sense, the role-playing itself urges you to be creative and can help you to improve your writing skills. Being around other writers who critize and commend your RPs helps yo to become a better writer, while having fun doing so. Probably a little more fun then English class right?
Finally, e-feds also offer escapism to it’s members- for as long as you wish, you can spend time in the guise of your chosen character and are free to say and do things that you probably never would (or more likely would never get away with) in real life.
E-feds are not by any means for all people, as they require a lot of work and writing, whether you are in it as a member or a Staff, but they can be fun, they can be rewarding and they can help the way you write and think creatively.
--T-Bone
