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Aela ran through the forest, she seemed to glide over the fallen leaves and flowers as she ran.
She noticed herds, stags, fellow does, and environments. She hadn't noticed any fawns, yet she sensed something stirring deep in the forest. A predetor? None had ever been in the forest for over thousands of generations!
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I was recently strolling through the community, skimming through other users' bios, but then a thought came to me, "Do I have to play as a character? Can't I just be.. myself and still interact with other deer?" You might find this weird, but I kind of find character RPs confusing and strange, due to the fact that I've never participated in any kind of Role-Play, ever! I have so many questions about role-play in TEF, but I can't write them down here, because they're too detailed ;A; !

I'll try my best to list the questions here, all answers are appriciated!

1. What do users mean when they refer to,"OC deer/OOC deer?"
2. If you can't talk in-game, how are you role-playing then?
3. If you're role-playing in the community, then what's the point of playing in-game?
4. Does my deer have to be a character that does role-play?
5. Can my deer just be my... deer-sona, or represent me?
6. How do users recognize other characters (in-game) just by looking at their picto? As if they read all bios and remembered all the pictos.

That's all, I think. I'm deeply sorry if they're too confusing, I'm just totally new to the Character + RP thing.