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    Originally posted by from the Cantr II frontpage
    cantr ii is an online role-playing game, in which a large number of players play an even larger number of characters who all together form different societies all over our virtual world. Societies exist in different languages, whereby all language groups play in the same virtual world.

    Playing always from the perspective of each individual character, you can try to play the worlds most famous politician, most feared criminal, most cunning military commander, most wealthy entrepreneur, or most beloved village idiot. Any role you can imagine you can play in this game and the challenge is in playing it consistently, and in achieving the goals you set for your characters individually.

    Cantr ii is a slow-paced game. Many players only play for a few minutes per character each day and one meeting can take a week to play. The game is designed for players who have more on their agenda then just gaming. However, you can start up to fifteen characters and when they are all heavily involved in their respective communities, they will give you enough to do for a full-time job as player! Be warned, many players experience cantr ii as being very addictive!

    although some experience in a language is needed before one can play in that language group, the game can be used very well to practice your language skills in a second language. Just play one or two characters in a non-native language and you`ll be surrounded by people talking the language you are learning. Or you can play a character and so once in a while take a step back and observe what kind of societies you see forming, which can be very educational.
    Source: http://www.cantr.net/

    Online, webbased, textbased, multi-user roleplaying game in which the players create their own societies, economies, militaries, etc. Play whatever role you can imagine, cooperate with fellow players, and enjoy the free world of Cantr II!
    (^ As description?)

    Hi, everyone. Been a while since I last popped up here.
    So I thought I might as well submit a great game I've been playing for the past few moments.

    The game has just one rule, but it's an important and strictly enforced out. The Capital Rule.
    There is one rule that governs the interaction among the characters in Cantr II.

    While each individual player is allowed to have multiple characters, those characters MUST be separate and distinct individuals. This has several ramifications for the game:

    * Your characters are not automatically a family, a clan, a tribe, an army, a company, or so on - not necessarily even friends. They should have their own interests and goals. They should not know each other unless they happen to meet. If two of your characters interact, they should do so as though each were looking out for their own interests and goals - essentially, as though the other character were being played by a stranger. Describing your characters as a family, banding all of your characters together to form an army, or starting a character solely to produce goods or perform services for the benefit of another one of your characters (making a `mule` character) are all violations of this aspect of the Capital Rule.
    * Your characters do not automatically know what your other characters have seen or done. If you have a character in a city, that character should not know that there`s been a revolution to overthrow the empress of another town and establish democracy until someone travels from the latter city to the first to spread the news, even if you have another character in the empress's city. Discussing events that happened elsewhere before the news has spread by in-game means is a violation of this aspect of the Capital Rule.
    * Similarly, a multi-location organization should not exist without some member of the organization fairly traveling from one location to the other - ABC Corporation should not open offices in two cities, unless someone travels from one of the two to the other to open the second office. The creation of organizations should take place in the game - not among your personal characters, and not offline among your friends who also play.
    * You should also refrain from organizing events with your friends, who also play Cantr, outside of the game. This, although it may be hard to catch, is considered cheating as it presents an unfair advantage to the other characters in Cantr.

    The Players Department is here to help with interpretation of the Capital Rule. If you`re not sure if something you`re about to do is a violation, ask first! If you think someone else is breaking the rule, the Players Department can investigate. The Department can be contacted by using the Contact Cantr II Departments form, which can be accessed through the main page or after you've logged in.

    Although these do not fully capture the Capital Rule, a number of simple guidelines assist the Players Department in dealing with (likely) breaches:

    * You are not allowed to have more than one character in the same organization.
    * You are not allowed to have more than two characters on the same location.
    * You are not allowed to ask friends out-of-character to help you with something in-character, or to quickly log in to help.
    * You are not allowed to attack the same character by several of your own characters.
    * You are not allowed to spread maps or other in-game information by out-of-character means, like your own website.

    Although these rules help as simple guidelines, it should be emphasized that they do not replace the Capital Rule as such. The key is to understand the spirit of the Capital Rule, which is basically about roleplaying. When you play your characters, imagine diving into their skin, and think from their perspective. None of the actions of your characters should be on the basis of your knowledge as a player about other locations, fellow characters, or the history of the game, or on the basis of your communication with fellow players out-of-character. Play your character from his or her in-game experiences, with his or her in-game knowledge, and taking his or her in-game personality and interests in mind. There should be no difference between the interaction between your character and a perfect stranger and the interaction between your character and another character of yourself or of a friendly player.

    Certainly a great game for those who love to roleplay and write!
    Enjoy.
    Last edited by wirodeu; 12-18-2008, 20:51:14.

  • #2
    Sorry for the doublepost, but I forgot to mention that the game has no graphics (except for the map and the interface). There are some banners though, so, here's a good one and a smiley from the Cantr page. One of the few actual graphics from the interface.





    Possible others can be found here:
    http://www.cantr.net/mwiki/index.php/Promote_Cantr

    Thanks!

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    • #3
      your link is broken
      keep on keepin on

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