===== Playing a Discord Game ===== //Happy Campers// will be played using Discord, a platform that’s sort of like Teamspeak and Facebook Messenger mashed into one. It has both voice and text capability, though this game will be conducted through text. The following is a basic guide on how to use Discord Society Game, and the specifics of how //Happy Campers// will make use of the Discord format. ===== Discord Game Basics ===== ==== Getting on Discord ==== Here's a quick guide to joining the //Happy Campers// __[[https://discord.gg/5sYyw5G6|Discord server ↗]]__ for the first time. For a definition of some of the terms used here, please see the [[glossary|Glossary]]. ===== Create your character ===== Once approved, we'll email you a link to our Discord server.\\ Sign up to Discord using an email account (this should be a personal address, not your IC email address). You can do this by downloading and installing the Discord desktop app, or by simply using the browser version. The Discord link is: **__[[https://discord.gg/5sYyw5G6|https://discord.gg/5sYyw5G6 ↗]]__**. You can see all the servers that you are part of in the Discord sidebar on the left-hand side, where they will be represented by circular icons. Select the //Happy Campers// server from this sidebar.\\ Once you've joined the server, right click on your name in the user sidebar on the right-hand side and select “edit server profile”. Here you will find a “server nickname” field that you can edit. Change it to your character's name along with their preferred pronouns, in the format: name (pronouns).\\ You can change your profile picture by clicking the gear icon (User Settings) at the bottom of the channel sidebar on the left-hand side. This will take you to the 'My Account' tab where you can edit your username, password and profile picture.\\ By left clicking on your name in the user sidebar, you can see which roles you have been given. These represent sets of access permissions that the GMs have given you. Discord roles do not exist IC and do not convey IC information. If you think there is something wrong with your roles (e.g. you're missing one that you think you should have, or you have one but don't know what it means) feel free to ask a GM. //Happy Campers// will not be using roles extensively. ===== What You Do During Uptime ===== During Uptime, you will have access to text channels, both IC and OC. They will be listed in the channel sidebar on the left-hand side and will be appropriately named so it is clear what they are for. Channel names always start with a # (hash) symbol. Selecting one will allow you to view them, and if you have permission to do so, type in it. Some channels you may be able to only type in sometimes, or view but not type in. If you feel there are errors, contact a GM (who will be listed under the “GM” subheading in the user sidebar on the right-hand side) in the channel labelled “#oc-tech-support” by tagging them in your message with “@GM” or “@”.\\ During the game, new text channels may appear to you, and old ones may disappear. This may mean the location no longer exists, but it could instead mean you can no longer view them. This may reflect a change in location, status, or another in-game occurrence. If you believe there has been an error, message a GM before messaging in the channel. There may be opportunities in play to gain access to special channels with others. These will be arranged and monitored by GMs.\\ Remember, access to the internet can vary significantly in quality, as can the functionality of peoples' computers, so please don't become frustrated if someone doesn't respond to you immediately: they may be experiencing technical difficulties!\\ Private messaging within Discord is not an IC mechanic and should not be used unless you need to speak to a specific GM in confidence. This is because GMs need to be able to see what you are writing in order to moderate the game properly!\\ Usually messages sent in channels represent actions that your Character is taking. For example a player writing: Hello campers!\\ in an IC channel during uptime would be interpreted as their character saying those words. Similarly a player writing: Jason roasts s'mores on the campfire.\\ would be interpreted as the player's Character roasting smores IC. Players will only be able to describe their own actions. On the other hand, GMs and Crew will be required to narrate actions taken not just by the NPCs they play but also of Player Characters, usually to outline an outcome in conflict or plan. Finally, messages in square brackets sent to channels in Uptime are interpreted as OC commentary, for example: [That's concerning…] or [OC: That's concerning…] Both are valid ways of indicating a message is out of character. ===== Discord Messages ===== This is a Discord text roleplaying game, which to those who haven’t tried it before can be strange. The following are helpful things to know whilst roleplaying on Discord: To have a message be in italics, underlined, bold, strikethrough or spoilered (blacked out), highlight the text and select the appropriate option(s). {{:highlight_text_discord.png?300|}} Alternatively, text can be formatted by surrounding it with the appropriate characters as illustrated in the image below: a single asterisk (%%*%%) or underscore (%%_%%) for italics; a double underscore (%%__%%) for underline; double asterisks (%%**%%) for bold; double tilde (%%~~%%) for strikethrough; or a double pipe (%%||%%) for spoilertext. Spoilertext has a special role in IC channels in //Happy Campers//, covered in more detail here. {{:all_the_formats_discord.png?300}} You can also reply to a message by selecting the three dots that appear when you hover over a message that has already been sent and selecting the “reply” option. This will allow you to send a direct reply which quotes the original message and notifies the person who originally sent it. {{:screenshot_2025-06-24_225319.png?450|}} Replying to a message posted by a bot will only notify the player if you reply as a character (i.e. Replying using a bot). A message that is blacked out is spoilered. All spoilered messages in //Happy Campers// will be preceded by a non-spoilered text indicating what they might contain and/or who can view them. You can view these messages by clicking on them. Please make sure only to click on spoilered messages if you know they are intended for you to read. For more information on how spoilered messages are used in //Happy Campers//, please see the spoilertext section below.\\ To address a message directly to someone in a public channel, type @ before their handle, and this will notify them, taking them directly to your message. This is also referred to as “tagging” them in your message.\\ To start a new line without sending the message, hold shift and press enter.\\ To create a thread click the “+” icon to the left of the message input field and click “Create Thread” ===== Discord Roles===== Discord makes use of 'roles' to allow an admin to easily control permissions such as access to hidden channels and the ability to send messages rather than simply reading them. You can see a user's roles by clicking on their profile picture: this is an OC feature of the game, as roles only contain OC information. Roles can also be assigned hierarchies and colours. A user's username or nickname on Discord will appear in the colour of their highest ranked role. This is useful for example to distinguish GMs from players. ===== Spoilertext ===== Spoilertext serves to communicate information that is not suitable for all players. In //Happy Campers// spoilertext serves IC purpose (i.e. whispering some gossip to your fellow camper), and hence spoilertext messages should always be preceded by a piece of normal text indicating who the message is appropriate for. “||Jason slipped and fell in the mud earlier, what a lame soccerball captain!|| For Apsen.]” The primary OC use for spoilertext is to indicate secrets a person may not want to know or to indicate that the message's content is potentially upsetting and requires a content warning. While OC spoilertext can be sent in IC channels, players should remember to place the entire message in square brackets to emphasise the OC nature. In OC channels the square brackets are unnecessary. Content warnings should be indicated using “[CW (contents): ||message||]”, for example: [CW (bugs): ||BUGS!||] While spoilers should be indicated using “[Spoilers: ||message||]”, for example: "[Spoiler: ||I'm gonna go ziplining this week with Jason||]" ===== Bots Present in the Server ===== More bots may be added over the course of the game, but this is the list of bots that will be in use at game start. Full details on how to use each of the features listed here will be provided on the Discord server for all players to consult at any time. ==== Tupperbox ==== Tupperbox is a bot used to send messages as though they have been sent by someone else. If you have any questions about how to use it not answered here, please feel free to send GM Yona a message -- she's happy to help! In this game, we use Tupperbox to send In Character messages during uptime. For example, the same account has sent the following two messages: {{::tupper_example.png?200|}} Once you know your PC's name and pronouns, you can set up your own tupper! It's possible to do this through the **__[[https://tupperbox.app|Tupperbox dashboard ↗]]__** - you'll need to login, and link your Discord account. You can also do it on Discord, using the bot channel! The formula for registering a tupper looks like this: tul!register 'NAME (pronouns)' BRACKETS:text 'Brackets' are what you put before a message to tell Tupperbox you want to send the message as a certain character. People choose different ways of doing this - character initials, names, even emojis! You can also attach a picture to use as your tupper's avatar. For example, this is how I'd register Viola's tupper: {{::tupper_register.png?200|}} Once you've done this, just put the brackets before any message you want to send in character! {{::just_born.png?200|}} If you need to edit the most recent message you've sent with a tupper, you can use tul!edit, followed by the new message: {{::color1.png?200|}} {{:color2.png?200|}} Type tul!help into the bot channel to see other commands, visit their **__[[https://tupperbox.app/guide/basics|guide ↗]]__**, or get in touch with GM Yona if you need any more help! ==== Bot Issues ==== In the event that a bot is offline, or if a player is unable to use it for whatever reason, GMs or crew will be able to respond to your specific help requests directly where you are @ing them in a channel. We are aware that this is always an option, but runs the risk of taking longer to get to your request, or losing it in the collection of other requests incoming. We would very much like to not do that - please use the bot whenever possible! If you notice any other issues with any of the //Happy Campers// bots, please tag GM Yona in a message in the #oc-tech-support channel to let them know, and they'll get back to you about it as soon as possible. In general, please be mindful that crew and GMs are juggling many different things and may take a while to respond - we are here to help, but may need a moment! ===== Channels ===== ==== OC Channels ==== The //Happy Campers// Discord server will feature a list of clearly marked OC channels for out of character information and communication. This will include a tech support channel, a general OC chat, and a place to post bot commands so as to avoid spamming other channels (we recommend muting this by right-clicking the channel and selecting 'Mute Channel > Until I turn it back on'!). OC channels will remain visible to players at all times, and will be the topmost channels in the channel sidebar so as to be the most easily accessible. ==== Physical Location Channels ==== During uptime, player movement is represented by switching between physical location channels. As a player, you will be able to see many location channels, but your character can only physically exist in one at a time. To convey this, please don't post in more than one location channel at once. You don't have to let people know when your character is leaving one location channel and going to another, but we encourage you to put a quick line in to let people know your character has left. Also, if your character is in one channel but not another, please remember that your character would only have knowledge of what's happening in their location -- even if you can read messages in other channels! ==== Player-GM Channels ==== Finally, every player will have access to a private channel accessible only by them and the GM team. This channel will be presided over primarily by the GM assigned to you. Your GM may ask that you tag them in your messages so that they will be notified (GMs have an extremely large number of channels to moderate!). This is a good place to: * Ask GM questions that may otherwise get lost in an OC channel, or that you don't want other players to see. *Roleplay private interactions between PCs and NPCs to eliminate the need for excess text channels. We encourage you to use a public channel whenever possible for these interactions as GMs and Crew have to juggle many channels at once! Depending on the NPC, the GMs may not be able to facilitate your request - Crew do not have access to your Player-GM channel, after all! ==== The Most Important Thing to Remember ==== …is that it's not the end of the world if you're new to any or all of this! If you're unsure, you can always refer to this page or to the OC rules channel which will be set up on the server, or you can contact one of us (the GMs) privately if you'd like us to explain something in more detail. We hope you enjoy your //Happy Campers// experience, and we'll hopefully see you on the server very soon.