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In this topic, users can create skits. However, the "skits" are basically scripts with characters and may also include stage directions. This is a forum, so don't make them too long. Anyway, back to the skits. There are specific formatting rules, which I will post next. For each rule, I will provide one or more examples of what's right and what's wrong.

Formatting Rules:

1. Characters
You must include characters in your skit. This is the correct format:
Characters:
Insert name of 1st character
Insert name of 2nd character
and so on
The limit is 7 characters, but skits with multiple characters (more than about 3 or maybe 4) tend to be longer. Character names may include letters, numbers, and spaces. However, these are the rules for character names:
If you want to use AG user names (which may include your own), do not have those characters swear, flame, or do anything else that is not allowed on the forum.
Do not include swearing in a name.

2. Descriptions
Descriptions are optional, but if you want to include one, put it in italics and put it in the beginning. You may also include a second description somewhere else in the skit, but you are limited to those 2 descriptions. This is an incorrect description:
There is a house in some place with 2 people in it. Those 2 people love to banter with each other.
This is a corrected version:
There is a house in some place with 2 people in it. Those 2 people love to banter with each other

3. Conversation
This is the main part of the skit. Each skit will be limited to 50 lines to keep things from getting out of hand. To do a line, include who says it, then the line. This is an incorrect format:
Sample 1 says, "What's going on?"
This is the corrected version:
Sample 1: What's going on?
Try to avoid all caps when writing lines. There are other ways to emphasize. This is incorrect:
Sample 2: DO NOT use that!
This is a corrected version with a sample form of emphasis:
Sample 2: Do not use that!

4. Special Formats
Armor Games frowns upon using all caps, so I will provide 3 ways to emphasize words or phrases in a line. They are:
Italics
Bold
Bold and italics
Italics are used if you want a word or phrase to stand out, like this:
Sample 1: Why are you using the chainsaw?
Bold text is used when you want to emphasize a certain word or phrase, like this:
Sample 1: Why are you using the chainsaw?
Combining the two lets you really emphasize a word or phrase, like this:
Sample 2: Stop what you're doing now!
You can also de-emphasize a word or phrase simply by emphasizing everything else, like this:
Sample 3: Go to the printer. Everybody go to the printer.
You can also emphasize a word in the description by making it bold and italicized. This is an example:
Once upon a time lived a magical being who loved to eat pancakes.
Like I said previously, all caps is not okay. Do not use quotes to plagiarize. Links and images are not allowed in skits, but are allowed in posts that don't have skits.

Contest Rules:
Yes, this is effectively a contest. You may post skits until May 24th. No skits are allowed once I announce the end of skit posting. Once skit posting ends, I will have a week to decide the 4 best skits. Then, on June 1st, I will announce the 4 finalists. Once I announce the finalists, Voting Week begins. I will provide voting rules when Voting Week begins, but voting ends June 7th. I will friend the winner of the contest.