God Modding

God Modding

Godmoding is a phrase that originated from the "god-mode" cheat in single player games which rendered players invulnerable to harm. Godmoding is generally considered discourteous and poor form, in the context of emote-based roleplay in online gaming.

In online gaming godmoding usually falls into one of three categories:
1. you decide how your emotes/actions affect another character and "call the results";
2. you play a character that is effectively invulnerable; or
3. you control a character that is played by someone else, instead of letting the other player decide how their character is affected.
To avoid godmoding, describe only your own character's actions, and let the outcome be determined by outside mechanics (game mechanics, dice, or a neutral party) or the other player. If you are intending something drastic that might change the other character if they agree to it, it can help if you send an IM OOC asking them for consent to proceed. Some players will allow another player to godmode on them based on whether they trust the other player, or if they know the background and skills of the other character compared to their own, but it is best to never assume someone will permit that.