A titler is an object that creates hovering text above your avatar's head.  It often includes a meter name, a character name and some lines of informational text.

The meter name is often used to insure that all the role players are using the same meter or HUD.  A character name is often part of a titler as people often roleplay with a different name that their avatar.  Remember that just because the titler shows a characters name, does not mean that your character has met that player and knows their name.

The other information displayed in a titler is used to convey clues about a character that are not readily apparent from looking at an avatar. They are also used convey information that Second Life ™ is not able to due to various limitations.  Titler's should never be used to display information that is hidden to the senses or is in any way non-obvious.

Things to think about including in a titler:

• Sight, clues to the appearance of a character. Many things cannot clearly be displayed on a Second Life Avatar easily, a limp, a bruised face, etc.  These things can be just role played, but sometime it's just easier to put it into ONE place.
• Sound, clues to how a character talks, moves, etc. If your character has a specific accent putting it in the titler can be much easier that "typing" out the accent phonetically.
• Smell, give clues to how a character smells, their daily hygiene, etc. Giving a clue as to how a character smells is helpful since the character is role playing with characters that have heightened senses of smell, like vampires and lycans.
• Supernatural qualities that have physical manifestation. This type of clue is for obvious qualities, like a visible aura, feels good / creepy to be near, etc.

Things not to include in a titler:

• is xxx years old
• Statistics like health, armor class, strength, etc.
• Generally rude or obnoxious comments
• Irrelevant information
• Has knife in pocket (a non-obvious item)
• Is a vampire, lycan, witch, fae, etc.

The list of items above include examples of meta-gaming by giving information away that is not readily apparent, what type of creature a character is, how strong the character is, etc.

Examples of good titler information:

• has a slight limp
• has a bad rash and boils on the skin
• smells of blood
• exudes feeling of menace
• shows a faint purple aura
• produces a feeling of calmness
• has a slight tremble to the touch
• speaks with broken English
• has a hoarse wheezing voice

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