IC is an acronym for In Character. This term is used by the role-playing community to denote that they are speaking or acting as their character would.
If the player is speaking or acting as themselves during a role-play episode it would be referred to as Out of Character or OOC. Out of character comments are usually indicated by the use of double parentheses or other punctuation.
Examples[]
In Character:[]
- Legolas says: "I have arrived to save the day!"
- /Legolas makes a sweeping bow
Out of Character[]
- Im2C00l says: ((lawlz another Legolas has arrived, shoot me now!))