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Will you use this guide for future characters?

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No. 0.033962264150943 3.4% [ 18 ]
Sometimes, maybe. 0.27169811320755 27.2% [ 144 ]
I'm too lazy, but good job. 0.064150943396226 6.4% [ 34 ]
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-SIMPLE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO ROLEPLAYING-

Let's face it, no one likes a bad roleplayer, though a good one is greatly appreciated.

This is a quick guide of mine where I'll try to teach you how to be a good roleplayer.



-PART 1-
SPELLING

To roleplay on-line, you obviously need to spell.

To roleplay good on-line, you need to be fairly good at spelling. Like it or not, but you will actually have to write real words and sentences.

This means:

Things like "u", "2", "4", "y", "r" (and so on) shall look like this:

"You", "to/too", "for", "Why", "Are".

It also means that things like "lol" can't be used. Try to write: "bursts out into a laugh" or something instead.

-PART 2-
GOD-MODDING

You might have noticed how people complain about god-modding a lot. But what is a god-modder?

It's when you have an almighty character that can take an infinite mass of damage and has very few, or no weaknesses.

A god-modder is also very strong.

The most common example would be an attack.

Let's take a look on how Peter tries to beat the crap out of Gary.

Peter is a young rookie boxer who've managed to get all the way to the finals in the "Super Duper Lightweight Boxing Championship 2005" and his opponent is Gary who've won the Championship five years in a row. Since Peter is a rookie, it's not very likely for him to beat Gary.

A god-modder would do this:

*Peter walks up to Gary, punches him in the face and wins on a KO!*

That wasn't very funny, now was it?

Instead, Peter should've done something like this:

*Peter walks up to Gary and tries to get eye-contact. He thinks he spots a weak point in Gary's defense and thrusts his fist at Gary's face.*


Now Peter should wait for Gary's response. Maybe he'll block and maybe he'll let the punch come through.

After a few punches, Gary would probably go down, but since he's a veteran boxer, he probably will try to defend his title.

Try to be realistic. You don't dodge or block everything and sometimes you loose. That's the "real" world.


PART 3
LENGTH

Finally we're down to the length of your actions.

One-liners are rarely welcome, but it's hard to know what you've done wrong if you don't know what it is.

A one-liner is exactly what it sounds like. One sentence. Try to make out at least three sentences when you do something.

Example:

*Peter punches Gary.*

That's a typical one-liner. This looks much better.
*Peter stares at Gary with a mean look and tries to intimidate him. Peter screams at Gary's face and lunges forward. In the blink of an eye Peter's hand flies at Gary's face.*

That's pretty much what I have to tell you. There's more, but there are more detailed guides out there if you feel like you want to know more.

Have a good time roleplaying!

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Wow eek I need to work on my character....But, FREE BUMP! ^.^

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Really made me re-think my role play characters, but in a good way 3nodding

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When you roleplay, you take the role of another individual.

If you think about it, everyone you see on your way to school or work has his/her own personality.

It's practically the same with roleplaying characters.

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Good job man! This'll help me a lot.

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Thanks for the positive responses, I'm glad that I'm able to help out.

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Up you go...!

Even though I hate bumping.

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You rock.

I'm making sure my people look at this when they make their applications!

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Well, thank you.

I'm just happy if anyone decides to use this.

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I sadly, did not recieve much info being that I have been role playing for more than 2 years but I found this to be a great thread to show others who have troubles with making characters and role playing.

If I may could put a link in my rp forum to here? Or maybe post the info on my webpage and place your email so as to give you credit. The 2nd one is preferred because it's more perminate.

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Sure, I don't mind at all!

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Sure, I don't mind at all!
Thank you! *bows in respect* If you wish I could send you a PM once the thread is set up on my RP site so you may see if you wish. Just say that you'd like to see it and I'll PM you the url.
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