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 Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:21 pm
Hello and welcome to RP 101!! .......... sweatdrop
Hmm... well, It would appear that Yukari Sensei is... um... indesposed at the moment, so I guess I'll take over. xd
This topic is here to help clarify basics of RPing. I know many of you already know how to RP but for others, this is a very helpful and much needed place. 3nodding
Here you will get basic rules of RPing, a basic RP guide-or 'how to RP', and there will also be helpful hints and answers to any questions you may have.
[Crew, this is your place to shine!!]
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:23 pm
[Basic RP Guidelines] (Now, first of and foremost, I am definitely NOT the best RPer in the world, and I am not saying that everything here is correct and by the book. There are many different kinds of RPers with many different styles. This is meant only as a helpful guide.)
The main thing that I have discovered about RPing is to use your imagination!! You need to put it all out there and make it interesting, otherwise, the RP will begin to get boring and will die rather quickly.
Ok, here we go. RP basics for 'how to type it out'.
I have found two ways that I really like that help me out with RPing. The first and probably most popular way is the "book" way.
Basically, you put everything down as you would see it when reading a novel.
-When you are talking you surround your words with "quotation marks".
-Any actions should be written without markings of any kind.
-Thoughts are usually done in the same manner and usually have a note stating a thought was made. Although sometimes I will put my thoughts in 'apostrophies' or italics. Example Sally walked through her new school hugging her books closely to her chest. 'Man, I hope I don't fall on my face' she thought to herself. She walked into her first class early and introduced herself to the teacher. "Hello," she said bowing respectfully "my name is Sally Smith, I am new to this school and your class. Can you please tell me where I may sit?"
Actions are made in bold type,
Thoughts in italics, sometimes with a note stating the thought
and speaking in normal type. Example Nakamura Sensei rose to his feet and returned the bow to Sally. What a polite young girl! he thought. Smiling he answered, Welcome Sally. You may sit in this chair here. He walked over and put his hand on the desk of the third chair in the second row.
Another set of marks you may see are the OOC (out of character) marks. These are pretty universal. They are two ((parenthesis)) indicating you are speaking out of your RP character. Usually to your RP partners stating that you need to leave or other notes. I ask that this is kept to a minimum but it is good to know.Example "Thank you" replied Sally sweetly and took her seat. She pulled out some note paper and a pencil and waited for the bell to ring and class to begin. ((Dude I gotta go, my mom's making me get off the comp. I won't be back til tomorrow, k? PM me!))
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:24 pm
{Basic RP Rules & Definitions.} *Note* Most of this will be a reideration from the RP section in the Rules topic. To see the full set of the rules please go there.
Many of these are also known as courtesy rules. Meaning you are pretty much expected to follow these rules.
-NO GODMODDING.
Godmodding occurs when someone basically, takes your turn for you and/or doesn't give you any chance to act or react towards their post. IlliterateGoddmodder OMG his attak didnt wurk and i kill him.
Godmodding is extremely frowned apon in the RP world, so please, just don't do it.
-NO ending the RP unless all parties agree.
I'm sure this is pretty much self explanitory.
-NO talking OOC unless you contribute to an RP.
See OOC marks in Basic RP Guidelines. Basically, if you're going to speak OOC, do it while RPing.
-NO popping into an RP without giving a worthy contribution. IE: not giving some thing logical and worthy to the plot.
Self explanitory, if you're going to be in an RP, contrbute. Don't just post and leave. You throw everyone off.
-Absolutely NO one liners.
Basically, try to put a little more into your posts. You gotta give the other people something to work with. This is one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to RP. and it goes with the 'Be Creative' Rule.
-People who join and never post get banned.
You gotta post and keep the guild active if you wanna stay.
-Be creative!!
Again, no one liners, use more words and be more discriptive. uncreative I went to the tree took my shoes off and sat down. creative I made my way over to a large shady tree. My feet were hurting so I took my shoes off, and plopped myself down in the cool shade.
-You can't kill someone else without their permission.
See Godmodding.
-No chat or l33t speak.
Chatspeak or 'internet slang' is a way of speaking that is mostly used to illiminate keystrokes.
Example:
'Sorry i forgot to phone you. I will see you tomorrow'
...would become...
soz i 4gt 2 fon u.i c u 2moz
Leet is defined in terms of the corruption or modification of written text. For example, the term "leet" itself is often written "l33t" or "1337". Such corruptions are frequently referred to as "Leetspeak" or "L33t5p34k," et cetera.
So I hope this helped clarify some things, if not, feel free to ask any questions! That's why we're here!
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:39 pm
-Reserved-
(Thinking of posting Q&A that will eventually be asked, here, like a quick reference FAQ.)
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:41 pm
-Reserved-
(Because I know I forgot something... sweatdrop )
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:06 pm
-First Tip of the Day-
These may not be daily but I will try to post them often.
Creating a character
Things you should be thinking about when creating your RP character:
- What is their name?
- What is their gender? Sexual preference?
- What are they wearing?
- What do they look like?
- What is their species? or Ethnicity?
- What is their past like?
- What is their personality like?
- What do you see for their future? (How would you like their personality to develop?)
- What kind of people would they want to align themself with?
- If any, (and if the situation calls for it) what weapons are they carrying? Again, where did they get them? Someone who just escaped from a prison by digging underneath the wall isn't exactly going to be loaded with weapons.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:21 pm
[TIP OF THE DAY]
Be sure when you create a character to give them some history.
Picture their life, and how the events and people experienced throughout their lives have affected them. Without history your character is like a piece of blank paper, an unpainted canvas, a block of clay or wood. Giving your character a history will make them more real. It brings them to life. You do not have to post their life story; just keep the key events of their life in mind. Be creative! The history will help you in your RPing, if you know the characters background, their history, it'll be easier for you to "be" them. Practicing this will help bring up your RPing skills.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:58 pm
Wrath here giving the next tip of the day. something im good at...what the tip is on at least sweatdrop [TIP OF THE DAY] How to make a good RP plot.
Most RPs run where what happens next is unknown. What happens next to your character depends on what the person or persons are typing. I find that its easier to have a plot to your character then just shooting at random what might happen. An easy way to have a successful RP is to build a plot for your character; a goal if you will. Some simple ways of coming up with a plot is looking into the past of the character, weather your own creation or a character you like to play (if using a character from a series, movie, game, so on, its easier to build on the plot and the background if you know a bit about them instead of choosing at random and guessing the background of them.) Another way what you want to happen in the future, also building off your profile. For example (ill use my character).
My plot for my character is that she wishes to use her gifts as a humunculus to help people. Her parents gave up their lives to bring her back and save her friends and brothers. After their death, her brothers split, as well as the others close to her. She hopes to find them, and to help them as her eldest brother becomes a noble, her second eldest become a musician, and her twin who had lost his mind.
That's a basic plot. From that, you can use it to help give a basic outline to your character's purpose and to also keep the RP moving along. Goals really help the plots of RPs.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:20 pm
[Tip of the Day]
-Setting-
Setting is very important in a roleplay. It helps to set the mood of the RP. The more detail in the setting the more real the roleplay feels. A setting is also helpful in allowing players to interact with things other than eachother creating a more interesting and interactive environment.
*NOTE: A really, really good example of setting can be found in Yuki's Lunar Nights Bar and Cafe. This is an excellent example of a well thought out and highly interactive setting.*
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:29 pm
MoonBlu [Tip of the Day]
-Setting-
Setting is very important in a roleplay. It helps to set the mood of the RP. The more detail in the setting the more real the roleplay feels. A setting is also helpful in allowing players to interact with things other than eachother creating a more interesting and interactive environment.
*NOTE: A really, really good example of setting can be found in Yuki's Lunar Nights Bar and Cafe. This is an excellent example of a well thought out and highly interactive setting.*
*starts prancing around the room*
But yes I put a couple hours into that cafe, and taking some of your themes from other things and mixing them up into your own work too
Okay that was all the wisdom I have to offer
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:33 pm
[Tip of the Day]
-Is my RP a good idea?-
I always ask this question to myself and I know others do the same. If you are unsure of posting an RP thinking perhaps no one would like it or participate, you might want to utilize our Ideas/Suggestion topic. Go ahead and post your idea and ask for feedback. If it seems people like your idea, go ahead and go for it. You won't be judged here. We're all here to have fun. Besides, you never know, it could turn out to be the most popular RP in the guild! 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:02 pm
[Tip of the Day]
-making RPs-
sure we'll allow just about any kind of rp you canthink of, but when making it, if you think it's going to be a little um "R" rated, then......well put something in your title to let people know so they don't click and find something they really didn't want to see
okay thats it for me
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:50 pm
[Tip of the Day]
-another making RPs-
if you have a problem making one, why not do a joint effort and work with another member and the both of you make it together, and also by doing it that way you can be pretty sure you have 2 people to kick it off and drag in new players to the field, or dungen, or maze, or school, or building, uh, well you get the point
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