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seekingCylem

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:07 pm


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[ So I read a really great article just now that concisely pointed out a lot of really important points of group role-playing that don't get mentioned very frequently. The epiphany was really inspiring!

Learning new techniques gets me really jazzed up to do creative junk like draw or role-play, so I was wondering:
Do you have any advice, articles or tools you use for RP creation? Where do your character concepts tend to come from? Do you choose plots based on setting or tone? Do you have a particular medium that inspires you?

Here are a couple things I found fossilized in my DeviantART favorites:

Short story breakdown--not explicitly for role-play scenarios, but the plot breakdown is really something that should be touched on more often.
Plot Saver List--really great for warm-ups and quick RPs.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:36 pm


There was a really great site with literally hundreds of articles that I used for years, but it shut down about a couple months ago, so I'm still rebuilding my resource collection. I'll post more as I find them. As it currently stands, I've read a couple of Errant Dreams articles. What I've seen so far I've really liked.

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seekingCylem

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:52 pm


[ Found a basic cheat sheet for body language. :U ]
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:11 pm


I remember the plot saver list! That is a great resource. There's also this neat generator from Chaotic Shiny that has spurred a few blocks. Most of the ideas tend to focus on short-term things in a story, which is helpful for roleplaying. It's also like going on a scavenger hunt - you can find inspiration in so many places!

http://chaoticshiny.com/inspiration_finder.php

seekingCylem
[ Found a basic cheat sheet for body language. :U ]


More like cheat sheet for PSYCHOPATHS.

But seriously, that's interesting. Though some of them are a little strange to me: "Superiority: Hands folded behind head while sitting up (in men; in women this thrusts the breasts out and becomes sexual)"

You have no idea how hard I am trying right now to get this position to THRUST! my breasts out. I am the least sexual person right now. But I do look really smug.

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seekingCylem

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:12 pm


Sypon
I remember the plot saver list! That is a great resource. There's also this neat generator from Chaotic Shiny that has spurred a few blocks. Most of the ideas tend to focus on short-term things in a story, which is helpful for roleplaying. It's also like going on a scavenger hunt - you can find inspiration in so many places!

http://chaoticshiny.com/inspiration_finder.php

seekingCylem
[ Found a basic cheat sheet for body language. :U ]


More like cheat sheet for PSYCHOPATHS.

But seriously, that's interesting. Though some of them are a little strange to me: "Superiority: Hands folded behind head while sitting up (in men; in women this thrusts the breasts out and becomes sexual)"

You have no idea how hard I am trying right now to get this position to THRUST! my breasts out. I am the least sexual person right now. But I do look really smug.


[ Well you look like you're gettin' into the chicken dance if you just chest-thrust. I noticed it gets a lot more feminine if you c**k your hips a little to the side.

You often don't associate the word "douchey" with women (ironically enough) but I feel like it applies to this pose.
]
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