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 Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:38 pm
Variety of Roleplay
Roleplay Resources
If you are new to roleplaying in general, here is your thread. Here are tips, rules, advice, and a bunch of other things that are muy importante.
And hey, if you're a writer, some of this can help you too.
table of contents
1. Seven Hints/Intro
2. How To Start Your OWN RP
3. Making a Character
4. Colours You Can Use
Seven Hints To RolePlaying
1. Don't GodMode, and don't PowerPlay. GodModing makes an RP totally unrealistic and PowerPlaying makes your fellow roleplayers very upset. GodModing means to make your character totally invincible, and I mean invincible. Very bad things ensue, and you CAN and WILL get kicked out of an RP. PowerPlaying means to control others characters. See below. (Your character is Jenny)
Jenny grabbed his hand and kissed it. He rewarded her with a small smile and kissed her cheek.
That's powerplaying. But this is not.
Jenny grabbed his hand and kissed it, hoping to be rewarded with a genuine smile.
2. Be descriptive. Being descriptive allows us to really understand exactly what your character is doing.
3. Use correct grammar and spelling - no ChatSpeak. A typo is fine, but blatant laziness is not.
4. Follow the Gaia Terms Of Service. They aren't there because they make the room pretty. This means no cybering, sex, making out, et cetera. The thread creator will decide the limits, but if a mod thinks it's too far, it will be deleted. Sex will not be tolerated. Young children DO use this site...
5. Allow for versatily, if you are a GM - or thread creator. Just because an RP doesn't go the EXACT way you want it DOESN"T mean you can chew everyone out.
6. No Mary Sues. What's a Mary Sue? A perfect character with no flaws, who usually has some tragic past that haunts them. Trust me, you'll know one when you see it.
7. Use OOC. Don't fill page after page with OOC - Out of Character - talk. That's why we have this forum, REMEMBER?
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:49 pm
A Roleplay Of My Very Own, Mommy When you start a roleplay utilising the NEW TOPIC button, there are four crucial things needed in your thread. If you have these, your roleplay should be successful.
A plot or setting - something to start with. If you just have 'a bunch of teens living with life in the 1960's', that works. Is it descriptive? No. But does it give us a place to start? Sure. But if I said 'seven teens dealing with protests and wars and the exhiliration of the Space Race in 1969', I'd have a better place to start. Both are usually nice, and in separate posts.
Rules. Rules are extremely important because they let us know what you want from us. When you post rules, put down the level of romance/violence (default is PG-13)
A profile format, plain or elaborate, is one of the most important things. A profile is a basic listing of character information. More on that next post. But if you have one, then users can send these to you, and then, if accepted, they're part of the RP!
And lastly, accepted profiles - which means YOURS! These can, but don't need to, have a member listing in the same post. These are very important, however basic.
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:48 pm
Did You Get Me A Profile, Too? This post will - hopefully - assist you with making a character of your own, and one that is NOT a MarySue, but a real life character we can envision in real life:
Your character's name is actually very important. For my example, I'm going to name my character Linnea Bell, in part because I have a good friend named Linnea, and partly because the name is unusual. On this note, you don't want a common name, such as John Smith or Jane Jones, but not a totally whacked out one either, such as Topaz Gold Marino Honor Russell. Middle names are usually optional, but I personally don't like to put them in if I don't have to. It's a personal choice.
n a m e
Linnea Bell
The age is also important as well. Usually, a character should be over 13 so that they are not bound by limitations such as 'I can't get the peanut butter jar'. Your age needs to be one of independence. Because Linnea is in high school, I have an age limit. I'm going to pick fifteen.
n a m e
Linnea Bell
a g e
Fifteen
Now, for an appearance. Most people link pictures or IMG them, but I find a written description does it justice as well. Avoid beautiful types. Unless there is a MAJOR flaw to offset it, your character shouldn't be Nefertiti. I think Linnea's going to be pretty, but she isn't going to work at it, so she looks unprofessional and sloppy.
n a m e
Linnea Bell
a g e
Fifteen
a p p e a r a n c e
Linnea is not the prettiest woman to stride the face of the Earth – she’s no Nefertiti. But, if she actually cared, she might look pretty enough. Dark hair comes to her chin in small waves, and her “bothersome” bangs are held back in a tortoise shell barrette. Adorning her grey-green eyes are glasses of the darkest pewter, giving her a serious appearance. Standing only at five three, Linnea isn’t that intimidating – she only weighs 129 pounds and she avoids confrontation: her eyes are always pointed towards the ground. Always.
Now we know what Linnea looks like, but we need to know what fills her body. Here we enter the cavern of personalities. Do not make your character nice, funny, smart, and sensible. Your character needs to have a major flaw, and it cannot be 'I bite my nails'. Think paranoia, insomnia, a temper, chronic lying, et cetera. I think Linnea is going to be envious and blunt, pragmatic and paranoid, a nice balance between good and bad.
n a m e
Linnea Bell
a g e
Fifteen
a p p e a r a n c e
Linnea is not the prettiest woman to stride the face of the Earth – she’s no Nefertiti. But, if she actually cared, she might look pretty enough. Dark hair comes to her chin in small waves, and her “bothersome” bangs are held back in a tortoise shell barrette. Adorning her grey-green eyes are glasses of the darkest pewter, giving her a serious appearance. Standing only at five three, Linnea isn’t that intimidating – she only weighs 129 pounds and she avoids confrontation: her eyes are pointed towards the ground. Always.
p e r s o n a l i t y
Linnea is an envious girl – it’s just part of her nature. She has a biting tongue, her mind filled with anger. Her tongue seems to NOT be connected with her brain; she has tendencies to say things with no meaning. Because of this, or, the reason for this, Linnea will never have – and does not have – any tact. If she thinks you are irrational, illogical, rude, or just plain narcissistic, she’ll tell you so in the bluntest way possible. In addition, she has a tendency to hold grudges. Linnea has what we informally call ‘selective memory disorder’. She remembers that you stole her pen when you were eight, but forgets her homework assignment. And in all honesty, Linnea would be a good student – and a good girl – since she’s smart enough, but she’s lazy. Her paranoia – inherited from Grandma Joliene – seems to take over her mind. Her mind is filled with insignificant things. When you’ve never cared, what happens when you have to?
Now, we know about Linnea, but we don't know why she is this way. This is where a history comes in. It's quite alright to have a troubled past, but don't overdo it. It should correlate with the personality, ALWAYS. However, I think I'm going to give Linnea a nice history, but I am going to throw in blunt parents, a paranoid grandmother, and competitve sisters.
n a m e
Linnea Bell
a g e
Fifteen
a p p e a r a n c e
Linnea is not the prettiest woman to stride the face of the Earth – she’s no Nefertiti. But, if she actually cared, she might look pretty enough. Dark hair comes to her chin in small waves, and her “bothersome” bangs are held back in a tortoise shell barrette. Adorning her grey-green eyes are glasses of the darkest pewter, giving her a serious appearance. Standing only at five three, Linnea isn’t that intimidating – she only weighs 129 pounds and she avoids confrontation: her eyes are pointed towards the ground. Always.
p e r s o n a l i t y
Linnea is an envious girl – it’s just part of her nature. She has a biting tongue, her mind filled with anger. Her tongue seems to NOT be connected with her brain; she has tendencies to say things with no meaning. Because of this, or, the reason for this, Linnea will never have – and does not have – any tact. If she thinks you are irrational, illogical, rude, or just plain narcissistic, she’ll tell you so in the bluntest way possible. In addition, she has a tendency to hold grudges. Linnea has what we informally call ‘selective memory disorder’. She remembers that you stole her pen when you were eight, but forgets her homework assignment. And in all honesty, Linnea would be a good student – and a good girl – since she’s smart enough, but she’s lazy. Her paranoia – inherited from Grandma Joliene – seems to take over her mind. Her mind is filled with insignificant things. When you’ve never cared, what happens when you have to?
b i o g r a p h y
Born to James and Avery Bell, Linnea was raised by Joliene Caraway, her paranoid grandmother. She inherited her paranoia from Joliene, and her sisters mercilessly taunted her. Maria, Kailey, and Genevieve were nice, but competitive, and Linnea envied them greatly. Anger filled Linnea like a hawk, and her temper worsened until it became a nightmare. Her parents didn't facilitate temper...controlling, and Linnea is like a bottle you shook but didn't open. Maybe, someone will...but will it be pretty?
Now, Linnea Bell is a real person, and we can all see her. This is my character example, and I ask you do not steal this. I will know. I will find you.
Just kidding.
Lets see the finished profile.
n a m e
Linnea Bell
a g e
Fifteen
a p p e a r a n c e
Linnea is not the prettiest woman to stride the face of the Earth – she’s no Nefertiti. But, if she actually cared, she might look pretty enough. Dark hair comes to her chin in small waves, and her “bothersome” bangs are held back in a tortoise shell barrette. Adorning her grey-green eyes are glasses of the darkest pewter, giving her a serious appearance. Standing only at five three, Linnea isn’t that intimidating – she only weighs 129 pounds and she avoids confrontation: her eyes are pointed towards the ground. Always.
p e r s o n a l i t y
Linnea is an envious girl – it’s just part of her nature. She has a biting tongue, her mind filled with anger. Her tongue seems to NOT be connected with her brain; she has tendencies to say things with no meaning. Because of this, or, the reason for this, Linnea will never have – and does not have – any tact. If she thinks you are irrational, illogical, rude, or just plain narcissistic, she’ll tell you so in the bluntest way possible. In addition, she has a tendency to hold grudges. Linnea has what we informally call ‘selective memory disorder’. She remembers that you stole her pen when you were eight, but forgets her homework assignment. And in all honesty, Linnea would be a good student – and a good girl – since she’s smart enough, but she’s lazy. Her paranoia – inherited from Grandma Joliene – seems to take over her mind. Her mind is filled with insignificant things. When you’ve never cared, what happens when you have to?
b i o g r a p h y
Born to James and Avery Bell, Linnea was raised by Joliene Caraway, her paranoid grandmother. She inherited her paranoia from Joliene, and her sisters mercilessly taunted her. Maria, Kailey, and Genevieve were nice, but competitive, and Linnea envied them greatly. Anger filled Linnea like a hawk, and her temper worsened until it became a nightmare. Her parents didn't facilitate temper...controlling, and Linnea is like a bottle you shook but didn't open. Maybe, someone will...but will it be pretty?
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:50 pm
Colour My...Posts?Colour is good, isn't it? BECAUSE the colours that Gaia offers in the drop down menu are not very good, here's a pallette of colours you can use to colour your posts.
Just stick the name in the part that says ColourHere, and then type your text where it says text. Easy peasy.
[color=ColourHere]TeXT[/color]
Aliceblue
Antiquewhite
Aqua
Aquamarine
Azure
Beige
Bisque
Black
Blanchedalmond
Blue
Blueviolet
Brown
Burlywood
Cadetblue
Chartreuse
Chocolate
Coral
Cornflowerblue
Cornsilk
Crimson
Cyan
Darkblue
Darkcyan
Darkgoldenrod
Darkgray
Darkgreen
Darkkhaki
Darkmagenta
Darkolivegreen
Darkorange
Darkorchid
Darkred
Darksalmon
Darkseagreen
Darkslateblue
Darkslategray
Darkturquoise
Darkviolet
Deeppink
Deepskyblue
Dimgray
Dodgerblue
Firebrick
Floralwhite
Forestgreen
Fuchsia
Gainsboro
Ghostwhite
Gold
Goldenrod
Gray
Green
Greenyellow
Honeydew
Hotpink
Indianred
Indigo
Ivory
Khaki
Lavender
Lavenderblush
Lawngreen
Lemonchiffon
Lightblue
Lightgoldenrodyellow
Lightgreen
Lightgrey
Lightpink
Lightsalmon
Lightseagreen
Lightskyblue
Lightslategray
Lightsteelblue
Lightyellow
Lime
Limegreen
Linen
Magenta
Maroon
Mediumaquamarine
Mediumblue
Mediumorchid
Mediumpurple
Mediumseagreen
Mediumslateblue
Mediumspringgreen
Mediumturquoise
Mediumvioletred
Midnightblue
Mintcream
Mistyrose
Moccasin
Navajowhite
Navy
Oldlace
Olive
Olivedrab
Orange
Orangered
Orchid
Palegoldenrod
Palegreen
Paleturquoise
Palevioletred
Papayawhip
Peachpuff
Peru
Pink
Plum
Powderblue
Purple
Red
Rosybrown
Royalblue
Saddlebrown
Salmon
Sandybrown
Seagreen
Seashell
Sienna
Silver
Skyblue
Slateblue
Slategray
Snow
Springgreen
Steelblue
Tan
Teal
Thistle
Tomato
Turquoise
Violet
Wheat
White
Whitesmoke
Yellow
YellowGreen
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