Post by Levi Ayden Wolfe on Feb 23, 2013 10:26:42 GMT -5
[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,font-family: georgia; color: #ffffff; font-size: 45pt; text-align: center;][style=font-size: 55pt;]rpg tips. [/style][style=text-align: right; font-family: courier new; color: #121212; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 12pt;] Nothing formal to go by, but I believe these things do help when you are inspiration blocked. Try putting these strategies into play and see what happens! My main thing is to 'make a post which you would want to recieve.' In other words, put as much detail in that the other person can reply a considerable amount of detail back. We all know, there is nothing worse than having a post which is so difficult and straining to reply to, because there isn't as much detail contained within the post. For starters, you aren't motivated to reply to the post, thus slowing down the continuation of plots and other threads, and also reducing the chances of a quality post being issued back to the reciepitant. What does the term 'ROLEPLAY' stand for, exactly? research. Before you post a reply to someone, make sure that you have a fair indication of what you are replying to, and to whom you are replying to. There is nothing more embarassing than recieving a roleplay post where they couldn't spell your character's name properly, or they missed out an important fact that your roleplay buddy included in their post which was relevant to the situation at hand. A quick glance at the character's application never hurts. After all, they aren't just there to be accepted. They are there to be read. ooc. OOC, for those of you who don't know, stands for Out of Character. On many sites, most of the comedy and such happens within the OOC section, but there's also the parts of an IC (in-character) post where people like to herp-a-derp around and say fun things. Here are a few limitations, though. For one, no sexually explicit images, text, or links are allowed on the board, as this may result in Brothers of Thunder being shut down for good. Another thing to consider is that there is no excessive swearing anywhere at all. Sure, the occasional "damn" is acceptable, but don't use the big Fs and Ss. People will turn away from the site if that happens. Be creative, you don't need to drop the f-bomb on every line to play the part of an abusive and troubled middle-aged man, there are other ways to convey this in the roleplay. organise. If you are replying to a post, structure the post in your head and how you are going to go about it. Will you talk about your surroundings first, or go straight to responding to something their character did, or said. If you are beginning a thread, decide where your character will begin in the thread, taking into account how the other character will take part. Keep in mind for open threads, you don't want to make the most obsurb thing that creates a situation where another roleplayer's character would be so out of character in replying. For example, creating a thread for a nerd at a basketball match. role-play. We here at Brothers of Thunder do not have a formal word limit, though more is waaaaaay better. IC posts are allowed to be in first-person or third-person, and all are meant to be in past-tense (meaning no "Bob pokes Jane." It should be "Bob poked Jane.") Also, don't make a ton of spelling or grammar mistakes, because we are a literate site, and we dnt wnt ppl 2 tlk lik dis. It's annoying, and if you want to do that, do it somewhere else. We do not like people who do that kind of thing. literate. Begin writing the post/response. If you have a brief indication of the structure of your post, all you have to do is fill in the blanks, and decide how you will put it into context, or words. If you have structured your post above well, this part should be relatively simple and straight foward. pm. There's always been a huge conflict with PMs. No, not pre-menstrual syndrome, Personal Messages. As is obvious, there is no sexually explicit/offensive/unsafe images in PMs, blah blah blah. But there's also no advertisement via PM. Unless the person in question actually requests a link to a site, you are not to send advertisements through PM. If you really want to advertise, there's a  emphasis. Emphasis is really important in roleplay posts. What is the significance of your post? Is there something that you wish to emphasize strongly so that the roleplayer you are doing a thread with realizes that it is something that they felt needed to be included, possibly to provide continuation or plotting purposes. Do you want to emphasize a point about your character? powerplay. This is a big no-no. What this basically means, is that you don't want to come over in your posts as if your character is more superior than the other character when they shouldn't be. Obviously a vampire can overpower a regular human, but in cases where a human is overpowering another vampire with ease, there is something to be concerned about. This also refers to the control your character is unleashing over another's character. You don't need to get every hit in, nor do you have to block every hit. There is nothing as frustrating in a combat scene when you are following the rules, and your partner just decides to be invincible and overpowering. It doesn't get anyone, nor the plot, anywhere. learn. When you are roleplaying, no matter how good you are, you are always learning from the people you roleplay with. You may not necessarily learn something about yourself, in a roleplaying context, however you may learn something about the roleplayer and/or their character, which is useful for roleplaying with them at a further date. If you trust them as a fair roleplayer, you can enjoy those long and gruelling battle posts, just as you may discover some romantic chemistry between your characters. answer & ask. This one is extremely important. As said above, it is crucial that you actually respond to the post at hand, and don't just ignorantly ignore what their character has said, because it makes your character look stupid, and messes up the thread and the timing. Also, make sure you have your character ask questions to them, or put forth statements where the character would be inclined to respond. Using your character's speech enables something for your fellow roleplayer to respond back with. They can't respond on your observant thoughts of the grass in the cemetery. They can only respond on your character's mannerisms and what they actually say. yesturday?. One important thing to consider when roleplaying with the same character in a newer post, is to take into account what actually happened in their last encounter. If they startled some romantic chemistry, continue or build on that, don't just blindly ignore it and have your characters act different around eachother. ~Made this myself, please no stealing without asking for permission!~ [/style][/style] |
