Originally posted by moderator23
Hahaha! Am i going to get banned for this? How do I change my username exactly?
Originally posted by JacopeX
[b]Fun.
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Originally posted by moderator23
Ill stick around to feel how these forums are. Ill stay until I find another job. Ive never really "RP'd" before. Any tips or advice to doing this?
To be honest I don't think you will learn well or anything here. Especially with how most of the members here act and present themselves.
This place is also not very active with members, it only has a handful of people (like only 10 people) And half of those only post once a day
And only a 1 or 2 active RPs, and 2-3 others that are struggling to start. So you won't have much options on what ya can do here and who you'd to RP with
I know a pretty cool website full of RPs and members. There is even a welcome section, and a beginners section. You can learn how to RP there like that.
Around 1 - 2,000 active members a day, and many RPs to choose from.
<.< >_> don't let Jacope trick you!
Madmels advice is cool though. He's right, takes time 😄
(I'll PM you the website in case your interested)
Originally posted by moderator23
Ill stick around to feel how these forums are. Ill stay until I find another job. Ive never really "RP'd" before. Any tips or advice to doing this?
This is a text by Rapidash, who is also on these forums:
- Try to maintain the illusion of the roleplay by staying in-character whenever possible. Withhold out of character comments until absolutely necessary. The more OOC you are, the less able are people to live into the world.
- If you discuss the game with other players out of character, you should not allow your character to be influenced by this knowledge. You should take the time to allow your character to learn these things on his or her own during the course of the game.
- Consider the difference between you and your character as much as possible. Understand that in most cases, your character is not you.
- Stay away from God-Modding. This is not only a character that has no weaknesses, but also is when a person leaves no options for another character. You must at all point allow options for the counter part.
- Consider that the game does not circle around you and your character. Understand that it is a game and it is not about winning or losing, but about playing and enjoying yourself. Also consider that there are more people playing than just you, and that your happiness is not the only thing that matter.
- It is not personal. It is roleplaying. Do not confuse the two.
What not to do:
Metagame.
Taking something that you as a player have knowledge of and allowing your character to know, without rational IC reason.
Godmod.
Have an undefeatable weapon, an indomitable defense. This is a strong point with many side options. I hope you know it from before.
Argue.
Take it to PM. No need to argue at all, if RP is done well and respect is given to everyone.
Use unbalanced characters.
Your character has amazing abilities, but no weaknesses?
Use uninteresting characters.
Having no personality or definitive qualities to the character.
Use txt-tlk.
omg u hav a prblm wit txttalk?!!
Use a style inconsistent with the current play.
If someone is RPing in real time chat style, you post para style, or even essay style. And vice versa.
- Mixing your verb tenses also falls under this category. If play is currently in past tense, do not use present or future tense in your writing. If it is third person, do not use first, and in reverse, too.
- Third person, past tense is the standard.
Fail to play the character.
If your character is afraid of insects, fail to make them react appropriately to a cobweb that is found in a room she enters.
Fail to engage potential players.
Failure to roleplay in a way that provides an opportunity for other players to jump in.
Force actions upon other players.
Referred to as non-orthodox, roleplay in a manner where another player has no choice but to accept an action.
Ignore actions made by other players.
If someone is in the game, refuse to acknowledge someone's post without previous provocation.
Talk OOC in the roleplay.
Hold an OOC conversation in the same place as the roleplay.
Originally posted by moderator23If you would like to approach the fundamentals or basics in order to progress your current RPing level, I reccomend this thread by my good ol' buddy Nozdormu. 😛
Thank you Jacope.
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=362698
This goes over the essentials very well and I found it very helpful. In the current thread we are posting, you can go to the first page and read the rules and limitations here by Ushgarak, just so you can understand how to limit your characters when creating them and how to RP fairly.
(We were planning on making an RP school for newcomers with me and a few other RPers as teachers. But We didn't find much interest. Hope there can be a few current RPers who actually show skill and respect.)
Originally posted by EtnaTrick him with what? With help?
<.< >_> don't let Jacope trick you!
Again, you're pathetic and should find something else better to do, unless you really care about me that much. 🙄
This was the original idea, explained much better than I have.
Originally posted by AngelxWings
If I may make a suggestion...Perhaps, instead of a guideline, we should offer a school? A type of "learning atmosphere" if you will. By organizing willing, experienced RPers and ready-to-learn newcomers I think it should all go over well. We won't have tests or anything but it's just to help with detail, profile-making... Anything really.
It's just a suggestion though. Don't mind me.
Originally posted by Q'AniliaWell, like always people bail out on great ideas. 😛 I don't understand as well. There were so many great RPers at the time, i'm sure they could have made time for it and tried. It looks like fun.
I think it's a great idea ✅ Why did it not go through before?
I would like to be a teacher of this RP, but I do not want to go over my head with something I don't know. I rather the teachers be more of specialists of certain aspects of RPing individually. The aspect I would like to teach? In depth Combat.
But I think an idea like this would take more newcomers. So this should wait. 🙂
Originally posted by JacopeXTrick him with what? With help?
Again, you're pathetic and should find something else better to do, unless you really care about me that much. 🙄
🙄 Oh Jeez. Relax buddy. It was just a joke that can be easily seen from a mile away.
There was no point in calling me pathetic. The one who looks pathetic though is you, who can't take or see a joke
Was just trying to help the kid...
Although I'm starting to have a feeling that this new guy is Hunter and I may have wasted my time...
Anyway! A RP School? That is very much badass!
If you guys make such a thing, then maybe there is hope for this part of the site.