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Oct 6 2008, 09:26 PM
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The Demon of Darkness, GTS+ PL Dark Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 1 428 Joined: 30-March 08 From: Northville Mi Member No.: 1 539 Dark gym |
I've been an Avid role player for many years, and I'm sorry to say but the majority of people outside of PANE Are some of the crappiest role players I've come across. I hope they ALL read this and benefit from it.
Step one, Character building. Name - No one is going to give you the name of a Pokemon, or something unrealistic, from personal experience Yes I do rp as a character named Darck, but its more realistic in a fantasy world then calling yourself Mr. Mime.. for an example that is. This just basically means be creative and original without being lame, if you want to be called something, that's different but give yourself a real name Appearance - If you can't sprite, don’t try. Get someone to do it for you, the forum is stock full of spriter‘s . Take a moment and picture your character, now with multiple sentences map out what your character looks like, be descriptive. Your Appearance should be short but VERY descriptive and be able to give the reader a vivid description of the character in their mind.. Biography - Where did you come from? What was your family like? And your home life? The Key to ANY RP is be DESCRIPTIVE, You have to create your character, and put it on paper(Text) for the other characters to read, that way they'll understand your character as much as you do. Your Biography should be lengthy, but try not to bore the reader. Personality - This is one main key, WHAT DO YOU ACT LIKE? Are you a bitch? are you a giving person who only wants to help? Are you a self loathing person? The personality should reflect on how you RP your character...if you say you're a bitch you wont hold the door for a mother with numerous children or help someone across the street, if you're greedy you wont share anything. ] Typing - GRAMMAR AND SPELLING... They are your friends, USE THEM or other Role Players will Hate you and not want to role play with you. Spell check was programmed for a reason. "The Flow" - This is how your post looked, you can't just type things into a paragraph, it would look too sloppy and would be hard to follow, never knowing who's talking or what’s happening, If someone's talking, make a new line, a new action? A new line. But above all, and I cannot stress this enough, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling. All three of those will make your post legible, easy to read, and the rest of the community will be happier to play with you. *The key is to be so clear in your post that the reader will have the same vision in their mind as you have in your own.* Length - In a post, Length does NOT mean good Role playing, sometimes a short sweet post can be just as informative and help the story along as a lengthy one. But a whole lot of OOC and a one line "she smiled and went to her dorm" is just not acceptable. AT ALL Again, I hope some of you if not all benefit from this guide. character sheet (click to show )
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Oct 7 2008, 03:54 PM
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Elite Four Group: Members Posts: 1 129 Joined: 7-March 08 From: England Member No.: 1 348 Active Squad |
Thanks Darck, this is defonitly needed and very well written
I think this deserves a pinning, otherwise RP noobs will never gain an acceptable Etiquette -------------------- |
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Oct 7 2008, 03:59 PM
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The Demon of Darkness, GTS+ PL Dark Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 1 428 Joined: 30-March 08 From: Northville Mi Member No.: 1 539 Dark gym |
Thanks Handsome, I had fun writing it, everything underlined is credited to The Rose Crusader, we were talking on AIM and in a fit of ranting about crappy Role players I started writing all that.
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Oct 7 2008, 04:50 PM
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Former GTS +PL Grass Leader Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 11-August 07 Member No.: 193 Melinda Rose |
Yay! Now when we tell them what they are doing wrong, we can "refer" them back to this.
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Oct 7 2008, 05:33 PM
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Pokémon Champion Group: Advisors Posts: 2 705 Joined: 24-February 08 From: Ottawa, Ontario Member No.: 1 219 Lugia Hype |
I'm pinning this since it serves a fair bit of good use.
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Oct 7 2008, 06:50 PM
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Look closer. Group: +Donors Posts: 2 295 Joined: 9-July 07 Member No.: 72 Active Squad |
Wonderful, now the RP quality will be wonderful. However, I suggest changing the "Ghost Hunter" and "The Darkrai" to not insult members any further. -------------------- [align=center]I am the earth-mother, and you are all flops.
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Oct 7 2008, 08:40 PM
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The Demon of Darkness, GTS+ PL Dark Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 1 428 Joined: 30-March 08 From: Northville Mi Member No.: 1 539 Dark gym |
There. Thanks for the comment, I edited it. -------------------- |
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Oct 24 2008, 04:37 PM
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Dhofer99 Group: Validating Posts: 149 Joined: 9-October 08 From: stark mt. Member No.: 3 019 Active Squad |
well thank you verry much. i wanna get into role playing but my grammer and everything sucks so im afarid to any advice
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Oct 24 2008, 09:23 PM
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Bet On Me Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 5-July 08 From: Schiliro Drive. Member No.: 2 282 Active Squad |
Posting in Another's Thread Without Permission-
Don't do this. Please. Just don't. And by permission, I mean PM'ing the Original Poster, or posting in a discussion thread and being approved there. K? K. -------------------- |
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Oct 26 2008, 01:40 PM
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Look closer. Group: +Donors Posts: 2 295 Joined: 9-July 07 Member No.: 72 Active Squad |
Posting in Another's Thread Without Permission- Don't do this. Please. Just don't. And by permission, I mean PM'ing the Original Poster, or posting in a discussion thread and being approved there. K? K. Also, not posting until you actually have a character in the RP. -.- -------------------- [align=center]I am the earth-mother, and you are all flops.
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Nov 12 2008, 09:52 PM
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The Demon of Darkness, GTS+ PL Dark Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 1 428 Joined: 30-March 08 From: Northville Mi Member No.: 1 539 Dark gym |
I updated the first post with a
"Character Sheet" Its in the spoiler tag.. honestly I'd like that one to become the basis of Roleplaying.. on this site. But I doubt that will happen. -------------------- |
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Nov 12 2008, 10:03 PM
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Three point one four one five nine two six... Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-July 08 From: EST, New York Member No.: 2 388 Pi's Posse |
Nice job Darck. I used to do a lot of RPing, so I definitely know where you are coming from for all of these. I had a really good topic on an old forum of mine about being a good roleplayer, but I don't know if I could find the site again (I kind of let it rot... I have a tendency to do that to websites of mine).
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Nov 12 2008, 10:44 PM
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Bet On Me Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 5-July 08 From: Schiliro Drive. Member No.: 2 282 Active Squad |
Pretty blanket-y ^^. However, might I suggest adding Weight and perhaps "Additional Notes"?
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Nov 12 2008, 11:01 PM
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The Demon of Darkness, GTS+ PL Dark Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 1 428 Joined: 30-March 08 From: Northville Mi Member No.: 1 539 Dark gym |
Thanks Earl, done.
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Nov 13 2008, 12:11 PM
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Elite Four Group: Members Posts: 1 129 Joined: 7-March 08 From: England Member No.: 1 348 Active Squad |
I think the charicter sheet looks good and quite detailed, but there are some parts that may influence people not to write as much detail.
Appearance Height: 5'10 Weight: 160 pounds Body type: Thin Hair: Black Eyes: Green Piercings/Tattoos: None Unique Details: None If you where to put: Appearance: (This should include Height, Weight, Body type, Hair, Eyes, Piercings/Tattoos, Unique Details) I think it would encourage people to string together a few sentances in a structural way. It would also make sure people are descriptive and creative in their charicter's appearance. Besides this minor detail, I thought it was a very nice charicter sheet. I'd defonitly use it if I was to make another RP in the future ^^ -------------------- |
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Aug 11 2009, 09:13 PM
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Gym Leader Group: Members Posts: 151 Joined: 3-August 09 Member No.: 53 563 Team UberPwn |
I think there should be a note about Godmoding/Powerplaying.
Godmoding: Being unrealistically powerful. For example, a Charizard vs. a Sceptile. If the Sceptile takes a Flamethrower to the face and isn't even effected, that would be Godmoding. Powerplay: Taking control of another person's character. Also, I think I may have gotten the two confused. Either way, important things to note. -------------------- |
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Aug 11 2009, 09:16 PM
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Wish not to die. Group: Members Posts: 1 376 Joined: 29-July 09 From: Lincoln, Nebraska. Member No.: 51 536 Meh. |
You're right about godmodding.
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Aug 31 2009, 12:46 AM
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A waffle train and a pancake train collide, who wins? Group: Members Posts: 97 Joined: 14-May 09 Member No.: 22 920 Obsessions |
Thanks Darck!
My roleplaying isn't perfect either, but I'm glad theres a guide to help people know the basics of what to do and what not to do. -------------------- IMPORTANCE: This Pokémon looks rather hungry.. it cannot mature as fast unless it is fed. Would you like to give it a berry? Which berry would you like to feed it? He is a Corrupted pokemon, even though he wants to eat you, you should always feed him and show him love. Click him to learn more. The squirtle banner leads to my party! The Savior Project (click to show ) Bragging Rights (click to show ) |
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Oct 28 2009, 10:00 AM
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Pikamaniac Group: Members Posts: 719 Joined: 8-June 09 From: Jakarta Member No.: 32 026 RP Pokemon |
Still, you can Powerplay in other means, I mean Make your character almost died, savely return to your group, you should know what others do, the groups should be something like worrying, mad, something similiar to that, but this powerplaying way i said not always go right through what you think, it ussually go in other way.
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Oct 28 2009, 10:01 AM
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Pikamaniac Group: Members Posts: 719 Joined: 8-June 09 From: Jakarta Member No.: 32 026 RP Pokemon |
oops, Double post error.
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