Being that role playing is easier to teach with the negatives than the positives, this will most likely have mostly things not to do. But if you take enough things you shouldn't do, you eventually will find what you should do hidden in the remains.
Of course, I will also be showing you what should be done too, so don't fret.
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Role playing is by it's very nature, the act of playing a role. A role player is like an actor, on stage or in a movie. Their job is to play out a story in such a way that the person reading can 'see' the story playing in their mind. Therefore it is of utmost importance to be literate, spell out all of your words, describe your actions thoroughly, and let your words flow. You want it to be easy to read, don't make the reader force themselves.
Everyone has their own style of RP, and many base styles have been born to compensate for various systems.
The most basic is emote style, where your name is automatically attached for you. However, this style limits the ways you can begin your action.
Next we have chat room style. Most people will use symbols to designate a move, such as: -charges his enemy- This style leaves out the name, and relies upon the symbols to designate where an action begins and ends.
Then we have forum style. This style is the closest you will find to a person writing a book. Because of the immense space available in a forum post, a good RPer will use extreme detail, telling us everything from the way they are impaling their enemy, to what they had for breakfast last week, and how the two are related.
This is the style I like most, I don't really care how long a post is, so long as it isn't just talking, or a three word action. Use detail as much as you can without making it drag on and you should do fine.
Of course, I will also be showing you what should be done too, so don't fret.
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Role playing is by it's very nature, the act of playing a role. A role player is like an actor, on stage or in a movie. Their job is to play out a story in such a way that the person reading can 'see' the story playing in their mind. Therefore it is of utmost importance to be literate, spell out all of your words, describe your actions thoroughly, and let your words flow. You want it to be easy to read, don't make the reader force themselves.
Everyone has their own style of RP, and many base styles have been born to compensate for various systems.
The most basic is emote style, where your name is automatically attached for you. However, this style limits the ways you can begin your action.
Next we have chat room style. Most people will use symbols to designate a move, such as: -charges his enemy- This style leaves out the name, and relies upon the symbols to designate where an action begins and ends.
Then we have forum style. This style is the closest you will find to a person writing a book. Because of the immense space available in a forum post, a good RPer will use extreme detail, telling us everything from the way they are impaling their enemy, to what they had for breakfast last week, and how the two are related.
This is the style I like most, I don't really care how long a post is, so long as it isn't just talking, or a three word action. Use detail as much as you can without making it drag on and you should do fine.
