Post by Shadow on Jul 25, 2007 10:37:47 GMT -5
At one time or another, everyone who's ever roleplayed had to start off as a beginner. To help you beginners on your way, here's a nifty little guide to the basics, as well as some helpful hints to greatness.
1. To start off, you have to know which person you're using in roleplay. Most(Or generally speaking) roleplays use third person view, past tense.
Example(Past Tense/Third person): The child walked along the sidewalk, humming a tune.
Though that sentence could be better, we'll keep it simple in the beginning. In most roleplay instances, using first person, or present tense is very confusing.
Example(Present Tense/First Person): I walk along the sidewalk, and hum a tune.
Example(Past Tense/First Person): I walked along the sidewalk, humming a tune.
Ugh, That really gets confusing after a while, and it's much easier to come up with third person sentences. So remember, third person good, first person bad. Past tense good, present tense bad. At first you'll probably get them mixed up, but you'll get the hang of it in no time.
2. Next, let's go to power-playing(PP) and god-molding(GM). These are both very bad things, that not only make roleplay unfun, but makes it very confusing, and frustrating. There are some exceptions to the rule against power-play, but those are for the creator of the site/board to specify.
To power-play, is to take control of another character that doesn't belong to you, and control them. Let's say my character's name is Shadow, and Person One's character is named Bob. Bob and Shadow are in a fight.
Example(Power-Play): Person One-Bob was upset at Shadow. Her yelling had made him very ill-tempered. In blind rage, he jumped at her, ready to knock her down.
Me-Shadow growled as Bob lunged for her, but she dodged it, and delivered an upper cut to Bob. He toppled backward, stunned, and blinked stupidly at Shadow. Snickering, she punched him again, and he fell to the floor with a loud BANG. Shadow had won!
Person One-((Hey!! That's not fair!!! BLAH BLAH BLAH!!*))
Repulsive. Absolutely repulsive. To avoid conflict, there is a simple matter of not taking control of Bob.
(*BLAH will be used throughout this guide as a sign of yelling, or arguing. Both are not tolerated here at The Namesake, as stating in the rules.)
Example:Person One-Bob was upset at Shadow. Her yelling had made him very ill-tempered. In blind rage, he jumped at her, ready to knock her down.
Me-Shadow dodged Bob's attack, taken off guard by his sudden temper. Growling, she delivered an upper cut, that she hoped would send him flying, or at least confuse him for a second or two.
Person One-Bob felt Shadow's punch, and staggered. Shaking his head, he kicked at her, almost certain his close attack was almost impossible to dodge this time.
Me-Shadow toppled to the floor, clasping her head in pain.
It is very rare that fights will happen, but they will happen. Remember to be realistic, and let your character be hit. If neither of you can come to compromise as to who will win, then ask an Admin and they'll gladly help you.
God-molding is much like power-play, except instead of taking control of another character, you're making yourself all powerful, or the most beautiful thing out there, etc.; a God.
Example(God-Molding): Shadow was the most grand thing out there. Her hair was like threads of gold, and her teeth sparkled like diamonds. No man could resist her, and no one person could lay a finger on her. She was untouchable, unapproachable, and unstoppable.
Yuck! Who in their right mind would want to roleplay with someone like that, knowing they're always going to be inferior to said person? That's not to say that your character can't have nice attributes. Everyone wants to have something cool about their character. There's just a better way to go about it.
Example: Shadow was very pretty. She had a nice figure, and her hair shown almost golden in the light. Some men found her attractive, while others thought she could be better. All in all, she had her good sides, and her bad.
You can spice it up however you want, make your character as pretty or handsome as you want. It really doesn't matter, as long as they're not Gods!
3. Now, let's talk about grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. If you're like me, you really suck at spelling. I have a pretty big vocabulary, if I do say so myself, but half of the words I can't even spell! There is a spell check button on the bottom of every post page. It's next to the Preview and Reset buttons, which are by the Post Message button.
To become a more advanced roleplayer you have to learn how to be descriptive, and use a wider range of vocabulary. The more interesting your post, the more likely someone is to respond to it.
Chat Speak is a big no-no. We do not substitute letters with numbers, and we capitalize our I's when we are referring to ourself. We also capitalize the first letter in a sentence, names, etc.
I can't think of anything else at the moment, but please come back and see if there's more, and remember to ask questions if you don't understand something. Remember, roleplaying is about having fun, and the better at it that you are, the more fun you're likely to have!
1. To start off, you have to know which person you're using in roleplay. Most(Or generally speaking) roleplays use third person view, past tense.
Example(Past Tense/Third person): The child walked along the sidewalk, humming a tune.
Though that sentence could be better, we'll keep it simple in the beginning. In most roleplay instances, using first person, or present tense is very confusing.
Example(Present Tense/First Person): I walk along the sidewalk, and hum a tune.
Example(Past Tense/First Person): I walked along the sidewalk, humming a tune.
Ugh, That really gets confusing after a while, and it's much easier to come up with third person sentences. So remember, third person good, first person bad. Past tense good, present tense bad. At first you'll probably get them mixed up, but you'll get the hang of it in no time.
2. Next, let's go to power-playing(PP) and god-molding(GM). These are both very bad things, that not only make roleplay unfun, but makes it very confusing, and frustrating. There are some exceptions to the rule against power-play, but those are for the creator of the site/board to specify.
To power-play, is to take control of another character that doesn't belong to you, and control them. Let's say my character's name is Shadow, and Person One's character is named Bob. Bob and Shadow are in a fight.
Example(Power-Play): Person One-Bob was upset at Shadow. Her yelling had made him very ill-tempered. In blind rage, he jumped at her, ready to knock her down.
Me-Shadow growled as Bob lunged for her, but she dodged it, and delivered an upper cut to Bob. He toppled backward, stunned, and blinked stupidly at Shadow. Snickering, she punched him again, and he fell to the floor with a loud BANG. Shadow had won!
Person One-((Hey!! That's not fair!!! BLAH BLAH BLAH!!*))
Repulsive. Absolutely repulsive. To avoid conflict, there is a simple matter of not taking control of Bob.
(*BLAH will be used throughout this guide as a sign of yelling, or arguing. Both are not tolerated here at The Namesake, as stating in the rules.)
Example:Person One-Bob was upset at Shadow. Her yelling had made him very ill-tempered. In blind rage, he jumped at her, ready to knock her down.
Me-Shadow dodged Bob's attack, taken off guard by his sudden temper. Growling, she delivered an upper cut, that she hoped would send him flying, or at least confuse him for a second or two.
Person One-Bob felt Shadow's punch, and staggered. Shaking his head, he kicked at her, almost certain his close attack was almost impossible to dodge this time.
Me-Shadow toppled to the floor, clasping her head in pain.
It is very rare that fights will happen, but they will happen. Remember to be realistic, and let your character be hit. If neither of you can come to compromise as to who will win, then ask an Admin and they'll gladly help you.
God-molding is much like power-play, except instead of taking control of another character, you're making yourself all powerful, or the most beautiful thing out there, etc.; a God.
Example(God-Molding): Shadow was the most grand thing out there. Her hair was like threads of gold, and her teeth sparkled like diamonds. No man could resist her, and no one person could lay a finger on her. She was untouchable, unapproachable, and unstoppable.
Yuck! Who in their right mind would want to roleplay with someone like that, knowing they're always going to be inferior to said person? That's not to say that your character can't have nice attributes. Everyone wants to have something cool about their character. There's just a better way to go about it.
Example: Shadow was very pretty. She had a nice figure, and her hair shown almost golden in the light. Some men found her attractive, while others thought she could be better. All in all, she had her good sides, and her bad.
You can spice it up however you want, make your character as pretty or handsome as you want. It really doesn't matter, as long as they're not Gods!
3. Now, let's talk about grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. If you're like me, you really suck at spelling. I have a pretty big vocabulary, if I do say so myself, but half of the words I can't even spell! There is a spell check button on the bottom of every post page. It's next to the Preview and Reset buttons, which are by the Post Message button.
To become a more advanced roleplayer you have to learn how to be descriptive, and use a wider range of vocabulary. The more interesting your post, the more likely someone is to respond to it.
Chat Speak is a big no-no. We do not substitute letters with numbers, and we capitalize our I's when we are referring to ourself. We also capitalize the first letter in a sentence, names, etc.
I can't think of anything else at the moment, but please come back and see if there's more, and remember to ask questions if you don't understand something. Remember, roleplaying is about having fun, and the better at it that you are, the more fun you're likely to have!
