Post by frain on Apr 25, 2015 20:35:22 GMT -5
Welcome... Heh... This should help advance the ability to roleplay, and it makes things a lot easier for those you are roleplaying with and even those who are reading threads as well. The way you do this will reflect on your character and the person behind the keyboard, so make sure to leave a good impression. In all honesty, there is no such thing as a perfect roleplay style, but that does not mean you should not try. This is a guide to enhance your storytelling game at its best.
Step One: Structure
There are many things you learn in class, Reading, Language Arts, Semantics and Logic, Literature, etc. Now it's time to use some of those crucial elements. One of the main things to avoid is cramming the whole post in just one paragraph. Sure, it's allowed and really won't harm anyone, but sometimes it influences the reader to just stop reading, mainly due to the huge number of words. To avoid this, writing multiple paragraphs would be perfect for the readers eyes, so they remain hooked on your post, rather than skipping it. How does one know when to move to another paragraph? The simple answer, topics. Split paragraphs based on topics, like how a character is feeling can be one topic, how they react can be second, their dialogue can be third, etc.
Example:
The Violinist held the blade up with both hands, gripping the handle as hard as he could. His heart pounded much harder for every second that passed by. His light-brown eyes were getting smaller and smaller as the footsteps approaching. The time passed by slowly, he knew he was trapped, death was knocking slowly on his door, and it seemed to only be knocking slower, and slower, and slower. (Now, your paragraphs shouldn't be this short, but you get the idea)
Finally, Elyx saw Frain's White shirt first, the face of the murderer not yet revealed. It was like his best friend was in a trance, the way Frain clumsily yet threateningly walked to him, there was no denying that his friend was going to be playing any sort of prank here. This was all real, his friend ready to end Elyx's life, this death would be real. Nothing about this living nightmare was going to be fake. And what's worse? Elyx felt like he deserved all 100% of it.
Step Two: Purpose
Why are you writing what you are writing now? Think about what you want the reader to know at the end of your post. Every post must have some sort of purpose for a reader to be interested. The consequence of not doing so would be a reader expecting less of you when you post. You want your readers to be inspired to roleplay with you, so you must be able to impress them. Therefore, make sure your posts keep a story moving along.
For those who do not get what I mean, I'll give a verbal example, then a visual example. Say Butler gets ambushed by a deadly strip of Bacon (Just examples >.>) and Frain is her partner. Frain probably should include a reaction of the sudden attack and even try to fend off the attack. He should not go null so he can have Butler defend from the attack first, Frain must react in some sort of way.
Example:
Scenario: Butler is attacked from behind by a deadly strip of Bacon, and now it's Frains turn to post.
Goal: Frain must react in some sort of way towards this ambush, whether it is by jumping up in the air in surprise, trying to warn her, leaping at the piece of bacon, etc.
Step Three: Word Count
This part is very crucial and it often determines how one will be judged when they roleplay. For example, if they write a lot of details with a lot of words, the people reading will know what's going on and would not need to ask you what you wrote. There... Technically is no word count, but it is recommended you write at least 200 words minimum.
200? Yes, it sounds like a lot, but there are actually some rules that will force you to do more than 1-2 lines. You can not double post anyways, so you need to make your post count for something. There are a few tips that can help enhance the amount of words you write.
The main way to do this is to be as descriptive as possible, show how your character is feeling. An example of this can be shown with this example.
Example:
Scenario: Frain has finally fallen for what seemed to be the love of his life forever.
Bad Post: He then saw the girl, and that was the moment he fell in love.
Good Post: His eyes softened as he saw the most beautiful sight he could ever see.The boy could feel his heart beat faster and faster as he realized, he fell for a wonderful trance. And what else to make it better? His love was staring right back at him, noticing him as he had. Did she feel the same about him as he did about her? Whatever the case, she was now his. That was when he finally took the Burger and slowly ate it, the burger being his lover for the next few minutes.
To be continued
Step One: Structure
There are many things you learn in class, Reading, Language Arts, Semantics and Logic, Literature, etc. Now it's time to use some of those crucial elements. One of the main things to avoid is cramming the whole post in just one paragraph. Sure, it's allowed and really won't harm anyone, but sometimes it influences the reader to just stop reading, mainly due to the huge number of words. To avoid this, writing multiple paragraphs would be perfect for the readers eyes, so they remain hooked on your post, rather than skipping it. How does one know when to move to another paragraph? The simple answer, topics. Split paragraphs based on topics, like how a character is feeling can be one topic, how they react can be second, their dialogue can be third, etc.
Example:
The Violinist held the blade up with both hands, gripping the handle as hard as he could. His heart pounded much harder for every second that passed by. His light-brown eyes were getting smaller and smaller as the footsteps approaching. The time passed by slowly, he knew he was trapped, death was knocking slowly on his door, and it seemed to only be knocking slower, and slower, and slower. (Now, your paragraphs shouldn't be this short, but you get the idea)
Finally, Elyx saw Frain's White shirt first, the face of the murderer not yet revealed. It was like his best friend was in a trance, the way Frain clumsily yet threateningly walked to him, there was no denying that his friend was going to be playing any sort of prank here. This was all real, his friend ready to end Elyx's life, this death would be real. Nothing about this living nightmare was going to be fake. And what's worse? Elyx felt like he deserved all 100% of it.
Step Two: Purpose
Why are you writing what you are writing now? Think about what you want the reader to know at the end of your post. Every post must have some sort of purpose for a reader to be interested. The consequence of not doing so would be a reader expecting less of you when you post. You want your readers to be inspired to roleplay with you, so you must be able to impress them. Therefore, make sure your posts keep a story moving along.
For those who do not get what I mean, I'll give a verbal example, then a visual example. Say Butler gets ambushed by a deadly strip of Bacon (Just examples >.>) and Frain is her partner. Frain probably should include a reaction of the sudden attack and even try to fend off the attack. He should not go null so he can have Butler defend from the attack first, Frain must react in some sort of way.
Example:
Scenario: Butler is attacked from behind by a deadly strip of Bacon, and now it's Frains turn to post.
Goal: Frain must react in some sort of way towards this ambush, whether it is by jumping up in the air in surprise, trying to warn her, leaping at the piece of bacon, etc.
Step Three: Word Count
This part is very crucial and it often determines how one will be judged when they roleplay. For example, if they write a lot of details with a lot of words, the people reading will know what's going on and would not need to ask you what you wrote. There... Technically is no word count, but it is recommended you write at least 200 words minimum.
200? Yes, it sounds like a lot, but there are actually some rules that will force you to do more than 1-2 lines. You can not double post anyways, so you need to make your post count for something. There are a few tips that can help enhance the amount of words you write.
The main way to do this is to be as descriptive as possible, show how your character is feeling. An example of this can be shown with this example.
Example:
Scenario: Frain has finally fallen for what seemed to be the love of his life forever.
Bad Post: He then saw the girl, and that was the moment he fell in love.
Good Post: His eyes softened as he saw the most beautiful sight he could ever see.The boy could feel his heart beat faster and faster as he realized, he fell for a wonderful trance. And what else to make it better? His love was staring right back at him, noticing him as he had. Did she feel the same about him as he did about her? Whatever the case, she was now his. That was when he finally took the Burger and slowly ate it, the burger being his lover for the next few minutes.
To be continued