Post by Twin on May 13, 2006 17:18:24 GMT -8
Twin:
A member from named Axel from EXE Warriors posted this guide recently, and I thought it would go nicely here. This is basically for Newbies who want to learn to RP well, or for experienced RPers who want to get even better.
Axel:
Alright! This is so all you n00bs out there don't ruin everything when we're doing trial stories or missions! Also, with any Capcom Navi Specials, I want some good competition beside Mokujin, Kiroku, Everett, Sasuke, Dalent, KKL, and some other awesome guys. There are several ways that people RP, but most start off doing something like this.
NetOP: Where should we go now?
Navi: Dunno. I'm bored.
Strange Man: Hello. Are you NetOP and Navi?
NetOP: Yeah. What do you want?
It's all fine and dandy... but definetely not the best way to roleplay. You thought that was bad? It gets worse. Here, I will use my prime example, Jim and Bananaman, to show you how not to rp.
Jim: yo yo now wut
Banamn": idunno lets go kill vireses
*goes and kills a billion VIReses*
Bananaman:"look what i found jim"
Jimm: wut
Banamn:"its a baddle chip
See how crappy that was? Notice the differences between the first and second examples.
1. One uses complete sentences
2. One uses punctuation
3. I know not all of us are the best at typing, but if you accidentally press a key next to the one you want, how hard is it to erase it?
4. Start sentences with capitals.
5. Never, ever, EVER use shortcuts such as "u, g2g," or "y2k"!
Alright. So the first example was better. But is it really the best to offer? The next type of roleplaying, which is one step higher, is actually the way you'd write a story if you wanted to. Now, I will transfer the first example into a real roleplay.
NetOP stared into his PET. "Where should we go now?"
Navi shrugged. "I don't know... it's kind of boring around here."
NetOP took a stroll around the park, lazily staring into the clouds. Suddenly, something tapped him on the shoulder.
"Are you NetOP and Navi?" a man asked curiously.
A bit shocked, NetOP nodded. "Yeah. What do you want?" he asked rudely.
That, my friends, is real roleplay. But even the above is not the best. Why? It's not the easiest thing to dechipher. It's because there isn't much description in the above paragraph, and a lot of us like action, which I'll incorporate into the next paragraph. And trust me, it'll be a whole heck of a lot better.
Blood dribbled down Aegis's chin. She growled and her arm formed up into a single point.
"You scum of the Undernet..." she growled.
The HeelNavi squealed with laughter. "Go, mettaurs, go!"
Rich, crimson blasts lanced from Aegis's Matrix Arm and shattered a couple dozen mettaurs. She turned to run, but a MiniBomb smashed into her back as she crumpled to the ground.
"Yes, madam, I am scum," the HeelNavi whispered sarcastically, "But you're a piece of crap!"
Suddenly, the HeelNavi gasped. It looked down. A giant sword, red as blood, had run him down right through his chest. He looked up. What!?
"NETNAVI, DELETED."
"You fell for my illusions," Aegis whispered, sheathing her blade and watching her illusion dissipate on the floor. "Who's the scum now?"
A member from named Axel from EXE Warriors posted this guide recently, and I thought it would go nicely here. This is basically for Newbies who want to learn to RP well, or for experienced RPers who want to get even better.
Axel:
Alright! This is so all you n00bs out there don't ruin everything when we're doing trial stories or missions! Also, with any Capcom Navi Specials, I want some good competition beside Mokujin, Kiroku, Everett, Sasuke, Dalent, KKL, and some other awesome guys. There are several ways that people RP, but most start off doing something like this.
NetOP: Where should we go now?
Navi: Dunno. I'm bored.
Strange Man: Hello. Are you NetOP and Navi?
NetOP: Yeah. What do you want?
It's all fine and dandy... but definetely not the best way to roleplay. You thought that was bad? It gets worse. Here, I will use my prime example, Jim and Bananaman, to show you how not to rp.
Jim: yo yo now wut
Banamn": idunno lets go kill vireses
*goes and kills a billion VIReses*
Bananaman:"look what i found jim"
Jimm: wut
Banamn:"its a baddle chip
See how crappy that was? Notice the differences between the first and second examples.
1. One uses complete sentences
2. One uses punctuation
3. I know not all of us are the best at typing, but if you accidentally press a key next to the one you want, how hard is it to erase it?
4. Start sentences with capitals.
5. Never, ever, EVER use shortcuts such as "u, g2g," or "y2k"!
Alright. So the first example was better. But is it really the best to offer? The next type of roleplaying, which is one step higher, is actually the way you'd write a story if you wanted to. Now, I will transfer the first example into a real roleplay.
NetOP stared into his PET. "Where should we go now?"
Navi shrugged. "I don't know... it's kind of boring around here."
NetOP took a stroll around the park, lazily staring into the clouds. Suddenly, something tapped him on the shoulder.
"Are you NetOP and Navi?" a man asked curiously.
A bit shocked, NetOP nodded. "Yeah. What do you want?" he asked rudely.
That, my friends, is real roleplay. But even the above is not the best. Why? It's not the easiest thing to dechipher. It's because there isn't much description in the above paragraph, and a lot of us like action, which I'll incorporate into the next paragraph. And trust me, it'll be a whole heck of a lot better.
Blood dribbled down Aegis's chin. She growled and her arm formed up into a single point.
"You scum of the Undernet..." she growled.
The HeelNavi squealed with laughter. "Go, mettaurs, go!"
Rich, crimson blasts lanced from Aegis's Matrix Arm and shattered a couple dozen mettaurs. She turned to run, but a MiniBomb smashed into her back as she crumpled to the ground.
"Yes, madam, I am scum," the HeelNavi whispered sarcastically, "But you're a piece of crap!"
Suddenly, the HeelNavi gasped. It looked down. A giant sword, red as blood, had run him down right through his chest. He looked up. What!?
"NETNAVI, DELETED."
"You fell for my illusions," Aegis whispered, sheathing her blade and watching her illusion dissipate on the floor. "Who's the scum now?"