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08-01-2006, 12:11 AM
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| Formerly: Fizzing Leebee
Touzlee's Lee Leprechaun
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 19,351
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Flynn Docherty
First Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Crystal Zitsburg
Department of Mysteries |  How To RP v.1
This is the thread dedicated on how to help you all RP (roleplay). In each post you will find need-to-know stuff about the roleplaying world and hopefully it will help you all out dramatically when it comes to your own roleplaying experiences. If you have any questions please save them for the departments question thread.
Last edited by Leeness : 02-09-2007 at 02:50 AM.
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08-01-2006, 12:24 AM
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| Formerly: Fizzing Leebee
Touzlee's Lee Leprechaun
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 19,351
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Flynn Docherty
First Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Crystal Zitsburg
Department of Mysteries |
RP Basics
RPG and RP - What does it stand for?
Its quite simple really. RPG stands for roleplaying game, whereas RP just stands for roleplay/roleplaying.
What is Roleplaying?
Roleplaying is a game and altogether fun. A roleplay is where you have a set plot of some sort and play a character through a story with other people playing other characters to help build up a story. You could look at it like a Fanfiction built up of loads of people.
What are made-ups?
Made-Up's are characters that you create to play in a roleplay. You need to make sure that the roleplay in question allows them or not because some will just allow canon characters which they will name for you.
Difference Between Normal Roleplay and Advanced Roleplay
Well it is pretty simple. Normal roleplay is just for members who are starting out or who don't want to go too much in depth with their roleplay. It allows more of the basic RP skills and is the most popular out of the two. An example of normal roleplay is below:
'Sarah looked down the corridor and headed slowly to the Professor's office. She was slightly nervous of meeting the Professor. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door.'
Advanced roleplay is for more experienced members who wish to go more in depth with their roleplays and feel they can produce more experienced and dramatic roleplay. An example of advanced roleplay is below:
'Sarah look down the corridor, slowly easing up toward the door which had the golden engraved name upon it. She checked behind her to see if anyone was behind her, not that it mattered. She was extremelly nervous and wasn't altogether sure what she might do with all the butterflies tumbling in her stomach. She forced her hand up and reluctantly made contact with the wooden surface, knocking it.'
Last edited by Leeness : 08-01-2006 at 12:56 AM.
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08-01-2006, 12:37 AM
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| Formerly: Fizzing Leebee
Touzlee's Lee Leprechaun
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 19,351
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Flynn Docherty
First Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Crystal Zitsburg
Department of Mysteries |
Punctuation and Grammar In roleplays we like proper punctuation and grammar. It makes it easier for us to read and makes it look a bit more neat and less sloppy. Things that we really look for are: Capitalisation: We like capital letters to be used in their appropriate places ie. at the start of a sentence, the name of a person, the name of a place. Spelling: Spelling is always a big yes when it comes to roleplaying. We like to read proper english and not mistake spelling mistakes for otherwords. We do understand though that sometimes English isn't your first language and we hope to help you. If you would like some help in spelling you could always use a spell checker or go to www.dictionary.com to see what they can do for you. Full stops and commas: Its always easier to understand someone's roleplaying when full stops and commas are introduced in their appropriate places ie. end of sentences, in lists etc. Paragraphing: Reading someone's roleplay that is evenly spread out and not one humungous paragraph is always easier and more relaxing for the member. So if you could do regular paragraphing it is always a bonus! | |
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08-01-2006, 12:49 AM
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| Formerly: Fizzing Leebee
Touzlee's Lee Leprechaun
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 19,351
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Flynn Docherty
First Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Crystal Zitsburg
Department of Mysteries |
Different RP Styles
Many people have their different ways of roleplaying and its up to them which way they choose to comfort themselves. Below are just some of the types of roleplaying that are used. Feel free to pick one for yourself.
The Novel RP'er
This type of roleplaying is the most common out of the lot and the most preferred. People who roleplay this way, roleplay as if they are writing a story of some sort. An example of this is below:
'Sarah looked down the corridor and headed slowly to the Professor's office. She was slightly nervous of meeting the Professor. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door. She opened it and greeted the Professor, "Hello there, my name is Sarah, when will class start?" '
The Asterix RP'er
This type of RP'er uses asterix's (*) to play out actions. This is probably best used for Normal roleplaying unless the member goes into detail whilst using the asterix. For example:
'*Sarah looked down the corridor and headed slowly to the Professor's office. She was slightly nervous of meeting the Professor. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door. She opened it and greeted the Professor* "Hello there, my name is Sarah, when will class start?" '
The Italics RP'er (actions)
There is two types of italics RP'ing. This one is where members italic all of the actions that they make. Like so:
'Sarah looked down the corridor and headed slowly to the Professor's office. She was slightly nervous of meeting the Professor. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door. She opened it and greeted the Professor, "Hello there, my name is Sarah, when will class start?" '
The Italics RP'er (speech)
This is exactly the same as the above apart from this time the member italics the speech that their character uses instead of the actions. An example:
'Sarah looked down the corridor and headed slowly to the Professor's office. She was slightly nervous of meeting the Professor. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door. She opened it and greeted the Professor, "Hello there, my name is Sarah, when will class start?" '
The Multi-Colour RP'er
This type of roleplaying is where you can use any of the above types but use colours to show the differences between your actions and speech. An example is below:
'Sarah looked down the corridor and headed slowly to the Professor's office. She was slightly nervous of meeting the Professor. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door. She opened it and greeted the Professor, "Hello there, my name is Sarah, when will class start?"'
Please note that you don't have to follow any of the above, you may choose your own style and you can merge two of the above etc. this is just a simple guideline to the most popularly used ones. | |
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08-01-2006, 12:55 AM
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| Formerly: Fizzing Leebee
Touzlee's Lee Leprechaun
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 19,351
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Flynn Docherty
First Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Crystal Zitsburg
Department of Mysteries |
Plots and Characters Plot
In your plot you should involve the following so other members understand where they are at and what to do:
- Some sort of happening or story or background
- A small or big mention of the main character(s) of the RP
- An understanding of characters (who will like them or not)
- A place to start and a clear setting
Characters When you make a character to RP you need to consider the following and add it for your character's bio:
- Check if the RP allows made ups or not
- A character name, DOB, marital status and other personal information
- A background or history
- Your characters personality and appearance
- Include other information you have of your character
Last edited by Leeness : 03-24-2007 at 06:26 PM.
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03-24-2007, 06:28 PM
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| Formerly: Fizzing Leebee
Touzlee's Lee Leprechaun
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 19,351
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Flynn Docherty
First Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Crystal Zitsburg
Department of Mysteries |
Creativity
This is more relevant now to our forums now that we have the Room of Requirment. We appreciate that all of our members here on Snitchseeker have fantastic imaginations, especially those who roleplay quite a lot. Since we are aware of this fabulous talent in each and everyone of you, we love to see a bundle of creativity flow out of you with the amount of information you have been given and work with it. Work with it and run it dry until you come up with the best post in the entire world! If you are more creative in your posts you are likely to enjoy your roleplay more (or in the case of the tournament: win!).
Last edited by Mamushkaleontti : 10-15-2007 at 11:20 PM.
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