Ways of Roleplaying, READ

[Kazikalani]

Since some aren't used to RPing one way, and others the other way, I've decided to let it go easy and RP in both until we find one we're comfortable with. Ways are -

Dialogue - Just character speach in general, e.g.

Luna: Hello Bean! *waves*
Sabine: Oh, hi! *runs over* where have you been?

All action must be in astrix, all thoughts in italics.

Way two - Paragraphing - RPing as though in a novel or book.

Luna spotted Sabine near the tree. "Hello Bean!" she cried excitedly, waving as she came near.

All thoughs must be in italics, all words in quotations.

Just RP whichever why you are most confortable with :3

[Dan]

It would be wise to note that in the society of Rping -in which I have been heavily involved so I know this for a fact- the 1st way of rping (with astrix and such) is looked down upon and is noted to be highly ..... basic, to be put nicely. The second way of Rping, in the novel format, is looked upon highly and is generally accepted to be the 'proper' way of Rping.

This is not to say you can't RP in the first way, it is just more accepted and better for quality if you RP in the second (novel-type) way.



Thanks,


-Dan

[Embyr]

to add to that, i have a friend who refuses to roleplay in anyway but future tense paragraph form. it is so confusing if one person does future and another does present or past tense. i recomend every one conforming to one tense in paragraph roleplay depending on the rp and those involved. otherwise it gets really messy and confusing.



embyr

This post has been edited by Embyr on Apr 20 2007, 01:54 PM

[Dan]

Yes, the tense should almost always be in past tense, and in the third person narrative form.

Edit: my bad, my sugar filled mind made a mistake.

[Kazikalani]

Don't know about you, but I have NEVER seen a roleplay done in present tense, and I have been around the block. Just think about it. It MIGHT make some sense, but nothing is ever currently happening in the roleplay. A novel isn't written in present tense, is it? So shouldn't a roleplay.

Like in the example. In present tense, that would be: 'Luna spots Sabine near the tree. "Hello Bean!" she cries excitedly, waving as she came near.'

That does make sense in the span of roleplay. But it doesn't in the span of storytelling. Because that is technically what we are doing here. Even as we narrate the actions of the characters, those actions have already happened.

Make sense?

And we'll roleplay as we please. It doesn't matter what format it's in, the 'proper' way is not THE way. I know for a fact. Some of us have a time constriction, and as much as we might like to roleplay in a way found 'fit' and 'proper' we are unable to. This I know as a fact as well.

[Embyr]

i know it doesn't make sence i yell at him to switch to past tense like everyday!!
future tence is even more head-achey such is it:

ex "Luna would spot Sabine near the tree. "Hello Bean!" she would cry excitedly, waving as she came near."

I read half a page of that and my eyes died on me. it was all messed up.
i was just adding in that for paragraph form it's easiest to standardize the tense usage is all.

[Kazikalani]

OH okay...had a brain fart, did we? xD

I thought that was a bit off....

Yes, the tense should at least stay the same for paragraphing...usually that's common sense xD but I guess for some twits, it ain't