Post by Kiera on Jun 20, 2007 23:58:01 GMT
Ok, here are some tips and guidelines to make your RPGing better. Even if you think you're good, read this. It could help you get better.
I'll give you some basic tips:
Put your thoughts/narrative in a different format then your spoken words.
Put your thoughts in *Stars*
Put telepathic messages if you have that ability in <triangleuar bracklets> if you wish to telepathically communicate iwth only one person use the following format
name of whom you are communicating with<Message> so for example (italics are only for demonstration)
Apocalypse lifted her head. Mira<You are annoying me only slightly tonight>
Mira smiled and shook her head <I decided to give annoying you a break for while!>
Now because this is telepathic it is all in the heads of Mira and Apocalypse so no one else in the room can hear it and therefore only mira can respond, but if you miss out the name <This is irritating> the message goes out to any telepathic creature in the room/area so they can answer.
Occasionally you characetr might leave a note or letter for someone if you wish to include what it says in the story then use another symbol I usually use #~letter details~#
Keep your spelling and grammar good. Just use a spell or grammar check from the internet if you don't have one on your computer. I know English grammar is hard, but you can make it readable. For starters, capatalize proper nouns (names, places, etc...) and the start of every sentence. Put commas in their proper place, and seperate the end of one sentence and the beginning of another.
Be descriptive. Describe what your character is thinking, feeling, doing, saying. The more descriptive you are, the more other people are able to "see" what you are doing, and it is better and seems more real, but also know when to draw the line.
You can't control other peoples actions. If someone doesn't say something, or put an emotion on their face, you cannot put it there for them.
Don’t write shorthand. Spell things out. For instance, don’t write o, write oh. Don’t write btw, write by the way, stuff like that.
Also, I would like to say that it's good that in your post you say your motives, and what your character is thinking, for instance, let's saying you're going into a club, doesn't matter what kind. This is very un-interesting, boring to read, and most people won't think very highly of you. I'll use my character, Apocalypse:
Apocalypse walked into the club, and walked over to the bar table, and grabbed a glass of red wine, and sipped it.
A lot of people have a tendency to do that, and frankly, you should make it a bit more interesting. Try something more like this:
Apocalypse walked into the club, her slinky blue catsuit sweeping her curves, the high heels she wore making her already long legs apear longer. Her long, raven black hair hung in ringlets down her back, Gia walked over to the bar and after ordering something to drink she sat down with a sigh, Clubs weren't really her thing, but she being cooped up in the house much longer would drive her crazy and besides as leader of the city she needed to be 'seen' occasionally.
See, I described her clothes, and her hair, and her shoes, and I even told you a little of what she was thinkking, and frankly, you could do better, believe me.
I'll give you some basic tips:
Put your thoughts/narrative in a different format then your spoken words.
Put your thoughts in *Stars*
Put telepathic messages if you have that ability in <triangleuar bracklets> if you wish to telepathically communicate iwth only one person use the following format
name of whom you are communicating with<Message> so for example (italics are only for demonstration)
Apocalypse lifted her head. Mira<You are annoying me only slightly tonight>
Mira smiled and shook her head <I decided to give annoying you a break for while!>
Now because this is telepathic it is all in the heads of Mira and Apocalypse so no one else in the room can hear it and therefore only mira can respond, but if you miss out the name <This is irritating> the message goes out to any telepathic creature in the room/area so they can answer.
Occasionally you characetr might leave a note or letter for someone if you wish to include what it says in the story then use another symbol I usually use #~letter details~#
Keep your spelling and grammar good. Just use a spell or grammar check from the internet if you don't have one on your computer. I know English grammar is hard, but you can make it readable. For starters, capatalize proper nouns (names, places, etc...) and the start of every sentence. Put commas in their proper place, and seperate the end of one sentence and the beginning of another.
Be descriptive. Describe what your character is thinking, feeling, doing, saying. The more descriptive you are, the more other people are able to "see" what you are doing, and it is better and seems more real, but also know when to draw the line.
You can't control other peoples actions. If someone doesn't say something, or put an emotion on their face, you cannot put it there for them.
Don’t write shorthand. Spell things out. For instance, don’t write o, write oh. Don’t write btw, write by the way, stuff like that.
Also, I would like to say that it's good that in your post you say your motives, and what your character is thinking, for instance, let's saying you're going into a club, doesn't matter what kind. This is very un-interesting, boring to read, and most people won't think very highly of you. I'll use my character, Apocalypse:
Apocalypse walked into the club, and walked over to the bar table, and grabbed a glass of red wine, and sipped it.
A lot of people have a tendency to do that, and frankly, you should make it a bit more interesting. Try something more like this:
Apocalypse walked into the club, her slinky blue catsuit sweeping her curves, the high heels she wore making her already long legs apear longer. Her long, raven black hair hung in ringlets down her back, Gia walked over to the bar and after ordering something to drink she sat down with a sigh, Clubs weren't really her thing, but she being cooped up in the house much longer would drive her crazy and besides as leader of the city she needed to be 'seen' occasionally.
See, I described her clothes, and her hair, and her shoes, and I even told you a little of what she was thinkking, and frankly, you could do better, believe me.
