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Post by Raichi on May 16, 2015 8:15:06 GMT -5
It´s sometimes difficult to come up with a roleplay for your character and that of another. Here are some useful tips that will make this easy as pie.
When creating a character, be mindful of:
-Their job: A thief is a good example of a job that can make your character easy to roleplay, since the roleplay can always start out with them running from the law or robbing someone.
-Their past: It’s easier to have an interesting roleplay if your character made some mistakes in their life, e.g. on the run for someone, on bad terms with someone, owing someone a favor. Roleplays can be easily started with one of those premises.
-Their goals in life: Wanting to achieve goals is a great opener for starting up a roleplay, but be sure to make it a difficult one, or get ready to give your character an even bigger goal to strive for after they achieved their first.
When starting up a roleplay with someone, be mindful of:
-Their relationship: A lot of roleplayers make the mistake that the characters have to somehow meet each other and get stuck on that part. While the past of any character is merely a summary of their life-story, thus why not discuss the possibility of them being friends/enemies? Especially when you decide further on what they’ve been through together it can open a lot of fun roleplay possibilities.
-The plot: Why not create a small plot? Some bad guys could be holding hostages at a bank robbery, and your characters could be the victims inside or the heroes to save the day. Small plots are especially a good option for two characters that are both very plain or have little promise of entertaining threads without a plot.
When writing an opening post, be mindful of:
-The location: When introducing a new post it’s your job to paint the picture of where the characters will be. You could simply say beach and be done with it, but why not explain other things that are on the beach, such as perhaps a boardwalk or an ice-cream shop, and how crowded it is.
-The mood: Your character is going to be in a certain mood, be it happy or grumpy. Moods are always influenced by events, so describe what mood your character is in and what happened to cause it.
When RP’ing, be mindful of:
-The yes mentality: A lot of roleplayers are prejudiced of what they do and don’t like in a character. E.g. as a person you might find muscular people unattractive, and portray that onto your character. Thus if a muscular neopet flirts with your character they will be unsuccessful. The yes mentality is a mindset you can try out, and it basically means your character accepts situations that they would normally decline.
-Keeping it going: To have a conversation you both ask each other questions and you both answer to keep the conversation going. It’s okay to only answer and not ask back in a roleplay in some posts, but if you never ask and only answer in every post it’s a recipe for disaster.
That concludes my advice, whether you take it or not is up to you
Feel free to add on to the list, and I hope this helps a bit ^_^
When creating a character, be mindful of:
-Their job: A thief is a good example of a job that can make your character easy to roleplay, since the roleplay can always start out with them running from the law or robbing someone.
-Their past: It’s easier to have an interesting roleplay if your character made some mistakes in their life, e.g. on the run for someone, on bad terms with someone, owing someone a favor. Roleplays can be easily started with one of those premises.
-Their goals in life: Wanting to achieve goals is a great opener for starting up a roleplay, but be sure to make it a difficult one, or get ready to give your character an even bigger goal to strive for after they achieved their first.
When starting up a roleplay with someone, be mindful of:
-Their relationship: A lot of roleplayers make the mistake that the characters have to somehow meet each other and get stuck on that part. While the past of any character is merely a summary of their life-story, thus why not discuss the possibility of them being friends/enemies? Especially when you decide further on what they’ve been through together it can open a lot of fun roleplay possibilities.
-The plot: Why not create a small plot? Some bad guys could be holding hostages at a bank robbery, and your characters could be the victims inside or the heroes to save the day. Small plots are especially a good option for two characters that are both very plain or have little promise of entertaining threads without a plot.
When writing an opening post, be mindful of:
-The location: When introducing a new post it’s your job to paint the picture of where the characters will be. You could simply say beach and be done with it, but why not explain other things that are on the beach, such as perhaps a boardwalk or an ice-cream shop, and how crowded it is.
-The mood: Your character is going to be in a certain mood, be it happy or grumpy. Moods are always influenced by events, so describe what mood your character is in and what happened to cause it.
When RP’ing, be mindful of:
-The yes mentality: A lot of roleplayers are prejudiced of what they do and don’t like in a character. E.g. as a person you might find muscular people unattractive, and portray that onto your character. Thus if a muscular neopet flirts with your character they will be unsuccessful. The yes mentality is a mindset you can try out, and it basically means your character accepts situations that they would normally decline.
-Keeping it going: To have a conversation you both ask each other questions and you both answer to keep the conversation going. It’s okay to only answer and not ask back in a roleplay in some posts, but if you never ask and only answer in every post it’s a recipe for disaster.
That concludes my advice, whether you take it or not is up to you
Feel free to add on to the list, and I hope this helps a bit ^_^