Post by Ike on Mar 12, 2012 20:14:03 GMT -9
So instead of using the docs page on Facebook I decided it would be easier to preserve the formatting here. This is one of the first posts I really wanted to port over (that hopefully none of you need, but which might be nice to help people that are still getting used to the idea of roleplaying.)
FFR is the forum this comes from. But the standards are pretty similar to the level of roleplaying we want here (though we welcome embellishment).
It can be difficult to keep up with the high standards for RPing here, and it can be especially daunting to someone who hasn't had a lot of experience with role-playing. Since we were all new at RPing once, though, I decided to put together this handy set of tips to keep up with FFR's quality of RPing.
The basics of it are:
-Third person
-Dialogue in "quote marks"
-Thoughts in italics
-Telepathy in -italics between dashes- (No telepathy here, ma!)
First of all, don't use asterisks or double colons. It looks messy, can be hard to understand, and it doesn't fit in with the other posts. So don't do this:
This would be much better.
That's still not good enough, though. Sure, we know that Andarra's at Galbadia Garden and in a bad mood, but let's face it, Andy girl scowling is nothing new. Let's find out just why she's irritated today, shall we?
Now, doesn't that look better than "*Andarra walks into her dorm room*?" But there's still something missing. Yes, Andy girl is mad because of a letter she got from home and she's in a bad temper, but what else is going through her head? And just what is in that letter? Let's have a look.
And there you have an FFR style post. It includes detail about the setting, what the character is thinking, and will likely soon have another post. (A good ground rule is to try and get at least eighty words per post. One-liners rarely do anything to advance the plot. Eighty words really isn't that much; it's quite easy to reach if you keep these tips in mind.)
Another matter of import is using good English. Posts like this are bad:
That's rather an extreme case, but you get my meaning. Please, please, PLEASE proofread your posts before hitting that "Add Reply" button. Use proper capitalization, punctuation, and do your best to spell words correctly. Oh, and another thing: no netspeak. "U, y," and "o" are letters. "You, why," and "oh" are words. It does not take that much effort to add the other two or three characters you need to turn sloppy sentances into coherant English.
FFR is the forum this comes from. But the standards are pretty similar to the level of roleplaying we want here (though we welcome embellishment).
It can be difficult to keep up with the high standards for RPing here, and it can be especially daunting to someone who hasn't had a lot of experience with role-playing. Since we were all new at RPing once, though, I decided to put together this handy set of tips to keep up with FFR's quality of RPing.
The basics of it are:
-Third person
-Dialogue in "quote marks"
-Thoughts in italics
First of all, don't use asterisks or double colons. It looks messy, can be hard to understand, and it doesn't fit in with the other posts. So don't do this:
*Andarra walks into her room at Galbadia Garden and scowls*
This would be much better.
With a slam of the door, Andarra entered her dorm room at Galbadia Garden, scowling.
That's still not good enough, though. Sure, we know that Andarra's at Galbadia Garden and in a bad mood, but let's face it, Andy girl scowling is nothing new. Let's find out just why she's irritated today, shall we?
With a sharp slam, the door to Andarra Riviax's dorm room at Galbadia Garden closed. The red-haired SeeD wore a scowl on her face, directing a look down at the envelope clutched in her hand. Like I need anything else from Deling City. Gods, what the hell do they want from me?
Now, doesn't that look better than "*Andarra walks into her dorm room*?" But there's still something missing. Yes, Andy girl is mad because of a letter she got from home and she's in a bad temper, but what else is going through her head? And just what is in that letter? Let's have a look.
Slam! The door to Andarra Riviax's dorm room closed abruptly as the SeeD entered, scowling at the single piece of mail clutched in her hand. The return address read 37-D 1234 Crescent Street, Deling City, Galbadia. Her home... or, at least, her home before she had joined SeeD. Why the hell would they want to send me something, anyway? Not like they've ever wanted to do anything for me, she thought bitterly as she sat down on her bed.
Andy made as if to throw the letter at her wastebasket, but paused. I might as well find out what they've bloody written, she thought and ripped open the envelope, withdrawing the piece of notebook paper with her mother's handwriting on it. Oh, it's Ma. Well, that's all right. As long as it's not Owen or Brett... She scanned the letter, almost bored. Hope SeeD is going well for you... glad you did something with your life... well, that's nice. Ma was the only one I could stand anyhow. Her brown eyes reached the fifth line, and her frown deepened. Oh, damn. She can't be serious. The SeeD sighed as she read it again to make sure. Yes, she is. She's inviting me home for Christmas. No thank you. Andarra had no desire to return to her family's small, dingy apartment with her four brothers. Still... I should send them something. Maybe I oughta send 'em some money for a bloody tree, at least, the redhead decided as she crossed the room to her desk.
Andy made as if to throw the letter at her wastebasket, but paused. I might as well find out what they've bloody written, she thought and ripped open the envelope, withdrawing the piece of notebook paper with her mother's handwriting on it. Oh, it's Ma. Well, that's all right. As long as it's not Owen or Brett... She scanned the letter, almost bored. Hope SeeD is going well for you... glad you did something with your life... well, that's nice. Ma was the only one I could stand anyhow. Her brown eyes reached the fifth line, and her frown deepened. Oh, damn. She can't be serious. The SeeD sighed as she read it again to make sure. Yes, she is. She's inviting me home for Christmas. No thank you. Andarra had no desire to return to her family's small, dingy apartment with her four brothers. Still... I should send them something. Maybe I oughta send 'em some money for a bloody tree, at least, the redhead decided as she crossed the room to her desk.
And there you have an FFR style post. It includes detail about the setting, what the character is thinking, and will likely soon have another post. (A good ground rule is to try and get at least eighty words per post. One-liners rarely do anything to advance the plot. Eighty words really isn't that much; it's quite easy to reach if you keep these tips in mind.)
Another matter of import is using good English. Posts like this are bad:
andarra enterd her rom at glbadia she scowed at the leter in her hand
That's rather an extreme case, but you get my meaning. Please, please, PLEASE proofread your posts before hitting that "Add Reply" button. Use proper capitalization, punctuation, and do your best to spell words correctly. Oh, and another thing: no netspeak. "U, y," and "o" are letters. "You, why," and "oh" are words. It does not take that much effort to add the other two or three characters you need to turn sloppy sentances into coherant English.