Elite roleplay: Q&A and OOC
16 Jun 2017, 8:47pm
HappyComrieYou don't think that staring at a tiny screen, for half an hour, to keep up with all the news in the human bubble, might be considered as a painfull exercise?
No, I do this everyday in real life!
16 Jun 2017, 9:24pm
HappyComrieYou don't think that staring at a tiny screen, for half an hour, to keep up with all the news in the human bubble, might be considered as a painfull exercise?
There's nothing especially taxing about looking at a tablet-sized screen. Paper-pulp printed newspapers would be a thing of the past in 99% of all situation, with printed books likely regarded as an old-fashioned novelty. Think of the sextant compared to modern satellite navigation. Yes, you could use the antique to get around on an ocean voyage instead of modern maritime satellite navigation- but it's far more likely to grace a desk or shelf as a display piece.
Last edit: 16 Jun 2017, 10:41pm
Editing now.22 Jun 2017, 11:54pm
First one is a reference to another current post in the Bar (which is pretty straight forward), the second one brings you to a story that was written back in February of this year. I originally wanted to link the actual story of what happened, but from my perspective my character shouldn't be able to reference that, so I instead went to link another RP character telling mine the story.
So, what are your thoughts on this? Should I do this again in the future, possibly also with references to logbooks, or leave it to the reader to search through pages to find the stories if he's interested?
23 Jun 2017, 5:30am
Last edit: 23 Jun 2017, 6:39am
23 Jun 2017, 8:03am
It's personal choice whether to link it or not, so I wouldn't say a solid no on it. But I would say it's unecessary. Even more so when it comes to RP posts. If you've written an interesting character, anyone who is reading will have checked out your logbooks and thus, know what you are referencing. So a link is wasted on them. Anyone who isn't interested, well, link or not, they're not going to read or care.
I also feel this is even more true for RP posts. I put a small note whenever there's a change of venue, which I may turn into a link given how many pages there are now, but I see no reason to link past entries for readers to understand a reference. Especially given that anyone following the RP will already get the reference.
That said, if you feel there's going to be a lot of confusion, why not drop a note in OOC section? It's part of what it's here for after all
23 Jun 2017, 9:56am
29 Jun 2017, 10:14am
Son of khzvoltzI am thinking whenever or not to Make a RP acount, yay or nay??
Not sure what you mean. You've already got an account on Inara, and you've posted some RP in the past. You don't need a separate account for RP, unless you mean creating an alt.
29 Jun 2017, 10:36am
Son of khzvoltzJemine CaesarSon of khzvoltzI am thinking whenever or not to Make a RP acount, yay or nay??
Not sure what you mean. You've already got an account on Inara, and you've posted some RP in the past. You don't need a separate account for RP, unless you mean creating an alt.
Iment alts
If I may ask another question, what benefit do you think you would gain by creating another alt?
29 Jun 2017, 11:41am
29 Jun 2017, 12:42pm
Jemine CaesarSon of khzvoltzJemine CaesarSon of khzvoltzI am thinking whenever or not to Make a RP acount, yay or nay??
Not sure what you mean. You've already got an account on Inara, and you've posted some RP in the past. You don't need a separate account for RP, unless you mean creating an alt.
Iment alts
If I may ask another question, what benefit do you think you would gain by creating another alt?
idk, nvm,
29 Jun 2017, 2:36pm
Son of khzvoltzI am thinking whenever or not to Make a RP acount, yay or nay??
I will try to be tactful here.
Fishing for RP, is exactly that fishing. You have to leave a baited hook for others to want to grab onto and participate. Ending posts with "I'm going to go off and take a nap." is not very appealing. But something along the lines "His casts his cool blue eyes to the patron next to him, and asks the question. "Why are you here?" leaves a hook for others to work with.
You have to ask yourself the question "Am I leaving a hook, for others to grab on to?" If your not, you're not likely to land any RP.
The other thing to consider is proper grammar, spelling and cohesion. Sure, some mistakes are fine, and in reality no one talks perfectly, but in most cases role play is about creating a story. Would you want to pick up a book full of grammatical and spelling errors and read it? I wouldn't.
Character development is important. I haven't seen much in this area and the idea of you creating an alt doesn't make much sense. Work on your current character, get a personality, backstory, some identity and you will see that it becomes easier to play him.
We are here for you and we do want to see the community grow, so please don't take this as slam, but rather constructive criticism.
If you have questions, feel free to PM me.
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30 Jun 2017, 1:17am
Stryker AuneSon of khzvoltzI am thinking whenever or not to Make a RP acount, yay or nay??
I will try to be tactful here.
Fishing for RP, is exactly that fishing. You have to leave a baited hook for others to want to grab onto and participate. Ending posts with "I'm going to go off and take a nap." is not very appealing. But something along the lines "His casts his cool blue eyes to the patron next to him, and asks the question. "Why are you here?" leaves a hook for others to work with.
You have to ask yourself the question "Am I leaving a hook, for others to grab on to?" If your not, you're not likely to land any RP.
The other thing to consider is proper grammar, spelling and cohesion. Sure, some mistakes are fine, and in reality no one talks perfectly, but in most cases role play is about creating a story. Would you want to pick up a book full of grammatical and spelling errors and read it? I wouldn't.
Character development is important. I haven't seen much in this area and the idea of you creating an alt doesn't make much sense. Work on your current character, get a personality, backstory, some identity and you will see that it becomes easier to play him.
We are here for you and we do want to see the community grow, so please don't take this as slam, but rather constructive criticism.
If you have questions, feel free to PM me.
Nicely said. And agreed. Quite a few here are very generous with their time. They enjoy helping people.
Some other tips I'm learning along the way: logbooks (ironically I only have one entry now, but I've started several new and improved entries thanks to the suggestions of some helpful souls)- going back and fleshing out the details that people here don't only want, but probably need in order to invest their energy in worth while writing. Most of the time a lack of inclusion isn't personal. People here are looking for engaging story and they are often cautious and courteous with taking liberties with other people's characters. How can someone engage another fairly if they have absolutely nothing to go on? They really can't, and they can't do it tactfully due to so many unknowns. Even without bios and backstory though people here have generally been great about including people who make a sincere effort to participate and or learn.
My suggestion is do what I'm doing right now. Write your story first, be a little selfish in the beginning and give people rich landscapes to work with, they'll read them, and they'll appreciate it- and build you in more appropriately where it makes sense.
Last thing I would say is like a strong hook, don't forget the sinker. Instead of letting things drudge on for pages and pages, if it's good stuff, and feels strong, don't be afraid to end it and move to the next segment down the line. Things can get cold and stale fast when people run out of ideas, so they just keep guessing hoping something interesting will happen. It's ok to reach out to who you're building story with and preemptively build an arch- then let some improve happen simultaneously.
Hop in, the waters fine, and it's a good time
mostly.