Post by Mini on Jan 3, 2009 1:17:04 GMT -4
How To Roleplay
(A scary, freakish, step by step tutorial, nararrated by yours truly)
So, I see you have stumbled onto this beautiful little page of mine. It's interesting that you decided to click the link that leads to this page, you know. That shows bravery. Bravery is a good thing. Or maybe you're just really stupid. Maybe you thought 'oh wow, this thing is awesome! It will teach me everything I need to know about how to prepare macaroni salad!' Then again, maybe you clicked on it because you read the page description and decided to see how insane I've gone this time. Or maybe you actually clicked it to learn about roleplaying. I don't know, maybe somebody actually does click on links because they're actually curious about the topics of that link. So, if that's true, then maybe you're waiting for me to stop talking about things that have nothing to do with roleplaying and get on with roleplaying?
*WHACK*
Don't think like that! ^__^ It's not healthy! Ah, I know. I'll make this page have nothing to do with roleplaying at all. I betcha that will make you really mad. In fact, you're probably thinking 'what kind of drugs is this girl on?! Who titles a page about roleplaying and then doesn't do a thing about roleplaying?'
That's where you're wrong, mate. You see, I actually roleplayed all ready. Yup. A little bit ago. Just read up a little if you don't know where. Wait, I'll make it easier for you.
*WHACK!*
See? That's roleplaying. I typed an action. It's as easy as that. I whacked you in the forehead just now. Oh, so now you're being a jerk? What is she talking about? She didn't hit me! It's only a computer! She can't hit me through a computer! Mm.. of course. If you're thinking that, then roleplaying ain't for you. It just isn't. You need an imagination to roleplay, first off, and you cannot take things that seriously. If I do an action, you NEVER NEVER NEVER respond with 'you can't do that, this is a computer. that never happened. it's impossible for you to hit me.' That dubs thou...
N00B
Yeah, that's usually bad. Really bad. If you don't want people calling you a n00b, then don't act like one. First, I shall define n00b for all of you who might be clueless to this lovely little term...
n00b - one who is an idiot; one who acts like a jerk; a person with no imagination; baka
I could go on, but I don't feel like it. A newbie is pretty much the same thing, only just not so disrepected. A newbie is a person who's new to something and is just learning the ropes. Like Lee, for example. ^_^ Ha ha ha! Oh, sorry. Well, he'll learn eventually. Ah yes, here's another example of what a n00b is.
*Bob is bored. Bob blows up the world. Bob kills everybody except himself. Bob laughs. Bob takes over Jupiter. Bob takes over the world, too. Bob enslaves everybody.*
The first sentence is fine. After that, it turns to n00bish. You see, a true roleplayer might say something as follows.
*Bob is bored. Bob waltzes down to the pet store and buys a box of one dozen starving crazed weasels and sneaks into the White House, releasing them on the President. Bob is then thrown into a mental home, where he is forced to sit in a padded room and watch Barney all day long.*
Wait.. that's something I would say. Oh well, everybody has their own lovely unique style. There's the ever popular *action goes here* RP...
*Sally is walking down the street*
*Timmy waves to Sally*
*Sally waves back*
*Timmy says "Hi there!"
*Sally decks Timmy in the face and yells "You owe me a dollar, you idiot! Don't you dare even speak to me like that!"
Then there's my personal fave... paragraph-ing is what I call it.
Cindy walks down the street. The wind blows her hair around and she frowns. She spots a few people from school on the other side of the street. "Hey guys!" She runs across the street to meet up with her friends.
Then.. well.. I don't know what this kind is called. It's a mix of both, I guess.
Billy: Dude, check out that car!
*Billy and his friends inspect a cool looking car in the parking lot*
John: The color is awesome. It's like... red.
Patrick: Yeah, well, my shirt's red, too.
*The guys all laugh*
Billy: Oh wow, check out this car!
*They all run to the next car*
Eric: Oh, wow, it's all shiny!
John: The color is awesome. It's like... red.
Patrick: OH MY GOSH! The other car was like red, too!!
All the boys: DUDE!
There's other kinds too. I'm not going to bother naming them. You can figure them out for yourself. In fact, I'll end this session by saying that roleplaying is basically nothing but dialogue and actions. It's as easy as that. You read, right? I hope so. Otherwise, I don't think you made it this far on your own. Uh... good for you is you actually read this anyway. RPing is pretty much like writing a book, only with a lot of people. It's very fun, and you actually learn stuff. People use big words, so you use them too. It also expands your vocabulary and helps your writing skills. Or at least, I say they do. That way, you can say that while you sit around on your computer all day, it's educational.
(A scary, freakish, step by step tutorial, nararrated by yours truly)
So, I see you have stumbled onto this beautiful little page of mine. It's interesting that you decided to click the link that leads to this page, you know. That shows bravery. Bravery is a good thing. Or maybe you're just really stupid. Maybe you thought 'oh wow, this thing is awesome! It will teach me everything I need to know about how to prepare macaroni salad!' Then again, maybe you clicked on it because you read the page description and decided to see how insane I've gone this time. Or maybe you actually clicked it to learn about roleplaying. I don't know, maybe somebody actually does click on links because they're actually curious about the topics of that link. So, if that's true, then maybe you're waiting for me to stop talking about things that have nothing to do with roleplaying and get on with roleplaying?
*WHACK*
Don't think like that! ^__^ It's not healthy! Ah, I know. I'll make this page have nothing to do with roleplaying at all. I betcha that will make you really mad. In fact, you're probably thinking 'what kind of drugs is this girl on?! Who titles a page about roleplaying and then doesn't do a thing about roleplaying?'
That's where you're wrong, mate. You see, I actually roleplayed all ready. Yup. A little bit ago. Just read up a little if you don't know where. Wait, I'll make it easier for you.
*WHACK!*
See? That's roleplaying. I typed an action. It's as easy as that. I whacked you in the forehead just now. Oh, so now you're being a jerk? What is she talking about? She didn't hit me! It's only a computer! She can't hit me through a computer! Mm.. of course. If you're thinking that, then roleplaying ain't for you. It just isn't. You need an imagination to roleplay, first off, and you cannot take things that seriously. If I do an action, you NEVER NEVER NEVER respond with 'you can't do that, this is a computer. that never happened. it's impossible for you to hit me.' That dubs thou...
N00B
Yeah, that's usually bad. Really bad. If you don't want people calling you a n00b, then don't act like one. First, I shall define n00b for all of you who might be clueless to this lovely little term...
n00b - one who is an idiot; one who acts like a jerk; a person with no imagination; baka
I could go on, but I don't feel like it. A newbie is pretty much the same thing, only just not so disrepected. A newbie is a person who's new to something and is just learning the ropes. Like Lee, for example. ^_^ Ha ha ha! Oh, sorry. Well, he'll learn eventually. Ah yes, here's another example of what a n00b is.
*Bob is bored. Bob blows up the world. Bob kills everybody except himself. Bob laughs. Bob takes over Jupiter. Bob takes over the world, too. Bob enslaves everybody.*
The first sentence is fine. After that, it turns to n00bish. You see, a true roleplayer might say something as follows.
*Bob is bored. Bob waltzes down to the pet store and buys a box of one dozen starving crazed weasels and sneaks into the White House, releasing them on the President. Bob is then thrown into a mental home, where he is forced to sit in a padded room and watch Barney all day long.*
Wait.. that's something I would say. Oh well, everybody has their own lovely unique style. There's the ever popular *action goes here* RP...
*Sally is walking down the street*
*Timmy waves to Sally*
*Sally waves back*
*Timmy says "Hi there!"
*Sally decks Timmy in the face and yells "You owe me a dollar, you idiot! Don't you dare even speak to me like that!"
Then there's my personal fave... paragraph-ing is what I call it.
Cindy walks down the street. The wind blows her hair around and she frowns. She spots a few people from school on the other side of the street. "Hey guys!" She runs across the street to meet up with her friends.
Then.. well.. I don't know what this kind is called. It's a mix of both, I guess.
Billy: Dude, check out that car!
*Billy and his friends inspect a cool looking car in the parking lot*
John: The color is awesome. It's like... red.
Patrick: Yeah, well, my shirt's red, too.
*The guys all laugh*
Billy: Oh wow, check out this car!
*They all run to the next car*
Eric: Oh, wow, it's all shiny!
John: The color is awesome. It's like... red.
Patrick: OH MY GOSH! The other car was like red, too!!
All the boys: DUDE!
There's other kinds too. I'm not going to bother naming them. You can figure them out for yourself. In fact, I'll end this session by saying that roleplaying is basically nothing but dialogue and actions. It's as easy as that. You read, right? I hope so. Otherwise, I don't think you made it this far on your own. Uh... good for you is you actually read this anyway. RPing is pretty much like writing a book, only with a lot of people. It's very fun, and you actually learn stuff. People use big words, so you use them too. It also expands your vocabulary and helps your writing skills. Or at least, I say they do. That way, you can say that while you sit around on your computer all day, it's educational.
