New to RP, looking for a guide

[gman003]

So yeah, I've never really done an RP before. I'm bored, so I figure I'll try it, but I'd like someone to just gently guide me through it until I feel I know what I'm doing.

[Cross Clown]

Here
http://aerislives.com/showthread.php?t=22

[Sai]

do you really need a guide?

this was actually the first played I rp'd. hence the crappy posts.

oh well.

damn, computer period is over.

bye ne~

be back in a few hours.

[olath]

I don't know about "gentle", but I could feasibly give it a shot. I used to be on at least six sites at a time back in my heyday and have been doing it for about seven years, so I'd say the experience is there. That, and I've been told that I should be an English teacher by some of the people at work plus I've been told by others that I have a penchant for creative writing.

I've kinda flamed out recently though, so this would probably be good for me too. Assuming you want to learn from me.

[gman003]

I don't know about "gentle", but I could feasibly give it a shot. I used to be on at least six sites at a time back in my heyday and have been doing it for about seven years, so I'd say the experience is there. That, and I've been told that I should be an English teacher by some of the people at work plus I've been told by others that I have a penchant for creative writing.

I've kinda flamed out recently though, so this would probably be good for me too. Assuming you want to learn from me.

No problem. I really just have no idea where to start.

Let the learning commence!

[olath]

This promises to be interesting. I've never had to teach anyone anything like this before. Fortunately though, I have something typed up and posted elsewhere. I shall affix that at the end of this, which will be rather shortly.

You'll want to start with your character--Unless you're starting the thread, in which case it'd be setting instead. When creating, keep the setting in mind and what's allowed in it. Fairly obvious, but you'd be surprised how often a mech of some kind will show up in a medieval setting. Well, with people that have no idea what they're doing at least.

Anyway. That thing I mentioned above.

Because I have nothing better to do, I shall take you through the thought process I have when I come up with my oh-so-brilliant ideas. After all, that's more interesting than bitching about my still bruised knee, the stiff muscles in my back, the sore left shoulder, the missing chunk of flesh from my right ring finger, the sore ribs on the other side of my back, or the burn mark where someone intelligently decided to put the still-hot metal of their lighter to my arm.

Let's take a look at how I come up with my mind-bendingly awesome characters. This will be a general fantasy character that can be dropped into just about any realm with only relatively minor tweaking. Provided I don't look at it and do a complete revision--As an aside, I have one character that's been through four such revisions in the last month or so.

First off, I tend to over-grand-ize/sensationalize my characters a great deal. I attribute this to me looking at them as long-standing characters that will be around for quite a while. Which is obvious if I call them "long-standing" like I just did. Of course, this isn't to say that they won't die at some point, some sooner than others, but I like leaving the door open for possible prequels or having their story told through another character. Shit like that. Besides, it makes the villain even better if he has one moment where he just snaps and becomes the "villain."

*Now then. It starts off with gender. This isn't all that big a deal really, but it is where I start. Most of the time. If I come up with a name that I really like, I'll use it and then decide the gender.

*Once I have that, I move on to race/species. Since this is a "general fantasy character," we'll say it's a female elf--Especially since I don't, oh I don't know, have a thing for elves anyway.

*Then comes the name. This is one of the easiest-yet-hardest aspects of the whole thing. Why is it so easy? Well, I can't very well answer that question outright because that'd give my naming conventions away. Why is it so hard? Because I have to actually be able to pronounce the name before I move on.

Ailes Valenkrea (A-leeze V-all-en-cray-ah)

Hell of a name, no?

*So Ailes has a name, species, and gender now. What's next? Why, appearance of course, which also includes age for some reason. Let's see...Elf...A height of 5'9" and a weight of roughly 145 pounds. How did I get those? I think about the stereotypical appearance of the race and just pull out random numbers that seem to fit.

Green eyes, long blonde-ish silver hair, fit physique...Some breast size. We're not talking about the almost non-existent kind, but also not the gargantuan house-crushers. We'll just say they're somewhere on the smaller side of "average." Age? Eh, 129 years--Or if you prefer the more fantasy term, 'winters'--old. Another good random number that still leaves her young in elvish terms.

*Appearance? Check. Let's head on to distinguishing marks. This can be just about anything: Birthmark, deformity, scar, limp, distinct way of walking. Anything of the like. For example's sake, let's say there's a scar that runs from left to right on her back from where she was gashed protecting someone.

*On to mindset and mental problems! This is fairly easy yet hard as well. It's a delicate balance between over-the-top and just enough to be interesting. I happen to have a nice cobbling of off-setting disorders, so I have a pretty good feel for this area. She believes in the power of love (Purge the soul), but not so blindly as to let people walk all over her. On the contrary, she will become quite the violent beast if provoked. Let's say that she's intrinsically afraid of the number...four and give the reason that that's when her village was attacked and she was the only survivor.

*Which is actually a pretty good segway into the history aspect of the character. This largely depends upon which setting I'm dropping into, but that doesn't mean generalities can't arise. Which is what this is, a generalization. Anyway. Born to good parents, father was fairly well liked by the village and no one ever had anything bad to say about her mother. Grew up learning how to use the bow to a fairly decent proficiency. Here's a twist: Instead of learning the sword, she opted for the axe and became quite good at it--Being an elf, this would give her a more distinct fighting style, especially when compared to dwarves using the same weapon.

When she was young, bandits--Race depends on setting--attacked her village with brutal efficiency, killing everyone but her because she was out playing in the woods. When she returned, she found everyone dead or dying and it traumatized her to the point where she can't cope with the number four. Grew up, met someone, and while protecting them, got the scar across her back. They ended up dying in another battle later on.

*So now we have a 5'9", 145 pound female elf named Ailes Valenkrea with an actual, generalized description and history. Anything not mentioned--Spells, relationships with other characters, locations, and such--are all dependent on the setting. Unless of course, you go through and imagine a handful of other characters for her to interact with and spells to use. Then it's just a matter of making sure everything is kosher with the setting and filling in the blanks.

For instance, I spent six months on one character for the Forgotten Realms setting--Don't say it's been done to death because it hasn't just yet; There's still plenty of unexplored land to handle non-global stories and maybe even one or two of those--and had everything mentioned above already figured out. I had his history worked out so beautifully, it was more of a "Fill-in-the-blank" than anything else. He had a couple of companions which took decidedly less time to create, since I wasn't inventing a new species from scratch and assigning D&D attributes to, a village he gave himself to protecting, the quiet love of a half-celestial bard--Which he scoffed at due to circumstances I'll not name for fear of the idea being stolen entirely--and a real enemy.

It was all a matter of finding an area that had everything I needed and the aforementioned blank filling. Then, to prepare to use him and get a better feel for how he reacted to situations, I dropped him into another fantasy realm that someone else had come up with. Well, dropped all three of them actually as I had to keep the trio together.

Anyway. There you have it. Aside from the actual lengthy time I spend on certain areas and all the procrastinating I do, you've gained some insight into how my creativity works. Of course, that's about all you'll get because of my truly unique frame of mind. But we'll get into that another time. Maybe. If the cyclopean block of cheese sitting on my bed allows. All hail Gouda!

Feel free to ask questions and whatnot. I'll do my best to answer or at least bullshit enough to make it sound like I know what I'm talking about. If anybody has any critiques, let me know.

I might mention that I make clothing optional. Not in a nudist sort of way (Mental note: Make hot nudist lesbian elf), but in that it depends on how I feel about it. Sometimes it'll be distinguishing and others I have no idea what they're wearing until I start typing.

I'll also note that my methods may not work for you, and thusly do not guarantee them in any way. After you feel comfortable with this though, we'll move on to the fun part.

[AbatedDust]

In other words, do what you do best in the given situation, just do it a little crazier.

[gman003]

OK, trying a character design. I'm doing sci-fi, because I have more knowledge in that realm:

Gender: I'm going male
Race: Somewhat reptilian, green skin with patches of scales
Name:

Idea 1: Salkur

Seems too Arabic to me.

Idea 2: Surklashian

Needs a second name

Idea 3: Surklashian T'Suun

I like that one. Nice hissing, reptilian sound.

Appearance:

188 cm tall (Metric measurements are more sci-fi. This is fact)
Green skin, patches of scales on the shoulders, legs and elbows
Brown eyes
Broad physique
Muscular, but moreso in the torso and legs than the arms
No hair, but a cranial ridge. Like a lizard.
Sharp but short teeth

Marks:
Deep scar in chest, an old battle wound. Haven't come up with a backstory, so I'll say he prefers not to talk about it.

Mentality:
Reptiles are cold-blooded, so I'll say he's very patient. However, he has no qualms about killing people.

Idea: Mercenary!

So merc it is.

He probably needs a phobia or something, so how about water? Too cliche?

Backstory: Although one of the best marksmen in the clan, he was sentenced to death after shooting and killing a rival for a mate. He escaped, wounding several in the process, and became a fierce mercenary. Signature move: Sniping the target, then leaving the empty shell where it will be found.


How was that?

[AbatedDust]

Very good! Now send him to work in the Fantasy RP!

[olath]

Not bad. Sci-fi isn't exactly my strength unless it involves UC era mobile suits, but that's pretty good from my standpoint. We'll move along as soon as I'm back at a computer. Don't think I could handle it all on my phone. Heh.

Any questions thus far? I know it's only character creation, but some don't really grasp that. I suppose I should say that they don't have anyone to help them make a non-unbeatable character (with an unbrakkable sword). [/Reference only I'll get]

[Ginyou Rinsom]

yeah, like with most fiction writing you don't want your character to be Mary Sueish

(wikipedia it if you don't know, i ain't explaining)

[olath]

I'm typing this one as I think of things, so I'm sure it'll be all kinds of fucked out of order.

Okay. We have a character, now comes the actual use. There are two ways to go about this:

1) The wrong way
2) The right way

The wrong way isn't necessarily wrong, but it is for the sake of role-playing. It often pops up over messengers, in emails, texts, and even regular forum posts. As I said though, for story telling--Which is what role-playing is--it's wrong.

*Looks over shoulder* Hi.

This is wrong. Why? There's no sense of what's going on. Plus, it looks fugly as hell. Personal note: Develop this area for future explanations.

A post should convey what the character is thinking, doing, feeling, or anything else. If there's no mood, it's flat. If it's flat, it sucks. Describe how, why, and even when this occurs.

For instance: The above can be construed into different ways. For example's sake, we'll just say he's in some generic corridor in some unfamiliar place and nothing's going on.

Surklashian felt something watching him but couldn't pinpoint where. He scanned ahead and, seeing nothing, glanced over his shoulder. His hunter's instinct was right yet again, as [Some friend or some-such] stood behind him.

"Hello [Friend again]," he stated somewhat pleasantly. "I did not expect to see you here."

Bear in mind, I know nothing about this character so I'm trying to be as generic as possible to give you an idea.

That also brought to mind something else: Description in posts. Don't go Tolkien on everyone or no one will read your posts; They'll skim. Remember, you're telling a story here but don't go overboard on the descriptions. This is something that'll take some practice to get to a decent enough level.

Be descriptive, but don't spend four pages on a single rock in the road. That'll make people forget what the hell was going on.

There's something else there too: An opening for someone else to reply based off of the post. This is a biggie too. If there's nothing for them to do based off your post--Or anyone else's really--they're not going to do anything. Common sense really.

Also. Find your own style of writing. Me? I like working a bit of Lovecraft-esqe writing into fantasy stories. If done correctly, it ups the creepy factor tenfold. But, in my circle, I'm known for having great characters and playing with perceptions--The bad guy really is the good guy and the good guys are really the bad and other things along those lines.

And I've just spent the last two hours looking for a good example from my archives. Couldn't find anything as there are some good years missing from them. Sites dying/resetting and all. If there's anything you don't get, ask and I'll try to explain better/more thoroughly.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

wonders when this became a totalitarian RP.......

[Sai]

god, i just learned tons of stuff just now. *shock*

[newbieman]

god, i just learned tons of stuff just now. *shock*

I'm glad.
Though you've never met me before. :P

[Sai]

uh, wut?

[gman003]

Practice post, using the developed character:

Three kilometers away, Surklashian T'Suun smiled behind the digital scope of his 13mm rifle. The target was moving into the open. Although surrounded by bodyguards, the interplanetary merchant was exposed. Surklashian adjusted the range and centered the crosshairs directly between the eyes. Exhaling, he tapped the trigger.

The thick shell arced through the air. A second later, it hit bone. The impact was not enough to detonate the charge, but it tumbled through the brain, bursting out the other side. Only when it hit the ground did it explode, several meters behind him as an inintended but convenient distraction.

Slowly and quietly ejecting the empty case, Surklashian considered where to leave his mark this time. He decided to leave it close to the target. Besides, he wanted to see why the bullet failed to detonate properly. Pocketing it, he left the rifle but made sure his pistol was loaded, and headed for the gathering crowd.

Leaving the building, he caught an unusual scent. He quickly ducked back inside, hiding behind a column. Someone was coming for him, and he did not want to be there when it happened.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

that was good for just an action seqeunce

now try blending conversation into it

[DarthHavoc]

Ive know how to rp for quite a wile if you need help i can help and a good freind of mine is like the expert at rp i guess i can have him email me some tips so i can post them here for ya.(now can we get back to our rp threads im bored?)

[olath]

that was good for just an action seqeunce

now try blending conversation into it

Read my mind. I'll be around a computer in an hour-and-a-half or so and will reply to this or whatever you come up with. Unless Ginyou or someone wants to fill in on this. Either way, it'll help you get used to it.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

i can as much as i can

i write but i don't think i am that good

i only got like five reveiws for my stories

[gman003]

Conversation might be difficult with only one person. Unless you want me to create another character and talk to myself.

[olath]

That's something else too. After you get into it, NPCs are a great thing to have. They don't have to be as fleshed out as a full-on character, but some details are key.

Name, gender, age, height, and general appearance are the mainstays. You can add anything else, or you can work with just a name and slowly add things in about them--So long as they stay cohesive. Personally, I do all my NPCs like I was making real characters, but leave out a lot of the details at first. A lot of the times I'll just have a name and general traits, filling in the rest as I use them.

Unless you give somebody permission, you are the only one that controls your NPCs. And I would advise against lending them out unless you make it perfectly clear what they're like. If you do loan them, personality, appearance, relationships with characters, and any history you have for them are the big things. That way you don't end up with, say, a Canadian that looks Irish, speaks like they're from Chile, and has the name of Dimitri or Vlad.

Pros of NPCs:

Keep story moving
Fill in blanks
Interesting developments
More that I can't think of at the moment


Cons of NPCs:

More work
Could become bigger than your main
Can create plot holes if not careful
More that I can't think of at the moment


Damn it all to Hel. I had more, but I completely went blank. I'll try and get something before too long, but I make no promises. As I stated earlier, sci-fi outside of big ol' fighting machines isn't exactly my area of expertise.

i can as much as i can

i write but i don't think i am that good

i only got like five reveiws for my stories

That's actually a good thing. Well, so long as you keep improving yourself. I never think mine are that good and start looking for ways to improve right after I post. And I wouldn't pay much attention to how many reviews you get. It just means you're not whoring out like everyone else.

Anyway. An example from my earlier work. Lina is another person's character, Jerid and Casval are mine; Everyone else are NPCs I used. This is from a Gundam site I was on before it was deleted due to inactivity set in an alternate timeline after Wing. Also, it involves the controversial unified timeline theory where all the Gundam shows are in one universe, as opposed to them being one-offs of our own.

And yes. My main (Casval) was a bit of a Marty Stu--Male equivalent of a Mary Sue--because he'd been around since I started role-playing. I used to be horrible about it but eventually overcame it. That's why he's kinda God-like.

Text too long. Example in following post.

[olath]

“How you doin’ Jack?” a neutral toned voice asked. There were no distinguishing inflections, accents, or anything in the question, which Jack was becoming accustomed to.

“The controls could use some slight tuning, and I’m still adjusting to this whole nano-communication thing. Other than that, yeah, I’m good,” he wistfully replied. He had met with Casval during his visit to his ancestral homeland and the two had fast become friends. In fact, Jack had helped hide Casval and his Fallen Seraphim from the traitorous factions of his family at great personal risk.

And now, here he was. Learning to use the latest mobile suit in the Spatial Architects production line. Of course, it was still in the “limited production” phase, but, as he had joined Casval’s band of mercenaries, he had access to such things. After all, Jerid had paid good money and promised much to the group and wanted nothing but the best from them.

“Don’t worry about the controls. I’m sure you’ll easily adjust to them,” another, unmasked voice cut in. “We need to make sure you’re up on your codewords and language skills.” It was a rather harsh tone, but was used to mask the underlying concern, not unlike an older brother watching out for a sibling. “Name both sets of codenames for your comrades and superior. Then....”

The test continued for two hours with Jack reciting model numbers, places, names, and the family history of the Daikun line starting with Zeon Daikun from so many centuries ago--All of it encoded in the secret language of Casval and his mercenaries. Outside the band of five, only Jerid Messa knew any of the words--And all those were were the personal codenames of himself and the mercs. He had even tried to get Casval to inject the only remaining vial of nanites into him, but was refused on the basis of Jack needing them more.

Actually, Casval just didn’t want Jerid to have them and be able to listen in on field transmissions. He took pride in how his team worked and communicated in secrecy, and no doubt the technology would be duplicated and inevitably fall into the wrong hands if shared. And that was something that none of the mercenaries would allow to happen.

“Not bad, Seluss. But you forgot one important fact,” the unmasked voice told him after Jack finished the test run and exited the cockpit. Casval stood off in the shadows of the hanger to test Jack’s perception abilities as well as to conduct a personal test of his own. His voice echoed from every direction inside the building when he spoke aloud again. “I returned for one thing.”

“Of course, sir,” Jack replied as he slowly turned in his leader’s direction. “You came back for her. You found out what you needed to know and you returned to share the knowledge as well as to set her mind at ease. You may not want it to get out, but you really are a kind-hearted person.”

“Impressive,” Casval thought. “His abilities are progressing nicely. Even if they wouldn’t have developed out there, he’s definitely a Newtype.” The thought made him inwardly grimace. Until Jerid had informed him about his research, Casval had merely thought that his suits had been getting slower with age and finally resorted to applying a magnetic coat to all of them. And even that had problems keeping up with him.

“Don’t say that too loud. I actually have some of the soldiers fooled,” he finally replied with an open smile and slight chuckle as he stepped out of the concealing shadows. “Come on. I’ll buy you a drink before we meet up with the others.”

“Don’t drink too much, Comrade,” came the unobtrusive reply over his nano-com. The voice was decidedly Russian, which meant that Vlad had overheard over Jack’s open line and was no doubt grinning on the other end.

*****

A soft knocking on the door awoke her. Glancing at the clock before sitting up, she mumbled something under her breath and bade the visitor enter. Long days and short nights had become all too common as of late with the prevailing government gearing up to decimate any open rebellion.

“I’m sorry. Did I wake you?” Charles inquired as he entered. He was a strapping Irishman of about twenty-eight, and, although six years her senior, he had something of a schoolboy crush on his commanding officer. Everyone knew it but he still wouldn’t own up to how he felt. Not now at least. Not until after he was sure they would both be safe in the world.

“No. It’s alright,” she replied with a yawn. “I assume you have information to report.”

“We’ve received reports of a new mass-produced suit being developed. I’ve already verified the information and have told the others,” he replied without hesitation. “If you’d like to catch up on your sleep, I will readily lead the assault.”

The thought of sleeping seriously tempted her, but she pushed the thought away when she realized they would undoubtedly need her help. Though competent soldiers, her band of rebels hadn’t mastered ground based combat. They were getting better as time went on though, which was always a good sign.

“When were you planning on attacking?” She asked as she went to the dresser and fumbled through drawers looking for her pilot suit. Even though they were fighting for the well being of the earth as well as the colonies, not to many people were willing to help them out. And so, the band always had to stay hidden and use guerilla tactics. Although, with the addition of one Milliardo Peacecraft to their ranks, that was slowly changing.

Taking notice of her direction and intention, Charles politely turned his back to her. “As soon as possible. Chris is visiting family and Michal is on a supply run, so....”

“...It’s just Victoria, Hank, and us,” she finished for him as she shuffled out of her nightclothes and donned her suit. The sound of the zipper brought him back around to face her as she nodded her appreciation at his courtesy.

“Not quite,” he said with a hint of a smile. “I managed to obtain three extra suits as well as some former OZ pilots. They’re to meet us outside the base and synchronize their attack with ours.”

Clapping him on the shoulder and tossing a smile at him, Lina led the way out to their suits.

Won't let me just quote. And apparently, I have to break this down even further. Part two of the quote to follow.

[olath]

“Are you sure?” the soldier asked for what seemed like the hundredth time. He was being overly annoying, but Casval was sure it was just nerves. This class of recruits, though well trained, was still wet behind the ears in live-fire combat. A certain half-brother of his had made it an institution within the OZ organization to use what amounted to mobile suit-sized paintball guns in combat training. It had worked pretty well up to this point, as pilots destined to never leave earth’s gravity were well suited to combat and had a better feel for their machines than any simulator could ever duplicate.

“Positive,” was his reply. “That information leak was designed specifically to lure them here. And, as I’m sure you all know,” he put out on the division-wide channel, “they won’t pass up on this.”

“Are you really sure?” came Jack’s voice over the nano-com. “We leaked the information, but who says when and where they’ll attack? For all we know, they could be preparing a counterstrike to our little trap, Olath,” he said with little conviction. He wasn’t trying to undermine his leader’s orders, but was just thinking aloud.

Casval sighed. “Not really. In fact, if they don’t show up soon, I may let the men take a break. Lord knows they need it. We all do,” he said wearily before laughing a bit. “I’m sure we could handle whatever they throw at us anyway. I mean, we’re both....”

He stopped his sentence short when an unsettling feeling came over him. “There!” the two mercenaries yelled pointing in opposite directions, Jack looking at his radar and Casval sensing the arrival.

“Seluss, take your group north and hold the line. I’ll take a few with me and head south. The rest of you, don’t let them anywhere near the hanger if they get past us. Bathe the area in particles now,” Casval fiercely ordered.

“Roger,” was the calm reply. Motioning for his troops to hurry, Jack readied a hand grenade in his suit’s left hand. As they drew nearer to the defensive line, he hurled the projectile out beyond the bases perimeter just as the base was slathered in Minovsky particles. The resulting smoke would help force the invaders into a closer range, and offer cover for his own forces as it drifted back towards the base itself.

“Prepare for cover fire,” he said into his headset. As the Zaku defense force readied their various armaments, Jack readied another grenade and threw it when and where he saw movement. At least, where he thought he saw movement. The smoke grenade was working too effectively and made him work purely on conjecture. Nevertheless, he sensed something which made him launch the projectile. The resulting explosion forced a Serpent out into the open where it was almost immediately hit with assault rifle fire and even a few bazooka shells.

Jack smirked when another one came forward to cover its ally. Readying his machine gun, he took aim at the covering suit but swerved off to his left and opened fire. The Epyon that had thought him an easy target quickly fell back into the smoke under the barrage. The two Serpents had also fallen back into the obscuring smoke, though not without damage. The rifle fire hadn’t done much, but the bazooka shells had destroyed the gatling of one and severely damaged the arm of the other. The third suit, however, had suffered little to no damage at the hands of the machine gun, but had been forced to temporarily retreat.

All in all, things were going about as well as could be expected.

“You two, come with me,” Cass ordered to a pair of older Zaku II suits. While still viable on all fronts, researchers were finding ways to increase the efficiency, power output, and defense of suits. All of this was leaving even upgraded Zaku’s behind, but Jerid knew that the low-cost suits would be the backbone of his military for the time being and demanded that as much of the new technology be backwards compatible as possible.

Even his own Gouf was originally considered an upgrade, but those thoughts were quickly dismissed upon seeing it in combat. Based on the data collected during the brief Alpine skirmish some time before, it had been decided that the Gouf would eventually replace the Zaku as the suit of choice for soldiers.

That's not actually how it was posted, but that's how I compiled it. The language and all is still the same, but it's a combination of two or three posts. Also: Fucking 10,000 character limit....

[Ginyou Rinsom]

maybe we should do a Gundam RP?


also

i think i have gotten better at writing

before my chapters were was only eleven pages in word

now my Naruto prologue is at twenty-four pages currently and i am still writing

[olath]

As long as we could keep it going, I'd be up for it. I think. The last several sites I joined didn't last but a couple of months apiece from that date. Heh. I guess I live up to my name in that regard.

I'd want it UC though, where there's actual science involved. Wouldn't want any suits that weren't UC-esque either. That's just me though.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

so more Real Robot then Super Robot?

yeah, i prefer that too

i haven't watched much Gundam i a long while so i will be rusty on a lot of it

[olath]

Those are the terms I was thinking of. Thanks. And neither have I, although I do have the last six or so episodes of MSG on DVD. In Japanese. With no subtitles. How that got in Texas, I have no idea. Especially this area.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

I'd have to say my favorite Series would be 08th Mobile Suit Team

[olath]

Favorite suit comes from there. MS-07B3 Gouf Custom is made of win and epic. Gotta say my favorite is the original though, since that's where it all started. Plus, I'm an admitted Char fanboy so I'm going to favor anything that involves him.

Just noticed your edit to the post suggesting a Gundam rp. Don't you love that? Back before the last Gundam site I was on died, I'd have five pages of material in about ten minutes and would have to force myself to stop so others could post. I'd usually get someone that one-lined right after too. Sucked ass.

[AbatedDust]

G Gundam here. Shining super mode rocks.

[olath]

At least you didn't say "Burning". I'd have to slap you for that. And G, for all the shit it gets, wasn't that bad of an idea. Probably could've been done better, but it sure as hell could've been done worse.

Anyway, we're talking Real Robot, not Super Robot, here.

[AbatedDust]

Burning Gundam was a total rip-off! How dare they call it "hyper"-mode when it doesn't even look as cool as the shining finger! G Gundam also spat out some hot girls as well.

http://img.verycd.com/posts/0608/post-425946-1156348012.jpg

[Ginyou Rinsom]

was G Gundam super robot?

i guess.........

[AbatedDust]

Super robot?

[olath]

*Slaps Ted*

God Gundam! Not Burning!

And yeah. G is considered super robot. It lacks realism, erego super. At least that's how I think about it.

[gman003]

Ignoring the Gundam talk I don't understand...


I think I understand dialogue writing. I'd like to practice, but I think I'll be OK diving in.

Any last advice?

[olath]

Ignoring the Gundam talk I don't understand...

I guess we can forgive the ignorance. This once at least.

I think I understand dialogue writing. I'd like to practice, but I think I'll be OK diving in.

Any last advice?

A biggie for me: Make sure you have an idea of where you want your character to be. Not in location, but in story. I can't do a character unless I have an ending for them. It can be mundane, glorious, or even hideous and disfiguring, if not death entirely. Just make sure you have an end to work towards and everything else will fall in place.

That's all I can really think of right now. Any advice Ginyou?

[Ginyou Rinsom]

not much, just try to keep your character balanced

like with my character in the school RP

he is a Onmyoji (spell user for you less informed), Kenjutsu master and a moderate gunman, but he is still weak as he must follow certain rules and keep his power in check, and since now he has turned evil, those restrictions are removed (thats how most villains are......the heroes can't get super strong cause it isn't heroic but the villain don't give a shit and he can)

Another thing, which you probably won't need to worry about

being descriptive is a good thing but describing every little thing isn't, as it will distract from the overall story.

but other then that




i got nothing

[olath]

Well gman003, I guess all that's left is to find a real hard-ass and rp with them for a while. Heh. Sounds like a bad idea, I know, but it works. They'll take advantage of any cock-up on your part and hammer home the finer points of posting. If you do that, expect to go through three or four characters. Again, heh.

Or, you could jump around in here and we'll fine-tune things for you. Tweaks if you will. Especially since I feel like I've forgotten something. Oh well. Must not have been important.

So in the words of one Nathan Explosion: Go forth and die!

Or just go forth. Whichever works for you.

[gman003]

I'd go out, but none of the threads here interest me. I'll just wait, maybe practice in here a bit, until one appears that I like.

I'm tempted to start one I like, but I can tell that's a BAD IDEA(tm).

[olath]

Go ahead. Can't be any worse than what's going on now. Or you can post it as something of an idea and let the literate help out--Throw out some ideas and such.

It'd be some good practice at least.

[gman003]

Ideas:

far-future sci-fi rp
legend of zelda rp
gladiatorial rp (not just Graeco-Roman, other ancient cultures good)
what the heck, ww2 rp
zombie survival rp

There, random ideas. I'll develop whichever ones others find interesting.

[olath]

I'm good for any of them, though my intimate knowledge of WW2 isn't what it used to be and non-Gundam science is weak. The other three, though, I can do easily. Get a basis and I'll see what I can do to help tweak in some directions no one's thought of before. Well, possibly not thought of.

[Hanna]

I could teach you. I don't
sugar coat things, and I will
tell you straight to your face
if you suck or not. I will
also teach you by example.
PM me if you are interested
(PS, I have been RPing
for about 5 years now, and
I am one of the best on
a certain site, not this one)

[gman003]

What the heck, I've been playing a lot of TP lately. Legend of Zelda it is.

Now a story. I assume RP'ing as a main character is out-of-limits, so we need new characters. Again, I assume a typical party system.

We'll need a Hylian, a Gerudo, a Goron, and a Zora, at least. Also good would be a Kokiri, or Rito. Not sure about a Sheikah, Twili, or others.

Story ideas:

1. Ganon manages to not only kidnap Princess Zelda but Link as well. Team assembles to rescue him. Pros: Follows the same general plot as all the Zelda games. Cons: Cliche.

2. War erupts between races. Hyrule and allied human races against the Goron and Zora. Pros: Not cliche, nice whos-the-good-guys dynamic. Cons: Complicated

3. Beedle the salesman, after being corrupted by an evil power, begins a standard take-over-the-world-via-mega-corporation plot. Pros: Not cliche, simple. Cons: Not very Zelda-like, too modern.

I don't trust myself to come up with more ideas at this hour (0023), so goodnight.

[Hanna]

I think, your first first insane
hard core lit. RP should not be
based off of anything -- a
complete and orginial plot.
So you have the freedom
to do whatever the hell you
want and learn what is against
RP rules, and what is good etiquette.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

i could do a LoZ RP

but a lot of things would have to be lain out or else it would easily fall into disarray

[gman003]

Been out a while, sorry.

I've been thinking that LoZ isn;t the best idea. I'm probably going to do WW2, but a far-future one might be fun.

[Voidguard]

Might i suggest an alternate history RP?

For example I have been toying with this scenario for quite a while.


It's called Crimson Storm.

WW2 has just ended, and the Soviet Union and the Allies are going down a road of cold war tensions. An asteroid comes incredibly close to earth. 3 chunks of said asteroid fall to earth transmitting messages over short wave radio. The messages hjold data with information on advanced technology. The Commmunist party in power of Russia fails to keep it under wraps and gets overthrown by the tired and overworked Russian people. A NUSSR is formed.( Neo-USSR, crappy title, but that;'s all I have) The new allience has decoded the tech messages and now (1964) has a level of technology that we would have in 2012. By this time the Allies (lled by the U.S. have already distributedd this technology. The atomic energy cometee becomes the Alternative energy comitte, handeling Hydrogen Fuel cells, experemental plasma and of corse nuclear energy. A third group that calls itself Project Inderpendance (a group that wants all of europe , especially Germany, free from anyone elses controll. Simular to "Asia for asians" movement) The P.I. at first preformed negotiations with the two sides, but eventually opened war due to the failed negotiations.Unfortunatly the P.I. has the thrid , and the most advanced piece of the tech chart. THey have minor walkers, like something out of the weaker end of Mechwarrior, or Gundam.

NUSSR spies have uncovered a bit of said technology, the prototype weapons, MK 1, MK 2 and the MK 3.

The MK1 and 2 are NOT revealed to anyone, however recently the NUSSR have been pushed to use the MK 3. It is a bomb. A bomb that uses an unusual process in oredr to create an IMPLOSION, instead of an explosion.

The point of the Rp could be something like "pick a side, find the MK weapons, or weapon plans and then use them to defeat the other side."

There are mutants, cyborgs and enemy factions for you to shoot at.

what do you think?

[Ginyou Rinsom]

we have enough RP's what we lack is RPer's

i would but my computer isn't up to par and my ability to be on one that is is limited

boosh

[Voidguard]

...

Ok FIRST

I said it was a suggestion.


SECOND

you and I are gonna get along just fine

[Ginyou Rinsom]

THIRD!

i get along with no one

cept Olath

cause we are...............




















THE SAME PERSON!

[Sai]

DUN DUN DUN DUNN~

[srg.xillian]

..........wow.......*head ewplodes from the randomness*

[Marx]

Oh shit, it's a conspiracy! Quick, run for the papers!

[olath]

THIRD!

i get along with no one

cept Olath

cause we are...............




















THE SAME PERSON!

It's true. MPD will do that. So much so that neither of us knows what happens while the other is active.

[Ginyou Rinsom]

i don't even know what happens when i am active