Roleplaying tips.

[Silverhoof 2,844]

Mods feel free to move this wherever. I'm just guessing this goes here.

 

I'm about to take the plunge and roleplay. Never ever did it before. Any tips for newbies?

I'm waiting for my character to be approved, Nothing is open at the moment. So I have some time.

 

How can I best help the story and not be a dweeb?

[Katskratch 59]

My singular most important piece of advice. Pay attention to your surroundings. Make sure you're not missing anything in other people's posts, as all of it could possibly be material for your character to work with. And keep an open mind. Sometimes I notice RPers who have the tendency to 'lock into' a certain aspect of their character or a certain scene and not expand much beyond playing those things out. Characters are dynamic, and so is the environment. Keeping things organic and changing in a sensible manner makes the RP funner for all. 

[Starshine 16,333]

Use different characters for different roleplays, and try to actually BE your characters and do things that they would do in such situations, and not just writing what you would be doing in the RP.

 

Don't spend too much time telling others that your character is awesome and how crazy his or her past is, be awesome instead and rescue that drowning orphan out of the river. Or whatever that suits your fancy.

 

Try not to confuse between what you know and what your character know. You might know that the elder mare is the evil witch, but your character still have not the slightest idea about it.

 

In the end, the best thing you can do is to keep roleplaying with various groups of people until you find a style that suits you well.

[Inactive01 5,299]

Use different characters for different roleplays, and try to actually BE your characters and do things that they would do in such situations, and not just writing what you would be doing in the RP.

 

Don't spend too much time telling others that your character is awesome and how crazy his or her past is, be awesome instead and rescue that drowning orphan out of the river. Or whatever that suits your fancy.

 

Try not to confuse between what you know and what your character know. You might know that the elder mare is the evil witch, but your character still have not the slightest idea about it.

 

In the end, the best thing you can do is to keep roleplaying with various groups of people until you find a style that suits you well.

 

This.

 

Also, if you want, you can start roleplaying and then ask me to evaluate your roleplaying on my forum thread on Creative Resources so I can give you personal tips.

[Standard User 2,127]

Here is a list of roleplaying basics to get you started. If you can follow all of that stuff, you're golden.

As to how to play your character, remember that your character and you are different people with different opinions, different personalities, and different stories. Also, INTERACT. Nothing bores me more than sifting through a dozen paragraphs talking about someone else's character's backstory. That is what the bio page is for. Instead, use those paragraphs to move the story along and roleplay.

[Inactive01 5,299]

Roleplaying is a lot deeper than most people think. Most people just post to advance the plot. And that makes a roleplay as bland was watching paint dry. What a lot of people really need to do is to NOT JUST interact, but also to DEVELOP your character. Consider how your character changes over a roleplay. Do they mature/change in any way? How does the roleplay relate to their backstory, if at all?

 

It's like real life. You have to be able to consider how your character changes over time if something happened to them. They're dynamic characters! They're the main stars in your story! Of course they're affected in some way! 

 

I found this thread from another forum that goes into a lot of detail on good roleplaying, and I find it to be very useful. Here. Have a look see.

 

http://forums.riftgame.com/game-discussions/adventures-telara/role-play-forums/2499-guide-developing-your-character-guide-roleplaying.html

[Adente 1,000]

Roleplaying is a lot deeper than most people think. Most people just post to advance the plot. And that makes a roleplay as bland was watching paint dry. What a lot of people really need to do is to NOT JUST interact, but also to DEVELOP your character. Consider how your character changes over a roleplay. Do they mature/change in any way? How does the roleplay relate to their backstory, if at all?

 

It's like real life. You have to be able to consider how your character changes over time if something happened to them. They're dynamic characters! They're the main stars in your story! Of course they're affected in some way! 

 

I found this thread from another forum that goes into a lot of detail on good roleplaying, and I find it to be very useful. Here. Have a look see.

 

http://forums.riftgame.com/game-discussions/adventures-telara/role-play-forums/2499-guide-developing-your-character-guide-roleplaying.html

 

This. There are few things more interesting then watching a character grow and change and (hopefully!) mature in an RP. For me, I find it funny how many times my OC's have overcome their flaws, only to revert back at the start of the next RP to their bratty, petty, self-centered ways. A Broken Aesop, if you will. But growth is critical, don't just have your character start out awesome, make them a complex character with flaws and shortcomings as well as strengths. And don't, don't, DON'T focus too much on a backstory, especially a tragic one. That can't be stressed enough. None of my OC's have tragic backstories, and yet I can make them compelling. A tragic backstory is just lazy writing (usually, unless done right) and can result in a Mary/Gary Sue/Stu.