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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 15 2009, 11:50 AM (1,168 Views) | |
| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 11:50 AM Post #1 |
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Right, so I'm Galeclaw, you all probably know me by now. So, the purpose of this thread is to teach people the basics of Rping. This will cover basics such as grammar, OOC, and posting edicatte (sp?). I will probably be a lot less angry in this drill, as this is meant for beginners. To start, please quote the following in-character part of this post and reply to it (in the third person, I'm using only using second person because it's not directed any anyone specific). You find yourself in a plain, nondescript area. A thick, white mist limits your visibility to a few feet. Everything is quiet, and you feel a strange feeling of serenity. As you get up to investigate your surroundings, a voice from the mist speaks; "Hello, little one. What is your name?" CURRENT NEWBIES: Hawkstar Flamewhisker Westie7 Lakota BASICS OF POSTING GRADUATES: None |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 11:54 AM Post #2 |
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can I be drilled on this to I want to be the best poster I can be! |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 12:01 PM Post #3 |
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As, Swiftclaw asked "Who are you?" |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:05 PM Post #4 |
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(( Just reply to to post, as if you were RPing. Use any character you like. )) |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:06 PM Post #5 |
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well then I'll do that and then can we move on? |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:08 PM Post #6 |
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(( Just reply to the post. )) |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:08 PM Post #7 |
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I did by editing my earlier post |
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| Flamewhisker | Jan 15 2009, 03:09 PM Post #8 |
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I do stuff, okay!
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Can I be drilled? *Starts to do push ups* 97.......98.......99....100. |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:10 PM Post #9 |
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995,996,997,998,999,1,000 |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:15 PM Post #10 |
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(( Of course, Flamewhisker. Just reply to the post, and we can get started. Hawkstar, I think you're missing the point. Just reply to it as if it were a post in a regular RP. Your character has just found themselves in the location described above. Make a post of what they do next. )) |
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| Flamewhisker | Jan 15 2009, 03:18 PM Post #11 |
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I do stuff, okay!
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Treepaw asks, "where am I?" |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:20 PM Post #12 |
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9,999, 10,000 |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:20 PM Post #13 |
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(( Not quite. Post your character's reaction, with the original post quoted above it. )) |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:22 PM Post #14 |
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what about mine? |
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| Flamewhisker | Jan 15 2009, 03:24 PM Post #15 |
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I do stuff, okay!
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I'm not understanding this. *shrugs* It's hard trying to learn when you're sick. |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:25 PM Post #16 |
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(( Anything out-of-character, (i.e. asking if you can use a character) should be separated from the post in some way, like with double brackets or an "OoC:" tag. There should be a comma after "asked" to separate it from the diologue. "Who" should be capitalized. The question should end with a question mark. )) After a momentary pause the voice responds. "No one." The gender of the speaker is difficult to discern. "The question is, 'who are you?' " |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:25 PM Post #17 |
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look at mine and do something similar |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:26 PM Post #18 |
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(( Flamewhisker, I'm trying to set this up as a sort of one-on-one RP session. I point out things in OOC, while the situation is also an exercise in getting to know your character better. )) |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:28 PM Post #19 |
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"I am Swiftclaw." Swiftclaw, Answeared. |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:33 PM Post #20 |
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(( Diologue needs puntuation, too. If it's not a complete sentance, you end it with a comma. "Answeared" should be "Answered" )) "Swiftclaw." the voice echoes. "Tell me about yourself." The voice said, its tone shifting from mysterious to pleasant, almost conversational. |
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| Flamewhisker | Jan 15 2009, 03:35 PM Post #21 |
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I do stuff, okay!
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I get it. Okay it's changed any better? :ph43r: |
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| hawkstar | Jan 15 2009, 03:38 PM Post #22 |
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"I was attacked by foxes on the day of my warrior ceromony."Swiftclaw said |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:41 PM Post #23 |
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(( You need a comma after "asks." )) After a few seconds, a responce comes. "Somewhere. Nowhere." In an almost playful tone, the voice adds, "Can you answer my question?" |
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| Galeclaw | Jan 15 2009, 03:44 PM Post #24 |
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(( You need a space between the diologue and the rest of the sentance. It makes things a lot easier to read. You need a period at the end of the sentance. )) Silence fell, as if the voice were thinking this over. "How tragic." The voice said, sympathetically. "I hope no one was injured." |
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| Flamewhisker | Jan 15 2009, 03:45 PM Post #25 |
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I do stuff, okay!
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Treepaw looked confused at being nowhere. "I'm Treepaw." He answered the mists' question. |
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