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| Encouraging conversational RP | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 30 2011, 04:57 PM (127 Views) | |
| Edheldae | Jan 30 2011, 04:57 PM Post #1 |
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Teller of Tales
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ANother recent post made me think about this http://s1.zetaboards.com/LeavesOfLaurelin/topic/4084699/1/#new How do we encourage conversational RP? In my imagination each character has their own inner working to their life and perspectives. It helps me to have a sense of what so-and-so has been up to, even when I, their author, am not available to experience or relate it. So Edheldae has charcoal making and hangs out in the forests around Evendim, Isemgrem dices behind the Prancing Pony with other disreputable but harmless hobbits, etc. So conversation is easy to expand on since the characters have a "life" outside of when I'm driving. How do you all approach this? What do you like to talk about so we can get more of these lighter conversations going? |
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| Macalaure | Jan 30 2011, 05:56 PM Post #2 |
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Beachcomber
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Back in the day, not too long ago, my mind shifted into roleplay dialog easily because we did more roleplay both written and conversational in game, some serious and some completely frivolous. Lately my creative spirit has been severely lacking but I enjoy any banter however mundane. I may be more silent than I have been in the past but that doesn't mean I am not enjoying the words of others. I don't like planned roleplay as much as I like impromptu roleplay of the moment. |
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| Dinkum Tanglepike | Jan 31 2011, 12:46 AM Post #3 |
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Chief of the Pantry
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I tend to approach t from two opposite ends. While the kinchat i preserve as mainly the Kinhouse (with its many pantrys comfy chairs and wall to wall elves) I also like to take people "on the road" with me so my hobbits are armed with "magic crystals" or palantir shards which they can communicate back to the kinhouse there fore by description of my actions I can take people adventureing with me (ohshit or OHS-hit is hobbit slang for "deary deary me im in alot of bother, that orc looks really mad and what IS he going to do with that big nasty SHARP axe") Usually i emot first *taps crystal hanging round his neck and mutters Is this thing working?* so people know if im in the Kinhouse or in the field. uhmmm whats was the topic again? we need more of both infact all 3 RP forms! Id love to do a heavilly RPed fellowship where we walk, explore and chat away in game, but i also love impromptu RP and general banter in the kinchar box |
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| Braxley | Jan 31 2011, 02:04 PM Post #4 |
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Assorted thoughts (some of this is probably old hat to some of you): If we, as RPers, don't make RP happen, then it's not going to happen. So I like to try to provide hooks for potential RP. This is one reason that my character sometimes brings a portable artistic project to the kin hall - it provides something that people can talk about if they feel like it. Of course it can sometimes be hard to come up with topics of conversation (for me more than for some people, I think), but if you have a sufficiently well-developed character, there are lots of things that you might be able to use as RP starters. Just a few examples: What has your character been doing recently? What is your character planning to do in the near future? Have him/her make a comment about it. How is your character feeling? Have your character act appropriately. (e.g. *limps into the kin hall and slumps down wearily in a chair*) Does your character have any unusual habits, or any other quirks that people nearby might notice? Are there any significant events in your character's recent past? (e.g. "Guess what everybody?" *holds up hand with engagement ring*) The general idea is to try to provide your fellow RPers with something that they can respond to. If, in the process, you can show them a little of how your character's mind works ... so much the better! It seems to me that getting a conversation started is typically the hardest part. People are more likely to move to a new topic if they're already talking to each other than they are to start on a new topic if nothing is happening. |
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| Macalaure | Jan 31 2011, 03:06 PM Post #5 |
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You hit the nail on the head Braxley. Also Harbspeare noted that we have use of chips of the palantir which allows us to speak to everyone else. So if we are fighting wights in Fornost, or killing trolls in the swamps of the Lonelands we are able to comment on the immediate situation. Personally I like to pretend I am in the kinship hall rather than use a crystal but we have two means to communicate if we choose to use them.I do find it's very hard for me to type if I am killing big, bad monsters or traveling outside of the rental horses, or in a group and expected to do my job. I lose track of the conversation and when things come to a lull it seems several minutes have gone by. This is one reason why I quest with friends, they understand and will join in the roleplay if they have the opportunity. |
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| Edheldae | Jan 31 2011, 05:23 PM Post #6 |
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Teller of Tales
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Great response Braxley. I think the key is having a few hooks that are easy and simple to present so others can interact if they wish. Behaviors, quirks, carried items that can hint at significant events etc. I also keep a few special locations in mind, like Evendim in general and the northern island specifically, Rantost. Anyone who quests with me there can expect more dialogue since that's Edheldae's home, so I've thought about that area a bit more. |
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| dioradan | Feb 1 2011, 04:17 PM Post #7 |
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I love impromptu RP. I cant stand pre-made god-moding where everyone is an Aragorn or Elrond type character. It is more fun to create a character who fits into the world with his own created personality by me and watch him grow with the others in the kin. Dior is starting to get uncomfortable moving to the east... Oh also, I still am up in the air about kinchat RP. I guess if you nailed me down, I would like to think of everyone in the kinhouse when we talk. I don't like to get too complicated. |
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which allows us to speak to everyone else. So if we are fighting wights in Fornost, or killing trolls in the swamps of the Lonelands we are able to comment on the immediate situation. Personally I like to pretend I am in the kinship hall rather than use a crystal but we have two means to communicate if we choose to use them.
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