What I learned in 4 years of RP

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February 2012

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[Chaos Ibor]

@ Hawt

I have to agree with you. I honestly cannot care less to know your gender, your age, your marital status or your favourite pizza oocly. It brings nothing to the RP table. I have avoided this with all passion. Which is one aspect of the OOC. However, supporting Lina here...an IM every now and then to check on youtr RP buddy, to know he/she is comfortable with the thread, or to congratulate about the scene played...goes a long way. To me, at least.

Same as OOC bullshit gets absoultely in the way of RP. Not long ago, I refused to engage in chasing a panther outside a trading post, and with bow. It is not what I am here for. I decided to be a melee warrior as an SL measure to reduce pew-pew. I was almost insulted by an RP colleague on IMs. Guess what, it does blend...I am not crossing one more word with such fellow, not mature enough for me.

[Mandy Carbenell]

I decided to be a melee warrior as an SL measure to reduce pew-pew. I was almost insulted by an RP colleague on IMs. Guess what, it does blend...I am not crossing one more word with such fellow, not mature enough for me.

Kudos for you! Let others use this as an example!

[ramond lax]

Think of the best begining, a hearty middle... and never think of an end.

Don't be afraid to take a step back and let things evolve without your input.

Don't be afraid of OOC Relationships. as playing with your friends is a lot of fun, but don't let your OOC take control of your IC.

Have Flaws.

[isha pralou]

   Well I just had to get in on this one. I belive alil ooc of a person is good, do I need your full name SS# or your favorite color ?? NO... but when i was new and Im still learning so much...I was scared to death of some of the IC player..to a point of becoming a bowl of mush shakin behing the keys. lowerin myself to a cuties lil creature all  gigglie.. in hopes of not being impaled..

   Thu the kindness of some ppl in treve thu Im's and yes some now casual friends ooc.I'm learning just to be me. what gor is grow my char, let her evolve .

   There were afew bc and worrriors and yes, Fw who.. made me feel like a scared child at her first day of school.. but having read there post or alil rp or a word in IM.. guess what.. they are just like me human fun. imaginative..here to help create a great inviorment to have a place to escape to for a few hours( or days lol)) So I belive alil ooc goes along way to improve ones rp'ing more for the new comers..

      Yes the bold and brazen gal in rl  , but the sweet caring slave of colin of treve

[dana Tehani]

what I learned last few months in rp is:

- be yourself and have a lot of fun..
- RP is rp and it should never stem to an ooc drama
- Take things easily, respect the other player..
- I found good ooc relationship with others makes a better rp
- dont use passive aggressive emotes, to me thats just poor rp and may hurt the other's rp.
- If someone is a para rp'er you should wait for them to post, it only allows everyone to participate equally
- Dont blend IC with OOC. This means, the one playing slave IC is not one in IM.
- this isnt for rp but I think it affects it. People shouldnt use the group to criticize any other's rp or cause drama. Its there for us to communicate on an ooc level.
- And yeah what Pax said, dont be a book police nor try to tell someone how to rp their character.
- Dont expect a result, let the rp play out and accept it as it is. Dont godmod anyone! let the rp play out according to all involved, not just yourself.

I don't want to pick on you Dana, but how are you not blending OOC and your IC,  when you generate good RP with good OOC relationships?

If an OOC friendship is the precedent,  how would that make for better RP?   Do you mean you have more fun with your RP when you are friends?  Or do you get better quality of RP from someone when you are friends them OOC'ly?

Blending OOC and IC is just that.  If you are friends with someone OOC and it effects your Role Play one way or the other... It's blending.

Okay to explain myself there Hawt.. I didnt actually mean for you to know someone ooc in that regard. I actually meant to be able and talk OOC of any issues regarding rp. Usually, I would IM people and make sure they are enjoying rp.. or what direction they are taking. I find it really good to do it that way.. now personally most people dont really know me ooc but I do speak ooc to most if not all people I rp with and find it helps us get a better understanding and rp better (to me thats still ooc regardless as we are not our characters, just two people communicating on that level).

Usually if two cities wanna have a war they really need to have an understanding of their ethics etc and expectations so communication is not lost like it did before. So I think to make a better rp, an ooc communication is always important and has been in my rp at least.

I can speak for myself. Lina is a very crazy character, she is mean to slaves.. now I usually IM girls to let them know ooc of my character and make sure they are okay with it. I do it out of respect and also to ensure that I'm not the only one having fun or enjoying this rp.

I also IM people if I have issues with their rp.. or if they have with mine, they are more welcome to IM me.. If we can sort it OOC then I'm sure we'd have a much better rp IC and understand each other well.. Treve is a full and huge sim and I find the need to communicate on ooc level quite often and it works.. quite well too and makes for a better rp, for me!

Problems do happen while at rp and people do get upset about it sometimes. And while we all say its just rp sometimes its hard not to feel something from it or get upset/offended or frustrated. So as long as you can speak to someone ooc and work it out, the rp I believe would be much better.

For example, someone had issues with one of your posts. They could 1- get all upset about it and stop rp with you, their choice 2- let you know in IM nicely.. and thats when you have two option 1- work it out with them (if they approached it in proper manner) whether by explaining it or recognizing it may have not been the best to do or just ignore it and say you dont care what they think no matter how your post sounded to them. I think thats when rp would suffer.. and thats just an instance. Thats my opinion of it. Definitely, didnt need any ages or info off you ooc rather than just communicating and I do believe thats still ooc. You surely havent become the best of friends there.


I said relationship cuz I feel it meant connection. So to understand each other and respect other players and understand their rp, I doubt you could do it without having some sort of good connection OOC, and OOC means IM to me. Any IM is ooc.. so with that I doubt it would blend IC with OOC rather than actually making sure that we understand one another and respect each other's rp and understand they are equal rper regardless of what role they roleplay IC.

[colin Tuck]

Ok i agree with lina here. my oh my did I just say that lol
Sometimes I have bean reaaly hard but if its extreme rp I always make sure they are ok with it, for example on the warrior side of things say a FW in RL had a bad experinces of rape, ok I can see some people saying here then they should not rp in gor as that can happen and I have done it to people myself BUT, why should they not enjoy the fun role play of a thriving city.
I would im them to see what their limits are and if they was not happy then I would think of something else to not only give them fun role play but also myself.
That way you dont have somebody half way through just tping out as they dont like what your doing so come on folkes talk in IM and make sure where the boundaries lie and will be a fun role play then for all.
And yes behind this hard scarey warrior is a very sensartive man in RL and yes I also said that I do have feelings

Take care friends and hope to see you soon

Colin

[dana Tehani]

I agree there with what you said Chaos, its exactly what I meant..

And umm you always do agree with me deep down Collin!" grins to Him " Like deep deep down lol"

[colin Tuck]

I agree there with what you said Chaos, its exactly what I meant..

And umm you always do agree with me deep down Collin!" grins to Him " Like deep deep down lol"

as he starts to feel sleepy all of a sudden and for no reason heads to teh bakery and buys a cake or two "musssstttt byyyyy cakeeeee, musstttttt buyyyyy cakkessssss "

[Isabella Bergiere]

I completely agree with lina on this one.

The best RP I've had so far have been ones in which I've discussed it (even just quickly) OOC with the person involved.

I think this is mostly because, in RL, I am totally easy going and avoid confrontation like the plague so I really like for people to understand that when my character is on occasion a nasty little brat - I am chuckling behind my screen at her.

I still find it hard to do spontaneous RP with people I don't know that well and find myself falling back into the habit of being my polite self rather than my character.

[dana Tehani]

Yes I understand Bella as I had same issue with my character but in time I got very comfortable with my character and it was just who and what lina is and she is just that at all times, but always I will respect people's wishes ooc.. as my rp is not just about me, it will always involve others and I rather them be having fun and laughing than really wanting to tell me off.. I'm not into ooc drama.. I still have the habit though of going in someone's IM and say " Oh this is just lina, she is this and that.. I hope youre not offended" and so far I never got a bad reply.. and people seem to enjoy it and understand it much more after my IM to them and I feel much more comfortable and relaxed to continue the rp knowing no ooc drama will stem of it.

[Sophiaa Farella]

There is one other 'technical' aspect of role play that, though I overlook it, mainly because it is such an incredibly common mistake, that really bugs me and I would give a night of unbridled passion in return for seeing it eliminated or, I suppose, at least greatly improved upon. What is this mistake you ask? In a word..TENSES.

An example, completely made up mind you:

"Ralph looked at you and tightened my belt, 'you look lovely today, Sally' I said as I ran my hand down your hair and smiled at you.

As opposed to:

"Ralph looked at her and tightened his belt, 'you look lovely today Sally' he said as he ran his hand down her and smiled at her.

This is the most simplistic form I can think of, and I hope you see my point. When you type /me, the words that follow should be able to be read like a book. There is no way that those who make this mistake speak the same way in rl. Emoting is written in 3rd person, not 1st.

One other thing I have seen a few times, mostly with slaves is the use of 'future tense'. Again, in most but not all cases, when emoting, this should NOT be used commonly. In grammar, the future tense is a verb form that marks the events described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. Here is an example (made up) post using future tense:

Sally would kneel gracefully and lower her eyes then she would offer to serve the man, "may i bring you something Master?" Sally rose to her feet and would proceed to the kitchen to get the man his drink.

As opposed to the more correct form"

Sally knelt gracefully, lowering her eyes before offering to serve the man, "may I bring you something Master?" Sally rose to her feet and proceeded to the kitchen to get the man his drink.

Very simplistic examples but I think my point is clear enough. Have you ever read an exciting book that you just couldn't put down? That is what good role play does for me..I cant get enough! Good, spontaneous and creative role play is why I'm in SL Gor, provoking me emotionally and yes, even physically, eliciting fear, excitement, nervousness, anger and desire. Bring it on baby! Bring it on.

[colin Tuck]

as he goes to the library and gets a book out on grammar and wonders about the part of a night of unbridled passion with the lovely lady sophie.
After reading a few pages he curses and throws the book over the wall and goes of in search of his lovely slave as he does not stand a chance in more than just grammar. shhhhh don't tell my slave I love her she as a big enouth head as it is he he.

Sorry Lady Sophie I must decline your kind offer of unbridled passion ;-(

Hail Treve

Colin