Post by hazza on Dec 30, 2007 6:49:17 GMT -5
Right, I will be trying to enlighten those of you that don't know how to RPG...
Definition: Role-playing - acting a particular role.
Role-playing is pretending. As children we would "play" school or doctor. We roleplay when we act in a play. When we do numerous other things that involve us "pretending" to be something we are not we are roleplaying. All of us have this intuitive ability. A Role-playing game is just a place to give this unbridled creativity a few rules and an appropriate environment.
Since you will be "pretending" to be someone you are not, the first step to take, now that you know what role-playing is, is to create your character.
Character Creation
The creation of your character is an important first step in any role-playing game.
Gender. Do you want to role-play a female or male character?
Name. Your character's name can affect how others react to them. You should choose a name that makes sense. Names with numbers or titles pre-attached to them (i.e. Fishy 2534, goober001, King David, Princess Shiva, etc.) can be difficult to explain at times. If you can't picture the name as being published in a story, it's a pretty fair guess that it wouldn't be very good for a role-playing character.
Personality. Having at least a vague idea what sort of personality your character will have can help you choose a focus for that character. It will also have an affect when meeting new people.
Appearence e.g. Clothes, hair style/colour, etc... As with your personality, your appearence will also give an impression of yourself to others.
Location. Where about's you live. Close landmarks that you could start your adventure at etc...
Goals. For the Pokemon RPG each person's goal will take them to a different place than anyother person. You could focus on Gym Battles or Contests as a trainer or Raising Pokemon as a Breeder or maybe even a town's Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny!!! (Input your own name in stead of Joy & Jenny obv!)
Click here to create your charecter.
Right; so that's where you start.
Your RPG doesn't have to be written on your own; you can wrtie one in pairs, groups or every member on the site! But please; if you are going to write in someone's RPG tell the author, and then they can allow you to join their story, or maybe they would just like to write one on their own for others to enjoy.
Okay; hope this has shed some light on RPG's! Get creative! lol.
Still don't get it? Click here for an FAQ on RPG's
Definition: Role-playing - acting a particular role.
Role-playing is pretending. As children we would "play" school or doctor. We roleplay when we act in a play. When we do numerous other things that involve us "pretending" to be something we are not we are roleplaying. All of us have this intuitive ability. A Role-playing game is just a place to give this unbridled creativity a few rules and an appropriate environment.
Since you will be "pretending" to be someone you are not, the first step to take, now that you know what role-playing is, is to create your character.
Character Creation
The creation of your character is an important first step in any role-playing game.
Gender. Do you want to role-play a female or male character?
Name. Your character's name can affect how others react to them. You should choose a name that makes sense. Names with numbers or titles pre-attached to them (i.e. Fishy 2534, goober001, King David, Princess Shiva, etc.) can be difficult to explain at times. If you can't picture the name as being published in a story, it's a pretty fair guess that it wouldn't be very good for a role-playing character.
Personality. Having at least a vague idea what sort of personality your character will have can help you choose a focus for that character. It will also have an affect when meeting new people.
Appearence e.g. Clothes, hair style/colour, etc... As with your personality, your appearence will also give an impression of yourself to others.
Location. Where about's you live. Close landmarks that you could start your adventure at etc...
Goals. For the Pokemon RPG each person's goal will take them to a different place than anyother person. You could focus on Gym Battles or Contests as a trainer or Raising Pokemon as a Breeder or maybe even a town's Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny!!! (Input your own name in stead of Joy & Jenny obv!)
Click here to create your charecter.
Right; so that's where you start.
Your RPG doesn't have to be written on your own; you can wrtie one in pairs, groups or every member on the site! But please; if you are going to write in someone's RPG tell the author, and then they can allow you to join their story, or maybe they would just like to write one on their own for others to enjoy.
Okay; hope this has shed some light on RPG's! Get creative! lol.
Still don't get it? Click here for an FAQ on RPG's