SBaby
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Flygon trainer said:Paige, you need to include more content in your post.
SBaby, you can improve your RPing by instead of putting who's talking, just make a paragraph with each charecter's actions, words, and thoughts, like this example:
Eclipse looked up at the dim sky, covered in clouds. "Shauni, you liar, you said it'd be clear so we could see tonight's aroura!" She said, slightly annoyed. The large black scyther would like nothing more then to be in a town doing what she did best: killing.
"Okay, fine, I admit, these powers arn't perfect." Eclipse's Dragonair partner said, flicking her tail aginst the ground. suddenly, the glass orbs on her tail and neck glowed, and the clouds above parted, revealing the brilliant colors in the sky.
Ooc: The Player Characters' personalities are their own business, not the businesses of other players. Through the Role-Playing, the personalities will become more apparent. Also, there is a fine line between RPing and FanFic writing. Too much detail makes it seem more like Fiction than an RPG. While I don't mind players putting details about their personalities into their posts, I believe they shouldn't have to if they don't want to. The only real exception to this is in a Chain RPG, where everyone should know who is thinking what at all times anyway.
Besides, Player Knowledge is very different from Character Knowledge. Telling someone something that you don't want their character to know, such as the intentions of your NPCs, is like telling a jury in a murder trial to disregard a statement when making their decision. The jury is told to disregard the information, but in actuality they can't. It is the exact same with RPGs, and I have to admit, even I usually can't disregard something...
Think about it. Are the other players necessarily going to automatically know what is happening to Paige? Or better yet. Are Al, Roan, and Neb going to have all of the ideas? Is Al even doing the right thing, trying to cast Calm Person on Paige? Or is he just as unsure of what to do as the others?
As for the posts themselves:
The only reason I don't put the dialogue into a paragraph in my RPGs (though I can understand it), is because I, as a GM, have a nasty habit of putting more dialogue than description in my posts, unless I'm playing an RPG run by someone else. Then, I'll set my character up in a similar way to the GM's style.
Another reason is that I tend to run many NPCs at a time. Putting the dialogue into paragraphs, especially coupled with the text would run the risk of players missing possible important details. It happens so often in text-adventures that it's un-real. Ooc)
Back to the RPG:
Mike: You get about a hundred yards from where the others are watching the situation between Allicko and Paige. Somehow, you wander into a field with few trees scattered about. Crystal is right in front of you. She seems to be looking at the stars. You can tell that she seems worried about something.
Crystal: "Strange, isn't it? The sky..."