Roleplay Discussion Thread

[gimmepie]

@ Pretty much everyone - The best way to work out if it (the cafe thing) will work is to just try it and find out I figure we can all agree on that rather than discussing it further and starting arguments.

@ Patchisou - Are you in PTA? They allow images rather than a written description for memory and the RP involves a lot of interaction. Echo has predetermined appearances, and has an available spot I believe but it has little interaction. Forsaken has some unique interaction focus but looks like Wolf wants a great deal of detail in SUs. My RPs (Survival Challenge v2, Novia and Reapers) involve a lot of interaction (especially Reapers and PSC2) but agian, require a decent physical description. Does that help any?

 

[Nick]

Sounds like I'll just have to make my own up, I suppose! I don't like sign up sheets that allow you to use an image to show your character, because I'm really anal about character consistency and there are some people who would probably use a real human while there are others who would probably choose an anime character, and anime characters on their own have so many different art styles. Things like that bother me a great deal.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

Sounds like I'll just have to make my own up, I suppose! I don't like sign up sheets that allow you to use an image to show your character, because I'm really anal about character consistency and there are some people who would probably use a real human while there are others who would probably choose an anime character, and anime characters on their own have so many different art styles. Things like that bother me a great deal.

I'm just curious; how would you make one? Because I do like where your coming from, but I'm just wondering how the Roleplay can accept people.. and so on.

 

[gimmepie]

@Doronjo - my guess is that it would probably have to be based on an RP sample, is that right Patchisou? Or am I way off?

 

[Khawill]

I like the SUs being based entirely on a RP post, though that kind of excludes new RPers (but then again, maybe you would want vets anyways if that was the case, in which case, that is the perfect solution.) Personally whenever I see a sample section, I use the same sample.

 

[Dawn]

The Pokemon Trainer's Academy recently adopted a second Sign-Up format that heavily lowers the amount of work you need to put into a character's history or personality in favor of writing a sample post.

I currently offer people the choice of which type of SU they want to fill out.

The regular SU requires a 150 word personality and 350 word history minimum. The sample post SU only requires a 50 word personality and a 100 word history. Here's a copy and past of the sign-up template from the thread right now.

Spoiler:

First, decide whether you want to play a student or staff member. (You can have up to 3 characters; 2 students and 1 teacher.) Then, decide whether you'd rather write a fleshed out history and personality section or an excellent opening post from the perspective of your character that shows us you are an able RPer. You can re-use your opening post as your first post in the IC thread if you like. Writing an Opening Post will make us more lax on the length of the rest of your sign-up, allowing you to potentially leave details out of your initial sign-up. Warning: We will not approve apps with opening posts if the opening post is deemed to be not of high quality in the context of this RP. Choose the sign-up below that best fits your decisions.

Signups for Students (No Opening Post)

Spoiler:

Name (First, Middle-optional and Last):

Nickname (Optional):

Age (10-15):

Sex (Male or Female):

Dorm (Raikou Dorm, Entei Dorm or Suicune Dorm):

Appearance (A picture can be provided instead of a description if you so wish):

Personality (How does your character act and react to others? Their mental state? Flaws and/or personal weaknesses?): 150 word minimum

History (Where did your character grow up? Who did they grow up with? What have the been doing before this? Any noteworthy events? What brought them to the academy?): 350 word minimum

Pokémon (Maximum of 3. No legendaries, 'shiny' or stage 3 pokémon. Oddly colored but not specifically 'shiny' pokemon are allowed, however.):
Species:
Nickname(Optional):
Personality (Can be as short or long as you want, but cannot be excessively vague):
Lvl(Max 30):
Moves(Maximum of 6. TMs and egg moves are allowed):

Signups for Students (With Opening Post)

Spoiler:

Name (First, Middle-optional and Last):

Nickname (Optional):

Age (10-15):

Sex (Male or Female):

Dorm (Raikou Dorm, Entei Dorm or Suicune Dorm):

Appearance (A picture can be provided instead of a description if you so wish):

Personality (How does your character act and react to others? Their mental state? Flaws and/or personal weaknesses?): 50 word minimum

History (Where did your character grow up? Who did they grow up with? What have the been doing before this? Any noteworthy events? What brought them to the academy?): 100 word minimum

Pokémon (Maximum of 3. No legendaries, 'shiny' or stage 3 pokémon. Oddly colored but not specifically 'shiny' pokemon are allowed, however.):
Species:
Nickname(Optional):
Personality (Can be as short or long as you want, but cannot be excessively vague):
Lvl(Max 30):
Moves(Maximum of 6. TMs and egg moves are allowed):

Opening Post (Must be from the perspective of your character.): Recommended 350 words

Signups for Staff (No Opening Post)

Spoiler:

Name (First, Middle-optional and Last):

Nickname (Optional):

Age (18+):

Sex (Male or Female):

Job: (What do they do around the academy? Do they teach a specific class? Do they do a maintenance job, or do they provide some other form of support for the students? Get creative.):

Appearance (A picture can be provided instead of a description if you so wish):

Personality (How does your character act and react to others? Their mental state? Flaws and/or personal weaknesses? If you're applying for a canon, this area will make or break your SU): 150 word minimum

History (Where did your character grow up? Who did they grow up with? What was he/she was doing before he/she got a job at trainer school? Why did they decide to go to the trainer school? How did they meet their pokemon? Etcetera): 350 word minimum

Pokémon (Maximum of 5. No legendaries or 'shiny' pokémon. Oddly colored but not specifically 'shiny' pokemon are allowed, however.):
Species:
Nickname(Optional):
Personality:
Lvl(Max 60):
Moveset(Maximum of 6. TMs and egg moves are allowed):

Signups for Staff (With Opening Post)

Spoiler:

Name (First, Middle-optional and Last):

Nickname (Optional):

Age (18+):

Sex (Male or Female):

Job: (What do they do around the academy? Do they teach a specific class? Do they do a maintenance job, or do they provide some other form of support for the students? Get creative.):

Appearance (A picture can be provided instead of a description if you so wish):

Personality (How does your character act and react to others? Their mental state? Flaws and/or personal weaknesses? If you're applying for a canon, this area will make or break your SU): 50 word minimum

History (Where did your character grow up? Who did they grow up with? What was he/she was doing before he/she got a job at trainer school? Why did they decide to go to the trainer school? How did they meet their pokemon? Etcetera): 100 word minimum

Pokémon (Maximum of 5. No legendaries or 'shiny' pokémon. Oddly colored but not specifically 'shiny' pokemon are allowed, however.):
Species:
Nickname(Optional):
Personality:
Lvl(Max 60):
Moveset(Maximum of 6. TMs and egg moves are allowed):

Opening Post (Must be from the perspective of your character.): Recommended 350 words

Personally I'd like to see other RPs adopt more flexible styles of SUs like this.

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Personally, I think the more set-in-stone sign ups work better. I don't know about anyone else, but often times I have a huge problem choosing a character for an rp. Just for Atlantis I went through six or seven characters before I sort of merge two together. If I didn't have the set history, personality, and other things I would likely change all of those around so much that they don't make sense. Like, one day I'll feel like having this character over this one, or have them act like that rather than this. The sign ups kinda force me to have the same guy every post, which is really hard for me to do I guess

But yeah for everyone else I dunno maybe a looser sign up is better

 

[moon]

I've been having a RP laying around my UCP notepad for months now. That SU wants the applicant to list a few defining characteristical traits, both negative and positive, as well as a few keywords or brief descriptions of hobbies and interests. The biography section comes last in the SU and is optional for those who want to flesh out their character in some way.

Then there's a whole bunch of other sections in that SU too, like choosing powers and titles related to the RP and listing family members and stuff. I believe a "loose" SU like this will work the best for this particular RP.

But I still see no wrong in demanding a well thought out and possibly long personality/history/biography from applicants. Often, I have an idea for a character and flesh it out as I go about writing the SU, going back to change things as I come up with more.

Something I've realized lately is that it is easier for me to write personalities if I just list the defining traits first to get a good overall picture and then weave them together in an explaining text. That way, a lot of redundancy can be avoided.

Maybe others already did it like this ^^

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

I've been having a RP laying around my UCP notepad for months now. That SU wants the applicant to list a few defining characteristical traits, both negative and positive, as well as a few keywords or brief descriptions of hobbies and interests. The biography section comes last in the SU and is optional for those who want to flesh out their character in some way.

Then there's a whole bunch of other sections in that SU too, like choosing powers and titles related to the RP and listing family members and stuff. I believe a "loose" SU like this will work the best for this particular RP.

But I still see no wrong in demanding a well thought out and possibly long personality/history/biography from applicants. Often, I have an idea for a character and flesh it out as I go about writing the SU, going back to change things as I come up with more.

Something I've realized lately is that it is easier for me to write personalities if I just list the defining traits first to get a good overall picture and then weave them together in an explaining text. That way, a lot of redundancy can be avoided.

Maybe others already did it like this ^^

Speaking of which, that rp needs to be moved from your notepad to the forums :P

Come onnnnnn

 

[moon]

Hah, not for quite a while. I'm a ghost now, haven't you noticed? *appears too often to really be a ghost*
... but it's checkmate's remake, as I'm sure you can guess ;)

But yeah, there's not many non-pokémon RPs going these days, I feel.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

I'm sort of wondering how an SU can be changed...

I mean, usually it's the standard:

~ Name
~ Age
~ Appearance
~ Personality
~ History
~ Misc (that relates to the RP in question)
~ RP Sample

But, hm, could the SU be set up in such a way that makes you sort of have to think about your character in his/her's own perspective? Or in other words... let's say that you were the character your self. What would you say in a specific situation?

Like for example:

~ If you see a wallet on the ground, would you take it, or give it back to it's owner?
~ Would you kill to save a life?

And so on. Well, granted, yeah, I've seen SUs like that before, but, I was wondering what everyone else thinks of something like this. Or, then again, maybe a SU can be set to be a short as possible:

~ Name
~ (misc that relates to the RP)

And the rest has to come from you, during the actual RP. Basically, you create your character's own history and personality right on the spot.

Any thoughts at all? :)

 

[gimmepie]

Whilst others may like that method, and I can certainly appreciate the possibilities, I don't particularly like it. It doesn't leave other RPers much to work with (which is more important than people think sometimes, depending on the RP), doesn't leave you yourself much too work with and I like that a more detailed SU locks in the fundamentals of your character both preventing crazy personality shifts (unless they are part of the character), appearance changes and of course providing you with a reference point if you are in several RPs.

 

[TurtleKing]

Question: Would any of you roleplayers be interested in an RP adaptation of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger? The basis would, of course, be an English adaptation (thus making it a Power Rangers RP), but I'm having an interest check before creating it.

 

[Synthet]

@Turtleking Depends on the rating, I think. Much as I loved Power Rangers in my younger days (and still do), I would need a much more realistic and mature version of it to capture my interest as a Roleplay.

 

[TurtleKing]

@Synthet - That's the goal of this RP. It will be a more mature version of Power Rangers (characters in their 20s) and likewise they will deal with adult problems, emotions, etc. No kiddie stuff here. -thumbs up-

 

[Synthet]

Then I'd certainly be interested in seeing the write-up/opening post. Would it be an original setting/group of villains/Zordon-esque figure or would you use one of the existing formats?

 

[Miss Doronjo]

What do you guys do to help your motivations / inspirations?

I'm just wondering, because before I make another RP, I really want to get my motivation up to the maximum so that the RP can see it through... even though there was a guide I've written about this, I just want to hear your opinions of the matter. D:

...I mean I can make RPs just fine, but, I just want some advice.. :(

 

[<Challenger>]

In sorry guys. Finals are coming up soon, and I have some studying to...a lot anyways, and I won't be able to post for a whole. I apologise, but I'll be back ASAP.

 

[disciplish]

What do you guys do to help your motivations / inspirations?

I'm just wondering, because before I make another RP, I really want to get my motivation up to the maximum so that the RP can see it through... even though there was a guide I've written about this, I just want to hear your opinions of the matter. D:

...I mean I can make RPs just fine, but, I just want some advice.. :(

I don't think I'm really suited for it... since I haven't made a RP of my own yet (although I have one that's been lying around in my head for a while which I really wanna get out), but once I do I think a main motivation of mine would be just to see it through. Watch people enjoy it. That stuff.

...Then again, that's what most people might say, so I guess it may not be the best advice :/

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Well, the only thing I can think of Miss Doronjo is to give yourself command of npcs as the gm. Actually doing some rping instead of just gm work and such should make it more fun....

but i suppose you probably already thought of that.