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 |  Subject: Light's Tutorial 1:Good Role Playing  Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:39 am | |
| What is Rp? - a RP is (Whether you like it or not) a game, and games are meant to be fun. A successful RP is one that is fun, it's that simple.
- When an RP is not fun, or when an RP becomes more like work, the quality of the story and morale of the players will suffer.
- While it is often exhilarating to try to out-write another player, you must remember that your ultimate goal in an RP is to write a compelling story and not to annihilate the other writers.
- It can't be stressed how important it is to keep the proper definition of an RP fresh in your mind.
Why RP? - Have you ever thought about why you want to RP in the first place?
- If you haven't, don't worry, not many people do.
- It's another simple question but the answer is an important one.
- Understanding why you want to RP and knowing what you wish to take away from it is another key to success.
- Nobody can tell you the right reason to RP, that is something unique to every individual who takes the plunge into our world; however, if you don't know why you want to RP, you will more than likely be robbed of the full experience that a good RP offers to the players.
The Three Things That Are Needed Structure - An RP's structure keeps it from collapsing in on itself, it also keeps it from becoming bloated and unwieldy.
- Structure works on two distinct levels: story and etiquette. The story of an RP is that tough, yet flexible foundation that enables the players to tell their tales.
- It is one of the hardest parts of the RP to create because it has to be very clear in establishing the circumstances of the world, while at the same time being vague enough to allow the players near-infinite room for creation and character development.
- It may seem unimportant, but over time those little things add up and can become quite a problem on even the most lively RP.
Villain - In an RP, the villain is the glue that holds everything together.
- A villain is the root cause of the major problem in the world of an RP; but, a villain is much more than some vagrant with a questionable past and a doomsday device.
- Without the villain the hero has no purpose
- A villain must always be at the ready with something that will propel the story forward toward its ultimate conclusion.
Hero - A hero is anyone who is not a villain.
- A "hero" might not be a good guy, but there is a profound difference between a bad guy and the RP's villain.
- The hero's role is to fill out the story.
- The hero is what makes the story interesting
Make Things Clear - The terms "Villain" and "Hero" arn't always people and are used very lightly.
- A "Villain" could be a organization or a time period in history.
- A Hero could possibly be a group of people or even a massive event that stops whatever caused a confict
Question - Please ask if you would like anything to be made more clear
- Like my Tutorial? Why not ask for me to do another one.
I want to thank Google for the wonderful vocabulary ^^ | |
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