Roleplay Questions *changed*

[asmih]

err im sorry people but wth is rp?

Kate edit: This is also a Roleplay Question and Answer topic now. Ask away and roleplayers will answer!

[Anthony]

Removed from the IKA thread. In the future folks, if you have a question about roleplay, do not post inside one. Just make a new thread.

As for your question, I'll post something up in a second.

http://forums.pokedox.com/index.php?showtopic=1829

There... As I don't want to get smacked by Kate for copying and pasting that from the pokedox forums I'll just link you to it. Explains what an rp is well enough.

[Kanami]

Um Ant, allow me to make a suggestion? I think that since this topic is here, we should use it. Like instead of spamming the rp itself, why don't we ask all of our questions here? Unless no one really cares about making OOC comments. Idk, just a thought.

[Anthony]

Eh, I thought of that after I made the post lol. WIll do that though, if you have a question about an rp, what an rp is, or anything else, just post here.

[Kate]

Let's just sticky this. Makes life a little easier... I think. XD

[High]

How long on average do you guys spend on your posts? I dont know how you write so much >.<. I generally dont spend too much time but I dont want my posts to look pitiful in front of your huge posts . So how long should I be spending typing them up?

[Anthony]

I took 2-3 hours on my last rp post.

[Kate]

My last one.. probably 1.30 hours - 3 hours. I really don't know exactly. XD

[Kanami]

It all depends on what's going on in the rp for me. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes... sometimes it takes 1-3 hours. The extra long ones where I try to touch every base of stuff takes usually that long.

I generally dont spend too much time but I dont want my posts to look pitiful in front of your huge posts . So how long should I be spending typing them up?

I say that it doesn't really matter how long your post is. Everyone has a different style as to how they role play. No one is going to shun you for a short post. Just try to stay away from one line posts kay?

[High]

Wow... hours? Thats.... a long time ;o

[Kate]

Wow... hours? Thats.... a long time ;o

Not really. Some of us are use to those long posts. XD

[Roanlo Zolo]

Wow... hours? Thats.... a long time ;o

It's not exactly long. The long time is if you are going to write a really in depth thing and actually think of what your going to write and how your going to write it.

Personally, i make everything up as i write. So w/e my words per minute x whatever there is. and about 15 minutes for proofread/edit.

[Anthony]

Okay question. I'm thinking of bringing in 4-5 more students to the IKA roleplay (mostly to make it where people aren't stuck alone in the good classes =P) I've been talking to Kanami about 3 of those which have the power to block certain types of powers, one blocks mental, one blocks physical, and one blocks elemental (though I'm not sure if physical and elemental count as the same thing) their weakness is any weapon can go through their shields, and their shields have no effect on those they allow inside the shield... as well as when they expand their shields to wider areas they can't maintain it very long (if it's more then 3 people at least... doesnt take very much just to protect themselves and their brothers) they cannot ever turn the shield off of themselves though, and it doesn't have a very good reach so they won't be able to have the shield on their brother if they are all the way on the other side of the school.

I've also been thinking about something for a bit, if a person goes inactive for two weeks or more without telling us why they've went absent, could we control their chaacter to move on with the roleplay until they return?

Lastly, should we make a thread telling people where we are going as well as showqing who is allowed to control your charcters when you have left?

[Kate]

Ah, character control questions and such. >D

1. Be sure you're aren't pushing yourself with the characters. It's kinda difficult to juggle every character in one roleplay.

2. I would think if the person does plan on being inactive for two weeks or so, they would notify everyone in the roleplay. If this person wants their character to be controlled by someone (someone who understands how their character acts and won't do what the character wouldn't do), they would PM them about it. But, it should be just enough for them to stay with the group.

3. I don't think the thread is needed. If you plan on disappearing, post an OOC about it or in the Away/Return thread. Like I said, PM someone you can trust who'll control your character correctly.

[Anthony]

Ah, character control questions and such. >D

1. Be sure you're aren't pushing yourself with the characters. It's kinda difficult to juggle every character in one roleplay.
Well.. I've particpated in a roleplay that lasted for nearly a year that I had more then a dozen characters in.. I know how to juggle my characters right.. just means I have to take a longer amount of time to post, but I can deal with that.

2. I would think if the person does plan on being inactive for two weeks or so, they would notify everyone in the roleplay. If this person wants their character to be controlled by someone (someone who understands how their character acts and won't do what the character wouldn't do), they would PM them about it. But, it should be just enough for them to stay with the group.
That's what I was thinking as well it's just some people have sudden monitary problems so can't even get on to tell people why they will be inactive.

3. I don't think the thread is needed. If you plan on disappearing, post an OOC about it or in the Away/Return thread. Like I said, PM someone you can trust who'll control your character correctly.
Oh, I forgot we had an away/return thread on here =P