Post by ร๏ยl on Feb 14, 2015 16:20:09 GMT -5
Roleplaying, or acting out a fictional character in a fictional universe, usually with other people filling in gaps in the story, comes in many forms. I want to talk a little bit about these.
POINT OF VIEW
You've probably heard your English teacher talk about first person and second person and third person points of views. Just for a quick review:
In this roleplay, all entries should be in 3rd person.
TENSE
Past, present, and future tense. I'm not going to put in another table, just a few examples.
Past Tense
The things being described have already happened. For example, "She jumped on the rock." is past tense. She is not jumping on the rock. The jumping has already been done, hence the 'jumped'.
Present Tense
The things being described are happening right as they're being described. For example, "She is jumping on the rock." The jumping is currently happening.
Future Tense
This is not used much. The things being described here have not happened yet. For example, "She will jump on the rock." The use of the word 'will' means that the action being described will happen in the future.
We use past tense in out roleplay.
FORMAT
This is what you may not have heard about before. Role play formats are pretty specific to role play, and will not show up anywhere else.
Script Format
This is what goes on in the shoutbox. You use asterisks (*) or hyphens (-) on either side of the text to show that it is an action, while words that are being said aloud are not inside the asterisks. Much of the time, these are phrases rather than full sentences- they do not contain a subject, merely a predicate.
*jumps on the rock*
Hello... *looks down shyly*
It is more casual role-play form, but doesn't contain as much detail and doesn't develop characters as well.
Paragraph Format
This is what you would turn into your teacher, and what you should use in our episodes and scenarios. These are large, descriptive paragraphs describing your character's actions. Size can vary tremendously from just a few words to several paragraphs.
She jumps on the rock.
"Hello." He looked down shyly, not meeting her gaze.
Usually, paragraph format is quite a bit longer than that, I just wanted to keep constant example to contrast.
A NOTE ON 'WOLFSPEAK'
Back when I roleplayed on a game known as FeralHeart, there were few things that bothered me more than 'wolfspeak'. It's where someone in a roleplay uses long, complicated, and often incorrect vocabulary to describe things.
The examples I'm going to use are specifically for animal roleplayers, but it's still a good idea to avoid.
These screenshots are taken by other people from the game FeralHeart, and are very good examples on what NOT to do.
![](http://oi48.tinypic.com/15o9cvo.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/VhgFszO.png)
These are very extreme examples, but I hope you get the gist of it.
Well, now I hope you understand a little bit better how you should format your entries. Thanks, and bye~
POINT OF VIEW
You've probably heard your English teacher talk about first person and second person and third person points of views. Just for a quick review:
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | |
Definition | noun 1. the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself, as I and we in English. 2. a form in the first person. (From dictionary.reference.com) | noun 1. the person used by a speaker in referring to the one or ones to whom he or she is speaking: in English you is a second person pronoun. (From dictionary.reference.com) | noun 1. the person that is used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anything or to anyone other than the speaker or the one or ones being addressed. 2. a linguistic form or the group of linguistic forms referring to this grammatical person, as certain verb forms, pronouns, etc.: “He goes” contains a pronoun and a verb form in the third person. 3. in or referring to such a grammatical person or linguistic form: “He,” “she,” “it,” and “they” are third person pronouns, singular and plural, nominative case. (From dictionary.reference.com) |
Key Words | I, me, my, we, us | You, your | They, them, he, she, it |
Example | I jumped on the rock. ((applause for awesome example)) | You jumped on the rock. ((thank you, thank you)) | She jumped on the rock. ((I know it's the best example ever)) |
In this roleplay, all entries should be in 3rd person.
TENSE
Past, present, and future tense. I'm not going to put in another table, just a few examples.
Past Tense
The things being described have already happened. For example, "She jumped on the rock." is past tense. She is not jumping on the rock. The jumping has already been done, hence the 'jumped'.
Present Tense
The things being described are happening right as they're being described. For example, "She is jumping on the rock." The jumping is currently happening.
Future Tense
This is not used much. The things being described here have not happened yet. For example, "She will jump on the rock." The use of the word 'will' means that the action being described will happen in the future.
We use past tense in out roleplay.
FORMAT
This is what you may not have heard about before. Role play formats are pretty specific to role play, and will not show up anywhere else.
Script Format
This is what goes on in the shoutbox. You use asterisks (*) or hyphens (-) on either side of the text to show that it is an action, while words that are being said aloud are not inside the asterisks. Much of the time, these are phrases rather than full sentences- they do not contain a subject, merely a predicate.
*jumps on the rock*
Hello... *looks down shyly*
It is more casual role-play form, but doesn't contain as much detail and doesn't develop characters as well.
Paragraph Format
This is what you would turn into your teacher, and what you should use in our episodes and scenarios. These are large, descriptive paragraphs describing your character's actions. Size can vary tremendously from just a few words to several paragraphs.
She jumps on the rock.
"Hello." He looked down shyly, not meeting her gaze.
Usually, paragraph format is quite a bit longer than that, I just wanted to keep constant example to contrast.
A NOTE ON 'WOLFSPEAK'
Back when I roleplayed on a game known as FeralHeart, there were few things that bothered me more than 'wolfspeak'. It's where someone in a roleplay uses long, complicated, and often incorrect vocabulary to describe things.
The examples I'm going to use are specifically for animal roleplayers, but it's still a good idea to avoid.
These screenshots are taken by other people from the game FeralHeart, and are very good examples on what NOT to do.
![](http://oi48.tinypic.com/15o9cvo.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/VhgFszO.png)
These are very extreme examples, but I hope you get the gist of it.
Well, now I hope you understand a little bit better how you should format your entries. Thanks, and bye~