(08-06-2015, 04:51 PM)rje Wrote: SO I have a query for the FFXIV roleplayers: I'd like to join the ranks of the RPers, I have a chara on Balmung (and many on another server that doesn't have as active a community unfortunately but there's SOME Rping there...) but I have yet to do anything with them RP wise b/c I am a longtime forum RPer and am finding the transition to real-time chat-based RP very...difficult. It's definitely not intuitive haha.Â
So my question is, how did people that were perhaps more like me, used to long form paragraph RP in a static setting like a forum or email, start the kind of RPing that's common in the game? And what kind of RP IS common? I see many conversations walking around, is it just dialogue? Use emotes for action? Write action? I'm so eager to give it a shot but I'm stymied on how to start exactly...
Although it doesn't help my female roe has a male Hyur type of name since I fantasia'd her but don't have the money to change her name lol. That might put people off...
The most common form of public RP is usually 1-2 line dialogue or light emoting. Â Single paragraph posts are not rare. Â Multi-paragraph is a little more rare. The RP on FFXIV is very diverse - its one of the best things about the server.
There are a number of ways to weave para-form RP into a scene. Â It depends largely on the crowd and your personal preferences. Â I usually post around a paragraph, sometimes more - sometimes less, even in settings where people are posting one-or-two line dialogue. Â Why? Â It's what feels natural and brings me the most satisfaction. Â It weaves in nice details but keeps things moving nicely.
The most common post conventions I've observed are:
pure emote: /em reclines back in that rickety chair - stuffing the wooden pipe poised between his fingers back into his lips, toking sharply on the sweet fumes, smoke billowing from the corners of his mouth. Â The room had started to spin.Â
emote/dialogue: Â /em || Sig reclined back in that rickety chair - stuffing the wooden pipe poised between his fingers back into his lips, toking sharply on the sweet fumes, smoke billowing from the corners of his mouth as he muttered, "...This is a hybrid post, friend."
Pure dialogue [often used after a pure emote sets the scene or to keep things moving along] Â /say "...I love tonberries. Â They are cute, and I want to hug them. Â And collect them." Â
Ultimately, it's about staying flexible. Â Some folks who RP 1-2 liners are wonderful, witty RP'ers. Â I tone post length down for them gladly. Â Others write small novels. Â I increase post length for them. Go into the Quicksand sometime and start RPing if it is plausible for your character to do so. Â RP what comes naturally. Â Good things will follow. Â I promise.
