Heya! My character, R'miah Tosh, is more and more starting to fit the bill of an amateur bard, primarily with the help of the friends she's making... (shady eyes at Ulemo)
I'll provide as concise of answers as I can, without repeating the very good advice and experience that others have already revealed
* Miah only knows how to play the lyre. However, as she continues learning, I only plan to incorporate instruments that have a representation in-game. Mostly, this is because it makes me happiest to suit the setting and the times as closely as I can!
* I write all of her music, for two reasons. First, I enjoy the heck out of it. Second, it allows her songs to provide the same reactive, fluid responsiveness as dialogue might in RP. She sings about her own experiences and the people that she's met, which allows me to contribute way more to others' roleplay than if I didn't write them.
* That said, I'm not a musician! If background instrumentation would suit a scene, a song, or a particular setting, I usually have a collection of simple pieces on YouTube bookmarked for use.
* Almost all of her songs read more like poetry. Because of the world setting that she exists in, most of her songs use concrete, straightforward imagery that conveys a very specific theme or tale. Again, I always want her songs to be able to contribute to RP, in addition to entertaining If they're relating a particular experience, or are about another character, I don't want anything to be lost in the language!
Hope it helps! The most important thing is to make sure that you enjoy the methods you choose, since an entertainer ends up using them so often!
I'll provide as concise of answers as I can, without repeating the very good advice and experience that others have already revealed
* Miah only knows how to play the lyre. However, as she continues learning, I only plan to incorporate instruments that have a representation in-game. Mostly, this is because it makes me happiest to suit the setting and the times as closely as I can!
* I write all of her music, for two reasons. First, I enjoy the heck out of it. Second, it allows her songs to provide the same reactive, fluid responsiveness as dialogue might in RP. She sings about her own experiences and the people that she's met, which allows me to contribute way more to others' roleplay than if I didn't write them.
* That said, I'm not a musician! If background instrumentation would suit a scene, a song, or a particular setting, I usually have a collection of simple pieces on YouTube bookmarked for use.
* Almost all of her songs read more like poetry. Because of the world setting that she exists in, most of her songs use concrete, straightforward imagery that conveys a very specific theme or tale. Again, I always want her songs to be able to contribute to RP, in addition to entertaining
If they're relating a particular experience, or are about another character, I don't want anything to be lost in the language!Hope it helps! The most important thing is to make sure that you enjoy the methods you choose, since an entertainer ends up using them so often!
