(07-28-2017, 09:08 PM)Niamh Wrote: I should clarify that the intent of asking was to better prepare myself to interact with "immersion"? RPrs. Â Time is finite, and I want to be respectful to those who spend some of it RPing with me.Â
I am far too inexperienced to declare myself any type of RP'r other than Novice.
My sincerest thanks for the wealth of information you all have provided.
That being the case, here is some more practical advice for accommodating immersionist RPers:
- As other posters have noted above, write in third-person. This makes it easier to use the /emote command. Past or present-tense is largely a matter of preference.
- Avoid writing anything that could be construed as describing what your character thinks if the other character couldn't notice it. The common version of this is to avoid actions like "Niamh thinks Verad is being a jerk right now," because Verad isn't a mind-reader and couldn't possibly notice that - it's a statement made for the writer, not the character. At the more extreme end, some players dislike it when you write anything that could be considered interpretive: "Niamh clearly looks annoyed."
- Minimize OOC communication. Although there will inevitably be some communication for the sake of establishing your boundaries as players, you should avoid spending a lot of time chatting about the scene as it's happening.
- Watch out for "bleed" between the character's feelings and the player's feelings, especially if the player of another character gets flirtatious right after starting an IC romance with yours.
- Avoid getting mixed up in IC combat until you have a clearer sense of how the people you play with resolve conflicts.
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