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(09-30-2013, 04:33 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote:(09-30-2013, 04:24 PM)IncubusManatee Wrote: To be honest, I use internal thoughts/feelings/emotes as a means to get people to laugh OOCly, not as a means for them to work off of-but to lighten the mood of things. Since I am usually involved with a lot of "Dark" or "Grim" RP in the past, it's part of who I am as a writer and RP'er to add in things that would offset the perpetual negativity that can swirl into an endless black pool and lead to people being rather unhappy (Which has occured more then once).Â
That's a great point and a good use for those internal monologue emotes, I think.As long as it's done tastefully and carefully with no expectation of an IC response, I can see how that could add to a scene from an OOC standpoint.
I do this as well for comedic purposes. It breaks up seriousness sometimes and I find its a great icebreaker for new or shy rpers as once you make them laugh you show them how to have fun with it. Any other use of it I'm really not aware of personally. Especially for those of us who are looking at their rp as acting perhaps a television show or a play though a scriptless one of course as I'm not a fan of scripted rp personally. I've always personally been interested in the entertainment part of rp which includes a non participating audience who may just be onlookers eavesdropping on a scene. You'd be surprised with the number of scene watchers there are lurking nearby. Those who end up as rpers themselves. For them these moments can be fun watching an interactive tv show.
And isn't this about fun at the end of the day?
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