(04-15-2014, 06:32 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: I pretty much completely feel the emotions my character has. I think that's what you need for really good rp. Emotions aren't logical, and the only way to figure out what they would be realistically, is to experience them. It has it's downsides obviously, I've been in some RPs that were so painful to my character and myself personally, that I almost couldn't finish them. Overall though it lends itself to really immersive RP. As people have said, much like actors, we are playing the role of our character, and like good actors we should get into character.
Just pointing out that I can write emotion without needing to feel it at the time of the writing. Case in point: your character breaks a bone. You are able to write the pain without experiencing it firsthand as it's happening. It's the same with any emotion -- you know what it's like, you've observed how other people deal with the same emotion, you alter it to fit the character. I can get that not everyone wants to rp that way (to each their own) but why are so many people insisting that without actively experiencing the emotions as they're happening for the character the rp becomes bad? I admit to a sense of puzzlement. I can understand what the character feels and desires without needing to feel it at that moment myself, without losing out on my sense of enjoyment and immersion. :s
(sometimes I even have a sense of unholy glee when putting my characters through awkward/embarrassing situations. heh heh heh)
