Archive For The “RP Workshop” Category

All the Children Say…(open thread)

By | May 1, 2012

Heroes, Antiheroes, villains and bad-asses: What do you play in WoW and why?

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Just Do It: Step 3

By | April 25, 2012

Step Three of dealing with issues in WoW is implementing and assessing what you problem solved in step two. This is the part of the plan that has a tendency to fall through. It’s really easy to come up with a few plans that seem positively brilliant… But they fall short when we try to [...]

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Just Do It 2: Problem Solving the Hurdles

By | April 18, 2012

Two frequent commenters and contributors–Rhoelyn and Kyraine–brought up to common hurdles to RP in an MMO: Scheduling and Burnout. While solutions for these common complaints have already been discussed, it’s worth discussing them here to figure out how to Problem Solve after one Identifies a hurdle. Getting everyone together for an RP night isn’t easy. [...]

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Romance: Keeping the Flame Alive

By | November 16, 2011

In the spirit of full disclosure, I snagged this song idea from All Songs Considered. So you and your RP group have decided to run with a romance story. You’ve agreed to certain boundaries and you’re having a grand old time. What do you do next? You keep the story alive. Look, a story is [...]

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RP Date Night

By | November 14, 2011

This week, we’re going to talk Romance and RP. To prime the topic, let’s have an open topic on romance: Have your characters had romances? Has your character been on a date in game? Do you fic it or do you rp the date? Fill us in!

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Poker?

By | November 4, 2011

Photo courtesy of Darin House’s Flickr Stream So you have a room full of shady, reasonably wealthy characters, each of whom who have a tendency to bluff and exaggerate, smoking in a bar stocked with expensive booze. How long before they start gambling? I’m sure its possible to come up with a narrative method for [...]

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One More Time: RP is a Celebration

By | November 2, 2011

  Tru fax:  If you play Daft Punk, Bika dances. I bring this point up not just because Daft Punk is in the air, but because–like dancing and celebrations–RP is something you do with other people.  When we RP, even in WoW, we are interacting with each other.  The only “bad” RP is where you [...]

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Technically, She Can’t Read So She Can’t Read Her Goodbye

By | October 14, 2011

A few years ago during an RP Night, Bricu and Threnn were sitting in the Pig, drinking as they were wont to do, when a thin, mousey woman sauntered into the Pig and Whistle. She was looking to hire protection for herself and her husband.  As it turns out, her husband was on the run [...]

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First, Finest and Last: Zeve

By | October 4, 2011

  Zeve and Taeli are two of the newest RPers to join the WFR crew.  Zeve’s a pirate and he has still managed to stick it out with the likes of Bricu, Tarquin and Ulthanon.  He also hates dog jokesa Lidia Carraway had been his first and was the only one to surprise him. She [...]

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First, Finest and Last: Era

By | September 22, 2011

Shad by *JRinaldi on deviantART The Rider’s resident Midwife and all-around stand up cat, Haemon Shadowind, was the second to write up First, Finest and Last. Here is another brilliant sample for your own FFL. This is Era. There are many cat spirits, but this one is a favorite. Enjoy! Any one of them could [...]

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