Archive for the Tag 'character'

The Absolute Value of Badass: A Meditation

If you’re an old school nerd, this question is one you have probably pondered for ages: Who would win in a fight, X or Y? Nerds can go on for hours about why their candidate–be it comic book character, Starship captain or Operating Syste–is the most bad ass example of awesome ever conceived. In short, [...]

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Vacation! All I Ever Wanted…

Illi, on her way to a “vacation” encounters road construction…. Anna brings up the idea of Rest and Relax in her post, “Five R’s of Character Revitalization.” Of note is one key line: Take a break, let the character rest, and go back to it after a break and see how you feel. When players [...]

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Lore as Backstory

First off, a reminder — there’s just under a week left in the Midsummer Night’s RP Writing Contest.  Get  your entries in! Bricu talked about a character’s knowledge of  WoW lore and how to fit that knowledge into RP.  I’d like to explore another aspect of that — how to fit lore into a character’s [...]

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RP Descriptions 101

Let’s start out with a disclaimer: there aren’t any rules set in stone for using your RP description addons. Whether you’re a fan of Flag RSP2, Immersion RP, or My Roleplay, you are free to type whatever you’d like into the text box provided to describe your characters. So, take what I say much in [...]

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