Disclaimer: This entire thread is full of opinionated bullcrap. If you don't want to listen to opinionated bullcrap, don't read it.


So, I've noticed a distinct lack of roleplaying in Achaea. Sure, there are a few people who do it, but most just seem to be in some sort of OOC/IC amorphous blob of influence.

Basically, this guide should help you roleplay, or at least, make you not suck.


Step 1: Avoid bad grammar.

Bad: You say, "lol u tk him 2da bar|?"
Here, you can't make heads or tails of what he's saying, and if you can, you can tell he's an idiot.

Good: You say, "Heh. You took him to the bar?"
This is perfect! This is how you should say things.

Overdoing it: You say, "I do say, my most kind and esteemed gentleman, I am most amused at your current state and actions - not to bring offense, that is to say. Have you brought your fellow kinsman to the alehouse for a delightful evening of the consumption of alcoholics, I so humbly inqure?"
Maybe if you were playing Aetolia. But if you were, you'd probably be too busy slitting your wrists and drinking other people's blood.


Step 2: Avoid stupid accents.

Bad: You say, "'Ow' i' goi' theh yew goo' ol' bli'er?"
What is this - I don't even -

Good: You say in a thick Dwarven accent, "How's it going there, you good old blighter?"
This is great. You don't need to mangle your speech to sound like a dwarf! That's what SET ACCENT is for.

Overdoing it: You exclaim through unhappy tears to a jagged chunk of otherworldly rock in Hashani in an exasperatingly barbituated voice and a sharply-tuned Hashani accent, "Holy crap, you're a rock!"
A little too much there, skipper. I'm not even sure if "barbituated" is even a word.


Step 3: Don't be overemotional.

Bad: You say sadly in a melancholic, blackened voice, "My blood runs from my wrists like the fierce flowing of the Pachacacha River. The world is bleak and black, like the feathers of a raven's wing and my broken, wretched soul."
Bad. BAD. BAD. Get out of here. You SUCK. (Unless you're an Apostate.)

Good: You chuckle long and heartily.
Gets the point through without making you look like an idiot: you like to laugh.

Overdoing it:

Need I say more?

Step 4: Your description sucks, fix it.

Bad: He is a powerful Troll. Really. He is wearing (blah blah)
No imagination or thought whatsoever put into it.

Good: She is a Human and stands just a couple inches under six feet tall. She has a lithe, lanky body, with wiry musculature and a small bust, covered with skin resembling tarnished brass in its hue. Her facial features are soft, with dark, slanted eyes, and a wide, slightly upturned nose. Her hair is a bit darker than her eyes, and is cut neatly at her neckline in a bob style. She is wearing (blah blah)
This is okay. It's short and to the point, but describes the person accurately. You could draw a picture of her on this information, and that's all it needs.

Overdoing it (in a bad way): She is a tiger-like Rajamala and is of average height, and a slender frame, she moves with a cat-like grace, her body covered in the darkest cerulean fur, trails of silver sparkle through showing her age, captivating as it looks like she shimmers as she moves. She draws a finger to her mouth, running it over her blood red stained lips, drawing the tip into her mouth, tilting her head little glistening fangs apparent. Her little ears, perfectly resting on her head, flick your direction, listening intently. Her hair, the color of the darkest night tails down her back and around her face, you notice it has a blue hue flickering through it, her bangs flow loosely over one side of her face. Her liquid silver eyes notice you, piercing and drawing at you, contemplating everything, seemingly hypnotic, urging you to get to learn more about her. She has a supple chest that catches your gaze, perfectly accenting her already delectable body. Your glance lowers taking noticing her body, well curved, rounded hips, sculpted thighs and calves, rippling as she moves. A slender tail sways behind her, the silver tip flicks every now and then. She is wearing (blah blah)
Absolutely horrible. Not only is it too long, it looks like the person who has it does nothing but mudsex. First off, notice the typical "LOL SEDUCTIVE BODY" that most mudsexers usually have. Second off, look at all the "you see this" and "you see that" and all that crap. That's not good description etiquette. Actions in descriptions = bad. Referencing the viewer in descriptions = bad. And who the hell has -blue fur-?



In summary, follow these rules and you'll be fine, unless you suck.

I hope this is another poor attempt at trolling.

Lets see, lets kill indviudality, freedom to play character unless its only like tattoo wants them to be played. Only speak in languages that Tattoo wants. Now lets take a look at the crap that Tattoo posted. Bad grammar is not the same as l33t speak. I should know I have tons of bad grammar. I don't speak l33t speak. So in response to that. Learn the difference because for l33t speak that's actually very good grammar.

Stupid Accents:

Any accent I deem stupid is stupid I are the best and your bases all belong to me. I'm wondering can you speak Swahali? I can't but I suppose someone from Kenya should refrain from speaking swahali because its a differnt accent and you can't understand. (Side note your response reminds me of mole speak from Redwall Series)

Bad: free thought, making up my own expressions.
Good: laugh: emote does work for you.

conclusion: laziness=good creativity=bad. Got it.

Descriptions:

mostly of up above. Sure alot of beautiful people here. hey guess what your not playing their character and to use your own words don't like don't read.

In Summary: Don't use free thought, don't try to be creative with anything you do in the game and you'll be fine. unless you suck.

See, I always had a hunch you were a hopeless furry.

Reading makes me a furry? Tattoo you have an amazing intelect but I'm going to stay out of Nereous forum.

Don't try to deny it. We all know now.

Hilariously retarded.

I hope you get banned for your insensitive remark.

Worth it.

This is what's happening between Tatsumi and Fourm_Anon.

You're severely overestimating them with that picture.

Is this thread a mockery of my RP thread?

I think Forum_anon and Tatsumi are the same person.

Troll'd

Anyone who really thinks RP is dead should hang around with the 80% of people who don't fight, which is most of the people who don't pay attention to the forums.

This thought bears merit...

This question was never answered.

As much merit as that thought bears. I can assure you me and tattoo are not the same person. Now to your response of 80% of the people who don't fight are typically talking bout fighters so its a vicious circle

It was just a joke, I was teasing.

Yes, vicious circle, indeed. Although, on the whole, I would say that RP in Achaea is quite alive. There have only been two instances where I've tried to RP with someone where they kept going OOC, and one of those were Shecks, and the other was a fresh-from-flame newbie.

Perhaps not intentionally, but yes, it is.

Oh, and Forum_anon is probably shecks.

Oh, we're talking nonsense again. Alright

Boom! Shabba-labba-labba.
Boom! Shabba-labba-labba.
Hey there, hey there, three bags full!
You come here often? Yes! I do!
Food! Shabba-labba-labba.
Drinks! Shabba-labba-labba.
Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss. Grab!

I slept with you the other night.
You didn't call, you didn't write!
I think you did it just for SPITE!
Oh! Yes… oh, yes! Oh, YES! OH! YES!
Tell me about your portfolio!

Oh, YES! YES! YES! YES!
Lie to me about your family…

Wotever, I'm keeping my big-arse description and my fancy custom emotes.

Why?

Because they suit me juuust fine. Selerin's an excessive person. She's gaudy to look at. She looks like a cotton-candy machine exploded on her. I think I get the point across.

Regardless, If you're not expecting to get spammed, don't look at people. They're always bound to be big either from the actual description or the huge amount of stuff the person is wearing.

Please slay the troll, Neraeos.

Long descriptions are annoying and can be summed up easily in half the amount of words.

Some people don't like summaries; some people want to be able to actually picture the person beyond a generic 'cat-person with brown hair and blue eyes'.

I have a very clear and defined image of Selerin in my mind and if I have the chance to translate that into text into a description, it's my right to. Just as it's your right to not look at me.

I have a very clear and defined image of Selerin in my mind and if I have the chance to translate that into text in a description, it's my right to. Just as it's your right to not look at me. Consider it a passion of mine to be able to convey that image to others correctly.

Tatsumi and Forum_Anon dont' even play achaea. Their opinions are moot.

Tatsumi is an 18 year old with a GREAT description (see: OP). She is clearly entitled to tell us all our flaws in RP, as well as question its existence (spelling?).

I liek Tattoo, seh arrpees and doesn't afriad of anything.

7001h, 6658m, 23905e, 22190w ex-honors tatsumi
There is no such person, I'm afraid.

If you're going to quote stupid memes, do it right.

over 9000?

so here is a story all about how..

it's a tarp

This made me happy for a second.

I trust that this thread will be much more civil from this point forward.

This is silly. This is so beyond silly. Nice trolling attempt Tatsumi. Move along, these are not the forums you're looking for.

Beginning from the title, this thread didn't really leave much room for civility, but since it's Lord Neraeos's forum..

RP is far from dead. Sometimes people have long descriptions because they do like to describe things in detail (in this, I'm not including the sexually explicit ones, that's for another form of 'RP' entirely) and while yes, they can be tedious to read sometimes, it's really not that different from looking at the verbose description of a room. Same thing applies: If you don't want to LOOK at the person, then don't. You can still see 'PersonA is here'!

Some accents are annoying as well, yes, but that again is really up to the how the person interprets roleplaying. If he/she decides to roleplay an accent, as long as it's not clearly OOC or vulgar, you really can't call it 'bad' roleplaying. Personally, I would be rather suspicious if a character who used to talk with a stuttering voice or a Troll accent was able to become Achaea's most fluent speaker overnight.

Just because people don't RP the way YOU deem 'acceptable' hardly makes them suck.

(As a side note: Maybe I've been isolated in Cyrene, but I really don't see that many people using leet speak who don't have the excuse of being a fresh newbie, but I could be wrong.)

I've never seen anyone use leet speek. Period.

Agreed. Most of the folks who says RP is 'dead' hold that position because they spend too much time sitting at Fish Street, the Crossroads, or similar hangouts that attract the do-nothings and inconsequential characters of the game. I've rarely found an instance where I couldn't find 'roleplay' if I went looking for it, even if it wasn't what I had in mind, initially.

I have seen Tatsumi alright, she in Blacklotus, Hashan and my house mate

2284h, 2920m, 10320e, 18000w ex-honours tatsumi

Disciple Tatsumi, of the Fourth Order (female Human).
She is 18 years old, having been born on the 22nd of Phaestian, 488 years after
the fall of the Seleucarian Empire.
She is ranked 2797th in Achaea.
She is the 79th ranked combatant with a rating of 100.
She is an extremely credible character.
She is not known for acts of infamy.
She is a Peasant in Hashan.
She is a proud soldier of Hashan.
She is considered to be approximately 30% of your might.
She is Seeker of Knowledge in the Sect of the Black Lotus.
Her motto: 'I know no mercy and do not ask for any.'
She has been engaged to be married to The Khelp, Sofa Spud Sentry for 3 months.
2284h, 2920m, 10320e, 18000w ex-

mishgul was simply granting me my wish, is all.

This.

That.

I've achaeanised it

Heathen.

No, I think you just got pwned.

Well done Berenene

Oh, very well. Carry on.