Post by Kerrieth on Jun 16, 2012 2:06:32 GMT -5
So, here is a How-To on RolePlaying for our little newborns. Hope it helps you.
Non-combat, Entry:
To describe action, movement or tough, you use the action mark (-) or (~) and describe the event.
For example:
Walks into area-
This however does not look very good. its short and it only tells that your character walks in to the area. You can make action look better with some little additions, like telling on what mood your wolf is or how she/he looks etc.
For example:
He walks towards the pack, tail wagging and smile on his face. When he comes to the clearing, tail between legs, unsure of how others will react on him, he sees friendly faces ahead and runs towards them.-
Behavior, moods, RL:
I know that most of you forget that this is only RP and you bring RL (Real Life) stuff into your character. If someone´s character hates your character it does not need to mean that they hate you IRL (In Real Life). This is RP, try to keep your personal life out of your character and just have fun.
To determine on what mood your character is you can express it by simple body language and sounds, such as snarling, growling, frowning, smiling, bristling fur, wagging tail, flatten/perked ears etc.
Again, try to make it more detailed to make it look better.
Combat:
In real life when two wolves are fighting, they charge on each other and fight standing by their hind legs, trying to wrestle another one down and submit their opponent by getting to its neck. Fights rarely end to death unlike in our RPs.
In RP we have to improvise a little because it would be impossible to fight like real wolves do. In WQ the combat means death almost every time. 95% of RPers try to get to their opponent's neck when killing, often the first hit is "bites neck-" or "pins-". This is definitely not a good RP.
How to fight:
Usually opponents start from short distance away from one another which means either one of them or both need to get to fighting range. Fights do not always begin with contact as there can be lot of snarling, circling and snapping at one another. When you get to the combat range, you need to be descriptive and make sure the other RPer understands how you attacked them. You need to explain your attacks, not just say what you did. But how you did it. Again detail would be nice.
Examples:
Be prepared, get to the combat range:
Bows head to cover neck-
Crouches low to the ground and charges at the wolf-
Do first hit as attempt, not just "bites neck":
Rams on wolf as attempt to make him/her fall-
Counter best you can, don't let enemy to get on your neck or jaw:
Falls but kicks him/her over the head and rolls back to feet-
Is back on feet, crouches and takes distance-
Usually if wolves are defensive, the fight can take quite long time and the loser is the one who makes the first fatal mistake. Plan counter moves for different attacks. If your opponent uses lot of hits such as "pins" or "tackles" you can aswell use short, simple counter move: "kicks off" (but much more detailed).
Also single hit kills, tossing other against objects like rack dolls or breaking legs and bones by single bites are not good RP and are considered as Godmoding. Also don't use "miss" , "dodge" etc as a counter move, that would be fail. Again, you need to explain how you did it. Not what you did.
Dying:
Just like in Real Wolf RP, there is no magical cures or any way to avoid death, your character will die at some point, usually in fight.
When this happens, you should create new character (with different name, past, and all). In Real Wolf RP you can't RP as your old wolf anymore or you're considered as "fail". You can talk OOC but remember to tell that you're no longer IC. Of course if the fight, in which your character has died, has been unfair or you think it was not Real Wolf, copy the fight or take screenshot of the killing hit and show it to other RPers so that they can tell their opinions.
When your character dies, so does your rank. When you come back as a different character you will not know anyone (Perhaps, that would be kinda cruel as you build relationships with your RP friends.... So take your pick. Know them or don't know them.), you will start over. Work your way up through the ranks, etc etc.
Non-combat, Entry:
To describe action, movement or tough, you use the action mark (-) or (~) and describe the event.
For example:
Walks into area-
This however does not look very good. its short and it only tells that your character walks in to the area. You can make action look better with some little additions, like telling on what mood your wolf is or how she/he looks etc.
For example:
He walks towards the pack, tail wagging and smile on his face. When he comes to the clearing, tail between legs, unsure of how others will react on him, he sees friendly faces ahead and runs towards them.-
Behavior, moods, RL:
I know that most of you forget that this is only RP and you bring RL (Real Life) stuff into your character. If someone´s character hates your character it does not need to mean that they hate you IRL (In Real Life). This is RP, try to keep your personal life out of your character and just have fun.
To determine on what mood your character is you can express it by simple body language and sounds, such as snarling, growling, frowning, smiling, bristling fur, wagging tail, flatten/perked ears etc.
Again, try to make it more detailed to make it look better.
Combat:
In real life when two wolves are fighting, they charge on each other and fight standing by their hind legs, trying to wrestle another one down and submit their opponent by getting to its neck. Fights rarely end to death unlike in our RPs.
In RP we have to improvise a little because it would be impossible to fight like real wolves do. In WQ the combat means death almost every time. 95% of RPers try to get to their opponent's neck when killing, often the first hit is "bites neck-" or "pins-". This is definitely not a good RP.
How to fight:
Usually opponents start from short distance away from one another which means either one of them or both need to get to fighting range. Fights do not always begin with contact as there can be lot of snarling, circling and snapping at one another. When you get to the combat range, you need to be descriptive and make sure the other RPer understands how you attacked them. You need to explain your attacks, not just say what you did. But how you did it. Again detail would be nice.
Examples:
Be prepared, get to the combat range:
Bows head to cover neck-
Crouches low to the ground and charges at the wolf-
Do first hit as attempt, not just "bites neck":
Rams on wolf as attempt to make him/her fall-
Counter best you can, don't let enemy to get on your neck or jaw:
Falls but kicks him/her over the head and rolls back to feet-
Is back on feet, crouches and takes distance-
Usually if wolves are defensive, the fight can take quite long time and the loser is the one who makes the first fatal mistake. Plan counter moves for different attacks. If your opponent uses lot of hits such as "pins" or "tackles" you can aswell use short, simple counter move: "kicks off" (but much more detailed).
Also single hit kills, tossing other against objects like rack dolls or breaking legs and bones by single bites are not good RP and are considered as Godmoding. Also don't use "miss" , "dodge" etc as a counter move, that would be fail. Again, you need to explain how you did it. Not what you did.
Dying:
Just like in Real Wolf RP, there is no magical cures or any way to avoid death, your character will die at some point, usually in fight.
When this happens, you should create new character (with different name, past, and all). In Real Wolf RP you can't RP as your old wolf anymore or you're considered as "fail". You can talk OOC but remember to tell that you're no longer IC. Of course if the fight, in which your character has died, has been unfair or you think it was not Real Wolf, copy the fight or take screenshot of the killing hit and show it to other RPers so that they can tell their opinions.
When your character dies, so does your rank. When you come back as a different character you will not know anyone (Perhaps, that would be kinda cruel as you build relationships with your RP friends.... So take your pick. Know them or don't know them.), you will start over. Work your way up through the ranks, etc etc.
