Gazimon's School of RP

[Pikachu]

-Made by Digital

Purpose
Is this your first time ever roleplaying? Are you looking to expand and improve your own RPing? Well, your friend Gazimon here is willing to help you improve with friendly criticism, examples, and more (okay, maybe not more).

I'll try my best to whip you into roleplaying material. So if you want to join in make a post and we'll see what we can do to help you out.

I can help with Character Creation or Posting.

Readings
Below are different sites and threads I suggest you read:
-So You Think You Can RP...

Pikachu's Rules of RP
This is a list of various rules and suggestions I've thought up for reference:

1.Detail,Detail,Detail: You want a quality post, get detailed.

2.Desribe: Description is a great way to improve the quality of a post. So don't be afraid to tell us what your person sees, smells, tastes,hears,etc.

2.Thoughts Are Good: Good posts always show us how and what your person is thinking and feeling.

3.A Good Post is More Than Dialouge: Thoughts,emotions, and movement are all part of a good post.

4.Interaction is Key: Characters have to interact if you want to get anywhere.

5.Good Grammar and Spelling: Need I say more?

[Dustomega]

Ok so i just post here to join

[Pikachu]

Yep, pretty much. Basically what I'm going to do is give you a situation and you make an RP post in response. Then, I'll pretty much give advice, point out areas you could approve, and then go and make my own post to give an example.

[Dustomega]

Cool I can't wait to start.

Don't you mean improve. ;D

[Pikachu]

Yeah, that's what I meant. *sweatdrop and doubts he is qualified to teach*.
Alright then, let's think of a situation for you, a really basic one yet leaves quite a range of possibilities; Digimon Mutatio introduction.

Let's say you have just woken up in the middle of a forest instead of your bedroom. As you take a look around you stumble upon a tail, and upon closer inspection you find that the tail is attached to your body. You quickly discover that you have been transformed somehow into a Gatomon (I'm feeling a bit evil today).

Things that I highly suggest you consider as you type:
-Reaction to waking up in the woods
-Description of the woods
-Movement (standing up, walking,etc.)
-A reason to notice the tail (I once had a roleplay were my character 'remembered' his tail because it got slammed in a door)
-Reaction to finding that the tail is attached to you.
-Reaction to being a Gatomon
-Speculating on what to do next.

And just so you know, reaction isn't only physical, it is also mental and emotional.

[Dustomega]

"Hm well it looks like it is time to get up" Jim though still having his eyes closed but notating the sunlight hitting them. Jim through himself in a sitting position and opening his eyes, Notating that he was in a forest "What, how did I get here" Jim shouted and started panicking looking in every direction. Jim picked himself up felling very weird and walked over to a tree and sat back down. "I fell weird" he thought shifting around and grabbing what he sat on "What is this" Jim said holding his tail. When Jim picked it up he saw that he was waring gloves with three fingers "Ok that is weird I don't remember waring gloves to bed" thought Jim. Jim still did not know what it was he was holding on to so he looked at where the thing ended at. Jim now staring at the start of his tail was now getting very scared "Oh my god, I have a tail and I am covered in wight fur" Jim said "And what is wrong with my voice?" Jim looked to his left and saw a lake "that is perfect I can see what I look like now" Jim rushed very awkwardly over to the lake and looked into it "I look like a cat, wait I know that cat but were" Jim pondered where he saw it before and than remembered "Oh god I am a Gatomon, but does that make me a female or a male Gatomon?"

[Digital ♥]

Ooh this might be fun, plus I should touch up on my RPing skills since all I can do at this point in time are crappy one liners XD TEACH MEH OHHH GREAT MASTER. *bows*

[Pikachu]

Jul 26, 2008 16:07:22 GMT -5 Dustomega said:

"Hm well it looks like it is time to get up" Jim though still having his eyes closed but notating the sunlight hitting them. Jim through himself in a sitting position and opening his eyes, Notating that he was in a forest "What, how did I get here" Jim shouted and started panicking looking in every direction. Jim picked himself up felling very weird and walked over to a tree and sat back down. "I fell weird" he thought shifting around and grabbing what he sat on "What is this" Jim said holding his tail. When Jim picked it up he saw that he was waring gloves with three fingers "Ok that is weird I don't remember waring gloves to bed" thought Jim. Jim still did not know what it was he was holding on to so he looked at where the thing ended at. Jim now staring at the start of his tail was now getting very scared "Oh my god, I have a tail and I am covered in wight fur" Jim said "And what is wrong with my voice?" Jim looked to his left and saw a lake "that is perfect I can see what I look like now" Jim rushed very awkwardly over to the lake and looked into it "I look like a cat, wait I know that cat but were" Jim pondered where he saw it before and than remembered "Oh god I am a Gatomon, but does that make me a girl or a male Gatomon?"

Dustomega, you've been holding out on us. That was actually good (especially that last bit asking if he was male or female ;D). However, and this seems to be your weak spot, the grammar and spelling.

Also, thought's should be in italics like this. while speech should be in quotation marks "like this". So if your thinking, use italics, if your speaking use these " ".

Also, when your speaking it's good to separate it from the rest of the paragraph (you'll see in a moment). I tend to keep relevant points in the same paragraph as the word, though you don't need to do so.

This is how it would look like with correct spelling, spacing,etc. using my own format.

Hm well it looks like it is time to get up Jim thought, still having his eyes closed but noticing the sunlight hitting them.

Jim threw himself into a sitting position and opended his eyes, noticing that he was in a forest

"What, how did I get here" Jim shouted and started panicking looking in every direction. Jim picked himself up, feeling very weird, and walked over to a tree and sat back down.

"I feel weird" he thought, shifting around and grabbing what he sat on.

"What is this?" Jim said holding his tail. When Jim picked it up he saw that he was wearing gloves with three fingers.

Ok that is weird. I don't remember wearing gloves to bed.thought Jim.

Jim still did not know what it was himself he was holding on to, and so he looked at where the thing ended . Jim was now staring at the start of his tail, and was now getting very scared.

"Oh my god, I have a tail and I am covered in white fur," Jim said "And what is wrong with my voice?!"

Jim looked to his left and saw a lake.

"That is perfect! I can see what I look like now."

Jim rushed very awkwardly over to the lake and looked into it

"I look like a cat!Wait I know that cat, but from where?" Jim pondered where he saw it before and than remembered

"Oh god I am a Gatomon, but does that make me a girl or a male Gatomon?"

Now isn't that easier to read? Sure, it looks like there is a lot less stuff, but in RPing quality>quantity. However, a quality post tends to have a good amount of detail, and therefore will be a bit long.

[Pikachu]

Jul 26, 2008 16:10:03 GMT -5 Digital ♥ said:

Ooh this might be fun, plus I should touch up on my RPing skills since all I can do at this point in time are crappy one liners XD TEACH MEH OHHH GREAT MASTER. *bows*

Oh please, I'm a hack compared to the guys in that "So You Think You Can RP..." thread I linked in the first post. By the way, anyone who is enrolling here must the opening post of that thread as homework. Those are the GREAT MASTERS so to speak.

Anyways, I'll start you off the same way as Dustomega; I want you to write an introduction post to the "Turned into a Gatomon Situation". And I want it from the moment you wake up. No more "Impmon had been awake for a while and gotten used to the body." That is a cheap cop-out.

[Dustomega]

Think you I did not think it would be that good

[morfowt]

ooh. this sounds fun and helpful. I wanna enroll.

I think the biggest problem I have is keeping my character according to the profile I gave it. I also have detail problems, but I don't think it's as big.

Jul 26, 2008 15:04:59 GMT -5 Pikachu said:

Let's say you have just woken up in the middle of a forest instead of your bedroom. As you take a look around you stumble upon a tail, and upon closer inspection you find that the tail is attached to your body. You quickly discover that you have been transformed somehow into a Gatomon (I'm feeling a bit evil today).

Things that I highly suggest you consider as you type:
-Reaction to waking up in the woods
-Description of the woods
-Movement (standing up, walking,etc.)
-A reason to notice the tail (I once had a roleplay were my character 'remembered' his tail because it got slammed in a door)
-Reaction to finding that the tail is attached to you.
-Reaction to being a Gatomon
-Speculating on what to do next.

I'll start with this.

thinking...

Kai was sleeping like a baby. He suddenly noticed the bright sunlight and leaped up instinctively to discover how late the day was already.

Great, I slept through the alarm clock ag... Kai stopped in mid-thought as he noticed his surroundings. His jaw literally dropped.

Ooookay, I'm not in Kansas anymore. Kai was sitting on a patch of grass in a forest. It wasn't any ordinary forest either. Kai craned his neck up to see the tall trees. They looked high enough to reach, no go past the moon. They were also as wide as the Empire State Building and its leaves were greener than, really green things. well they were greener than anything I've ever seen Kai thought. He lay back down on the patch of grass. It felt unusually soft, like clouds almost. And despite the size of the trees and the density of the forest, the sun was brighter than of that in a desert. And the strangest thing of all, he felt right at home here...

Kai closed his eyes and tried to think. what is going on? Kai wondered. He could feel his head pounding just trying to take this all in. He was scared, confused, worried, and yet he also felt, relaxed, happy, and calm. But Kai just brushed it off as "shock from waking up here".

Kai suddenly sat up. Of course, I'll just find some people and ask them for help. Man, I'm an idiot. Kai got up and started walking towards what seemed like the edge of the forest. As he neared he saw it wasn't the way out, but just a clearing surrounded by trees. Kai then noticed he was strangely tired from walking, that's strange. kai thought. I've never been this tired from just walking a few yards. Kai sat down... and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his butt.

"Ow" Kai suddenly yelped. He looked at where he was sitting and saw a sharp thorn sticking out. If he wasn't busy worrying about how much damage it had done, he'd have noticed how his voice sounded a bit different. Suddenly Kai noticed something attached to his behind. Something long and thin. At first he thought something had gotten stuck inside. The mere almost made him vomit, but then he realized whatever it was, it was soft and flexible. Like a snake. Fearing the worst, he looked behind him and saw a white tail with a gold ring attached to him. "What the..." Kai started, then noticed how different his voice sounded. He then noticed his legs were covered in white fur and ended in paws. His eyes traveled up his body which, he now noticed, was also covered in white fur. His arms were as well, and his hands were covered in gloves. Not the usual, black, fingerless gloves he always wore, but green-gold ((OOC: well I always thought they were green gold)) gloves with three claws on the end.

oh man Kai thought. He was a big fan of Digimon, and he'd notice those gloves anywhere. He felt his face with his hands. It, too, was covered in white fur. He felt whiskers and ears on his head that felt like they were in the shape of a cat's ears. There was no doubt about it, he was a Tailmon ((OOC: If you don't mind, I'd like to use the original Japanese name)).

That was the last straw. His mind couldn't take it anymore. Kai fell backwards and fainted.

So what do you think?

[Pikachu]

Morfowt, I don't really think you need to be in the school XD. And I don't mind the Japanese names that much, though depending on the situation I'd suggest mentioning the English name.

I'm sad that the roleplay that inspired that topic is no longer around though

[morfowt]

Apr 17, 2009 15:55:02 GMT -5 Pikachu said:

Morfowt, I don't really think you need to be in the school XD.

but that's only because I had questions to think about. if I had to write it completely from scratch, it wouldn't be half as good...

[Dustomega]

yea I am also kind of sad that Digimon RP isn't around too, but I guess when we are done with the new Digimon RP we can go back and do more with this one.

[Pikachu]

Apr 24, 2009 6:50:09 GMT -5 morfowt said:

Apr 17, 2009 15:55:02 GMT -5 Pikachu said:

Morfowt, I don't really think you need to be in the school XD.

but that's only because I had questions to think about. if I had to write it completely from scratch, it wouldn't be half as good...

Ah, but that's the thing . Those are the kind of questions you have to ask yourself when you post. So even if your making yourself a post from scratch, remember those kind of questions.