Post by Raphael on Feb 16, 2010 7:04:25 GMT -5
The emphasis of this site is more in characterization and writing, so we ask that everyone try to write in the same format.
Full sentences to paragraphs in a third person style format.
Example: The dark closed in around Raphael as the glow from his flashlight extinguished. He shut his eyes as he was immersed in night and tried to focus on the other senses honed with ninja training. A slight shift of the air to his left? His arm snapped out suddenly and his sai cleaved through the wriggling body of a hapless roach.
Wrong Example: *stands in dark and throws sai*
Please write and spell to the best of your ability. Knowing we don't have any kind of spellchecker, most will be overlooked in the chat so long as you're trying. We do, however, have a spellcheck on the forums so there really isn't any excuse there.
Please, reread your posts before submitting! Simple mistakes can be easily rectified. Look out for homonyns (Such as: There and Their and They're. Your and You're)
OOC: When out of character (OOC) please be sure to type within double parenthesis. Example: ((Hey guys, I'm gonna have to go to bed soon))
A good rule of thumb for a successful game is to have a Reaction to the actions around you and then add an Action yourself. That way one person doesn't end up doing all the work of mapping out a plot.
Wrong Example:
Leo went to the kitchen to grab a snack. Action
Raphael looked up to see Leo come in. Reaction
"How was your morning," Leonardo asked. Action
"Eh, it was okay," Raphael answered. Reaction
Right Example:
Leo went to the kitchen to grab a snack. Action
Raphael looked up to see Leo come in Reaction and hunched over to hide the newspaper he was reading. Action
Leonardo craned his neck to look as he walked by Reaction and asked, "How was your morning?" Action
"Eh, it was okay," Raphael answered Reaction , standing up and heading for the trash can to dispose of the incriminating paper. Action
Have an idea of what your character is doing and why. Even if it doesn't end up as an integral part of the story it gives them motivation and if the plot starts to wane you will have that action to fall back on.
Full sentences to paragraphs in a third person style format.
Example: The dark closed in around Raphael as the glow from his flashlight extinguished. He shut his eyes as he was immersed in night and tried to focus on the other senses honed with ninja training. A slight shift of the air to his left? His arm snapped out suddenly and his sai cleaved through the wriggling body of a hapless roach.
Wrong Example: *stands in dark and throws sai*
Please write and spell to the best of your ability. Knowing we don't have any kind of spellchecker, most will be overlooked in the chat so long as you're trying. We do, however, have a spellcheck on the forums so there really isn't any excuse there.
Please, reread your posts before submitting! Simple mistakes can be easily rectified. Look out for homonyns (Such as: There and Their and They're. Your and You're)
OOC: When out of character (OOC) please be sure to type within double parenthesis. Example: ((Hey guys, I'm gonna have to go to bed soon))
A good rule of thumb for a successful game is to have a Reaction to the actions around you and then add an Action yourself. That way one person doesn't end up doing all the work of mapping out a plot.
Wrong Example:
Leo went to the kitchen to grab a snack. Action
Raphael looked up to see Leo come in. Reaction
"How was your morning," Leonardo asked. Action
"Eh, it was okay," Raphael answered. Reaction
Right Example:
Leo went to the kitchen to grab a snack. Action
Raphael looked up to see Leo come in Reaction and hunched over to hide the newspaper he was reading. Action
Leonardo craned his neck to look as he walked by Reaction and asked, "How was your morning?" Action
"Eh, it was okay," Raphael answered Reaction , standing up and heading for the trash can to dispose of the incriminating paper. Action
Have an idea of what your character is doing and why. Even if it doesn't end up as an integral part of the story it gives them motivation and if the plot starts to wane you will have that action to fall back on.