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How NOT to make an RP thread!
« on: June 04, 2015, 07:19:10 PM »
I have my reasons..

DONTs
Title:
jOIN TIS RP PLZ!!!!

hi um i wanna rp warriorz
2 jon u hav to be a litrat rper no trollz!!!!11111 )))):<
i am big leader u all mst obey mei in teh rp!1!11!!!
leader; meeeeee!1!11
secnd in commnd;
blah;
blahblah;



Sorry, Warriors fans, nothing personal.
Although I can hardly speak sometimes on matters like that ^ That is NOT how you set out to achieve a collective group of players that actually want to RP with you. People are attracted to good storylines and character motives, rich with all the literary sustenance that an avid reader/writer could want. It needs purpose, otherwise...you're not gonna get far, kids.



DOs
Title: (Example)
Verulius-Verulian (RP)

CURRENT GROUP NOTICE// Character archives are a current W.I.P! If you have any final submissions to make, please specify via thread reply!** (**Thanks Faint)

V E R U L I U S - V E R U L I A N
(insert fancy banner and music here lmao)

C u s t o m s  A n d  B e l i e f s ,  e c t
[Insert plausible belief system here]

C u r r e n t  R e s i d e n t s
[Insert ORDERLY table of characters here.
E.G
(Picture icon here)
(Quotes/ThemeSong/Ect Optional here)
N a m e ; WarFang
A g e ; (Something creative)
G e n d e r ; Female
S p e c i e s ; Some form of canine, exact species unknown.
P a r t n e r ; (I don't feel like telling you that (:  )
O f f s p r i n g ; N/A
G o o d / N e u t r a l / B a d  A l i g n m e n t ; (Something creative)

T h e  S t o r y  S o  F a r . . .
[Insert plausible story here, taking care to check and double check spelling, grammar, ect! Luckily my browser does that for me (: Make your story ORIGINAL if you can. Get creative with location names! Go nuts! As long as it MAKES SENSE and is APPROPRIATELY STYLIZED. If you have trouble of thinking of something, listen to some music, watch and AMV/GMV or something, I find it puts me in a delightful mood for RP...like right now!]

G e n e r a l  O O C  R u l e s

Normal forum rules applies. No unnecessary/excessive use of foul language, no abuse directed at people within this thread and its comments, no spam, ect. Admins will be after you, yo.



Of course that is just MY ideal layout. Everyone has their own style, own preferences. You may add more, take certain details out, ect, whatever!

Just...
Don't be the 5-year old Warriors RP'er...I'm sorry but I've had bad experiences lmao
People are more likely to listen to you if you take a professional approach to it! Poor grammar doesn't attract people. (Then again I've got this far, huh? LMAO kidding)
A well-planned approach to an RP can go a long ways, people. What do people RP for? Diverse stories and brain food. A bunch of exclamation marks tossed in with a few 1's due to a shift key fault is more eyesore than emphasis on a point, people.

Now, kids, always remember;
stay in homework
eat your school
and do your vegetables


//Faint's add-in
I'm gonna stick this here, since it is relevant:
http://lastmoon.org/forum/tutorials/roleplay-tutorials-(various-subjectmatter)/

Also, may I add one little suggestion? DON'T ask people to PM you their application to the roleplay. Chatting, roleplaying, and adding new applications is part of what help keeps your thread bumped, updated, and most importantly to NOT die. I see this ALL of the time where the first post isn't updated, and the applications are messaged to the thread owner, and then the person who made the thread wonders why no one joins their roleplay and why it hasn't been posted on for six months.

« Last Edit: June 05, 2015, 04:47:32 PM by War-Butt »

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Re: How NOT to make an RP thread!
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2015, 07:58:25 PM »
Thank you Warfang. It's about time someone made this.

I'm gonna stick this here, since it is relevant:
http://lastmoon.org/forum/tutorials/roleplay-tutorials-(various-subjectmatter)/

Also, may I add one little suggestion? DON'T ask people to PM you their application to the roleplay. Chatting, roleplaying, and adding new applications is part of what help keeps your thread bumped, updated, and most importantly to NOT die. I see this ALL of the time where the first post isn't updated, and the applications are messaged to the thread owner, and then the person who made the thread wonders why no one joins their roleplay and why it hasn't been posted on for six months.

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