a guide to roleplay ;; style, lingo, ect. -- always changing

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a guide to roleplay ;; style, lingo, ect. -- always changing

Postby dogs » Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:47 am

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hello! have you ever found yourself wondering
how to style your roleplay, perhaps even how
to create the illusion of a longer post? maybe
it puts you in a writers block, or lack of words.
well, your in the write place! to be honest,
i posted this for all my misc of roleplaying tips!
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little things ;;

Postby dogs » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:09 am


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let me begin by saying that i absolutely
love customization! so, if you share the
same interest, this is for you.

writing ;;

{•} You can write formally. Capitalization,
ect. If you desire typing in this style, here
are some basic tips. One;; Capitalize specific
things. Like, saying John F Kennedy. That would
be capitalized because it is a specific person.
However, saying a president which is
directed toward a group of individuals, so it
is NOT capitalized. Same with things like The
White House
and a white building or
Mastiff and a dog.

Two ;; Obviously punctuation. Capitalize the first
letter of every sentance and end with . , ? ! or ."
Depending on the sentance.

{•} you can write informally. this style avoids messing
up the capitalization portion of the style below. there
is nothing to it, and something makes the style look mature.
there are no tricks to it, but i recommend turning off autocorrect
and auto-capitalize if you are a mobile user.


ooc ;;
there are many ways of ooc. lets say my basic ooc sentance is
accepted, but what hair color does she have? so, lets begin.
{•} (accepted, but what hair color does she have?)
{•} {accepted, but what hair color does she have?}
{•} [accepted, but what hair color does she have?]
{•} /accepted, but what hair color does she have?\
{•} |accepted, but what hair color does she have?|
{•} <accepted, but what hair color does she have?>
{•} accepted, but what hair color does she have?}}
{•} accepted, but what hair color does she have?]]
{•} accepted, but what hair color does she have?))
{•} accepted, but what hair color does she have?>>
{•} accepted, but what hair color does she have?/
{•} accepted, but what hair color does she have?|

these are only a select few that i thought were worthwhile.


the post ;;
our default post is grace shot up aswell. "what?! mrs finch, i understand that i have a poor choice of wording, but no need to make such an alarming joke!" she said, flipping her hair. "mother, why are we really here?" she asked, and her mother looked up quickly. "grace, she's not lying. me and jasper's mother have been friends for a long while and both agree that it would be great if you both got married!" the young female put a hand to her head. "you can't be serious." she whispered. the girl was nervous. scared. confused, and maybe a bit excited. grace threw herself back down into her seat, putting her hands on her knees, as if she had ran a mile. "no."
this is, a beefy post of a girl who has just received the news of being bethrothed to her high school love.
there are many ways to put this to make it look a bit fancier.


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grace shot up aswell. "what?! mrs finch, i understand that i have a poor choice of wording, but no need to make such an alarming joke!" she said, flipping her hair. "mother, why are we really here?" she asked, and her mother looked up quickly. "grace, she's not lying. me and jasper's mother have been friends for a long while and both agree that it would be great if you both got married!" the young female put a hand to her head. "you can't be serious." she whispered. the girl was nervous. scared. confused, and maybe a bit excited. grace threw herself back down into her seat, putting her hands on her knees, as if she had ran a mile. "no."

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grace baer | female | 19
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    grace shot up aswell. "what?! mrs finch, i understand that i have a poor choice of wording, but no need to make such an alarming joke!" she said, flipping her hair. "mother, why are we really here?" she asked, and her mother looked up quickly. "grace, she's not lying. me and jasper's mother have been friends for a long while and both agree that it would be great if you both got married!" the young female put a hand to her head. "you can't be serious." she whispered. the girl was nervous. scared. confused, and maybe a bit excited. grace threw herself back down into her seat, putting her hands on her knees, as if she had ran a mile. "no."

name;; grace 'tulip' baer
age;; 19
emotions;; confused, irritated
betrothed;; jasper finch
place;; finches' house
tags;; finches, baers
grace shot up aswell. "what?! mrs finch, i understand that i have a poor choice of wording, but no need to make such an alarming joke!" she said, flipping her hair. "mother, why are we really here?" she asked, and her mother looked up quickly. "grace, she's not lying. me and jasper's mother have been friends for a long while and both agree that it would be great if you both got married!" the young female put a hand to her head. "you can't be serious." she whispered. the girl was nervous. scared. confused, and maybe a bit excited. grace threw herself back down into her seat, putting her hands on her knees, as if she had ran a mile. "no."


example one has a pretty vector [header]
which takes up a bit of room, but is a good
silent introduction to the post. at the bottom,
it has anchors, which can be related to grace's
interests [sea] and is also a nice ending.

example two displays a small 'status bar in the top
left. this is a small bit of information about grace,
good if you enjoy writing in first person. afterwards
it has more anchors, relating to grace's interests.

example three shows a significant amount of information
about the character, and is a simple style enjoyed by many.


illusion ;;
many writers often struggle with making a post longer,
whether it be writers block or just some inexperience.
sure some of these may be a little sneaky, but they
always work to the full extent.

{•} limitation. dont write out until the right side of the block! that takes up lots of space and makes your posts look smaller height wise!

consider writing like this. cut yourself off at the center
to start a new line. this strategy always works, and lo-
-ooks neat if you cut it off to the exact line chosen!

{•} discreetly change the size of your text, by adding
a small number. the default text is about size 105.
try adding a small amount on. start with the small
size. [ size=85 ][ /size ] then think of 105. add a
few more, like 115. this isn't a huge
difference, and i recommend using it along
with the limitation strategy above.

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roleplay speech ;;

Postby dogs » Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:48 am

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lingo
roleplayers use terms certain people may not
understand. heres a short list. pm me if you
can supply more.

inactive roleplay terms have an asterisk *
commonly used terms are plain


wip -- work in progress -- used when a writer is not finished with typing a roleplay
dnp -- do not post -- used in a situation when the roleplayer does not want you to post
rp or rper -- roleplay[ers] -- shorter version
wb -- writers block -- used in a situation where the writer is at a lack of words
ooc -- out of character -- used when the person is talking as themselves, not the character.
irl or rl -- in real life -- shorter version
npc -- not played characters -- characters that are not played by writers, but are in the roleplay.*
god modding -- gm -- all powerful character
power playing -- pp -- attempting to control another person's character
one liner -- short reply -- usually one line or under a paragraph of writing.
semi-lit or lit -- literate -- a category of roleplay ;; a paragraph or more
1x1 -- one on one -- two people roleplaying together
face claim -- person -- whose face someone is using for their character
plot -- scene -- the place in which the roleplay is taking place in or discussing ideas for the roleplay
dm / pm / msg -- direct, private, message -- messaging others [see message button at the top of screen]
mary sue -- perfect -- a perfect, badly created female character
gary sue -- perfect -- a perfect, badly created male character
oc -- original character -- a character that the writer has made him/herself
ftb -- fade to black -- skipping over an inappropriate scene
wb -- welcome back -- used when welcoming someone back to the roleplay
thread -- topic type -- simple version of the topic
closed [thread] -- not open -- when a roleplay is full, there are no more spots for characters left
open [thread] -- open --used when a roleplay is open. there are spots for characters avaliable.
tagged -- other -- who the writer's character is interacting with
bumping -- marking a thread -- posting on a thread 'marking' to save it to the my posts section [see top of screen]
crossover -- cross of two fandoms -- a roleplay based on two different movies, books, fandoms ect.
ship -- writer-made relationship -- hoping two characters get together in a relationship. i ship x and x
equal genders -- keeping genders equal -- eg; one male and one female or two males and two females
starter -- beginner -- the first post of a roleplay


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Re: a guide to roleplay ;; style, lingo, ect. -- always chan

Postby hakuu » Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:09 pm

I love this, but it didn't show any tips on writing style or creating the illusion of a longer post owo"
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Re: a guide to roleplay ;; style, lingo, ect. -- always chan

Postby dogs » Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:18 pm

thanks! i was actually working on that now, haha.
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