Non-Boring RP
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@hellfrog It’s like dating.
This must be why I’m not MU*ing anywhere right now. I understand.
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@hellfrog It’s like dating.
This must be why I’m not MU*ing anywhere right now. I understand.
In this economy, who can blame you?
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If something is advertised as a bar scene, a karaoke night, or auction, I just don’t go. Avoid contributing to boring RP by not being there.
Otherwise it helps if you do a passable imitation of somebody who is paying attention to what people are saying to you. I use Pyrephox’s method of a) reacting to what people give me, then b) do something that takes the action further and give other people something to react to. RP is a game of catch. Catch the ball and throw it. Don’t sit there gormlessly hanging onto it.
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I think one of the best ways to keep RP from getting boring is to notice what other players are putting out there, and then try to make an opening for them to showcase their particular thing. Yes-and what people are putting out into the world, and see where it goes. For me, half the fun is just finding out what happens when someone gets to really inhabit that character and turn them loose.
But: I expect the same in return. I’m not here to bask in your imagined majesty. I want to play with someone who’ll pick up what I’m throwing out there and do something with it, too.
In the last few days I’ve had a few absolutely wonderful examples of this. People picked up on little things I’d put in a pose, I got to follow up on things they’d put in theirs, and the scene went to some delightful places I absolutely didn’t imagine them going when I joined. I can’t wait to play with those people again.
I’ve also had the exact opposite. I did my level best to give someone things to pick up on, and they showed the barest interest in who my character was or why he was there. After a while it felt like the Other Character Show, and I was just there to be the audience. There’s only so much of that I’m willing to do before I give up and, frankly, avoid putting myself in that situation in the future.
Be courteous, folks. Be cooperative. Give people something to work with, and when they give you something back, take a swing at it. Bring good vibes to the whole jam.
Scenes where everyone is genuinely having fun are the best.
Scenes where it feels like pulling teeth to get even the barest acknowledgement are, in fact, torture.
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What @Deviant says.
When it comes to social RP and even the dreaded BaRP I think a lot depends on where the gaming experience you’re hoping for lands on some scale between Starship Troopers and Babylon 5. Or maybe it’s “Get to the choppah!” and “What excellent boiled potatoes.”
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Given the choice between randomly meeting up in a cafe with a character whose player is the positive example given by @Deviant, and a metaplot-vital high-importance scene with a character whose player is the negative example, give me the former all day and twice on Sundays.
I can make something interesting happen with the former type of player, on those rare occasions when it doesn’t happen naturally on its own when two people who actually want to engage with each other end up RPing. But you can never be interesting enough for someone who’s determined not to be interested.
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@Tez this is actually the secret. If you want people to want more rp with you, rp curiosity about their characters. That’s it, that’s literally all it takes.
This usually yields good results for my PCs over the years.
I have one character right now that is doing such and everyone is suspicious of them for some reason.
There are other characters that are as nice, curious, etc. as them but for whatever reason, other PCs are suspicious of mine only.I’ve been absolutely amused over it OOCly but my PC is just confused why they can’t make friends.
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@catzilla Is your PC acting like a Fed?
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