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  1. Astaroth

    RESOURCE Visualizing Combat

    "We write what we know." "We write from life." You've heard these sayings and similar before, I'm sure. It's no wonder, then, that one of the weak points most roleplayers admit to is combat and fight scenes. Most of us have never actually been in the middle of a castle siege, never...
  2. D

    Setting the Mood in your Mature Roleplay

    What makes sex so sexy? Something that makes your toes curl and your breath come quicker, something that makes your heart race and gets the juices flowing? It's more than just two impossibly good looking characters coming together and bumping uglies. Ask Barry White and he'll tell you that...
  3. R

    The Ebb and Flow of Post Length

    The Ebb and Flow of Post Length When it comes to roleplay post length, there is a great deal of debate about how much is too much and how little is not enough. Some prefer fast moving, short posts while others prefer detail and flowery prose. Either is fine, and so are all points in the...
  4. R

    The Food Pyramid of RP a.k.a. Your RP Diet!

    Proper nutrition is essential for a healthy body and mind. More and more, we are discovering that there are guidelines to eating right, and that these also vary to a certain degree from person to person. Not everyone has the same body chemistry or metabolism. Still, it is important to...
  5. R

    A Conflict of Styles

    A Conflict of Styles Everyone has a slightly different style. We roleplay differently, portray characters differently, and even use different slang and have preferred grammar bending. The problem comes in when we find ourselves in a roleplay with someone whose style conflicts with our...
  6. Asmodeus

    Posting With Style

    Workshop by @Asmodeus; Posting with StyleA look at roleplay posting As some of you know, it is my belief that there are essentially 8 character types, or archetypes, that feature in all good stories. Some of you may believe there are more, or less, or even that it is wrong to...
  7. Diana

    LESSON Recognizing when posts in a roleplay affect your character.

    Diana's Exercises on Recognizing Cues & Details Sor has just given us one of the biggest rants many roleplayers have about other players when they post. Players that don't pay attention to major details. When it comes to little things, we all accidentally miss details here and there. Sometimes...
  8. Diana

    LESSON Getting Around Writer's Block in Roleplays

    Writer's block it hits us all at some point. The best thing to do is figure out why you're getting blocked first. If you don't know why you're getting that block, it'll keep coming back. Here are the things that usually give me a block, they're probably true for most roleplayers too. Been...
  9. Diana

    LESSON Preventing Roleplay Death

    Prevent Roleplay Death: Handy Tips for any Player. Roleplay Death can happen quick or it can happen slow, it can be the Game Master's fault or the Player’s fault. However it happens, it occurs way too often - killing games that would otherwise be spectacular. This article will hopefully be the...
  10. Diana

    LESSON The Art of Hijacking

    Hijacking; The act of controlling another person's character by roleplaying actions and dialogue for them in your post. Hijacking itself is not a bad thing. It can be used to help get characters through a scene where you need quick back and forth interaction. It can also be used to get a scene...
  11. Diana

    LESSON Writing A Roleplay Post

    WRITING A POST Posting in the roleplays is where all the fun happens. That is how you interact with other characters, develop the plot, and become engrossed in exciting stories. Your posts do not have to be novel length, written like beautiful prose, or be an author’s best seller. However...
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