Stupid things people do with characters

 

 

1) Give them swords in a modern or futuristic setting while being unable to justify the use of the use of them

Whenever you are put in a setting, you have to make sure you can work around it. The reason why I highlight "modern or futuristic setting" is because there is literally no reason why your character is going to make any use out of some ancient sword passed along in the bloodline for 321 generations. You want to know why? It's primitive. When you have guns, something much more precise in a short range or a long range, just defeats the purpose. Let's say your character is some sort of LUL NINJAA XDDD character. Having a stylish weapon that just draws attention to yourself (seeing as it is hard to conceal) is going to make your character a prime target. Also note: ineffective. Where are you even supposed to get one in the first place? Some guys yard sell?

 

2) If your character uses a weapon expertly, not mentioning their training.

Self explanatory. Your character is either full of bullshit and or full on Gary Stu if you decide to have them LUL MASTERSSS and not give even a notion towards any professional training. Not to mention if they're incredibly young, and are somehow experts at what they do. The general rule is 10,000 hours to master a skill, and if your character is off and living in the streets, (which is a favorite of yours, players) where are they going to get the time and money to even to begin to master a skill?

 

3) Using the light/darkness as a literal power/element.

Listen, I know this is a Kingdom Hearts forum. It's just that it's really stupid. I'm mostly talking about the whole SUMMON BEINGS OUT OF SHADOWS / LIGHT HEALING kind of thing. Look, when you're out in the sun and you start being superpowered, you might as well just make your character a plant. I mean, how are shadows supposed to suddenly come to life? What, can you make The Blob out of a pitch dark room, too?

Also, when they have a priest use a light-based power to heal, it's generally holy power. Not solar power.

 

4) Describe your character as "handsome"

You may be asking me: "Protoman, what do you have against beautiful people!" Well, nothing. When you describe your character as handsome, it just means you're a lazy writer. Not to mention that when someone think's "handsome" they think of different things entirely. For me, it's a young Clint Eastwood. For someone else, it might be Benedict Cumberbatch. So unless your character is some sort of crazy psychic who keeps their face different for each person they encounter, you should probably stop taking shortcuts in describing facial features.

 

5) One line personalities.

"Cold, but with a heart," doesn't say much about the character. For example, it doesn't tell us what relation the character has with his family or anyone he interacts with. It doesn't tell us what the characters alignment is, or anything about what he believes in. It doesn't tell us if the guy has a heart for the supervillans, or orphans. The only thing you can assume from that personality is that he is a douche most of the time unless you bring him a puppy calendar.

 

6) Making a personality that is practically a carbon copy of your other character / someone else's character.

On the subject of personalities, I have a story for you. The other day, I waltzed onto a thread and read a personality that boiled down to "Sometimes sarcastic, loyal, and caring" around 3 different times in the same exact thread. I wouldn't mind nearly as much if there was a larger playerbase, but when everyone wants to play their character as a good guy Greg, then that just ruins the surprise. Not to mention that their personality was a pretty big chunk of their very small and vague character sheet. Someone might think you're stealing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

7) An unknown back story.

You are the most unoriginal and the laziest writer on the board. Here's your prize.

Your character being a lad suffering with amnesia while their parents dead, making them live on the street (and somehow surviving) is bad enough. When you make that the back story for almost every single one of your characters, you have a problem. Of course, this happens to each and every chosen one, right? Points for if it's a modern setting and nobody bothers to put the character through any sort of therapy to help them remember something. Even more if 2+ people on the same board have the same back story as you. It's an infestation of lazy writing.

 

 

Bring up rebuttals plz, I didn't make this thread for no reason, gotta strengthen my reasoning.

A problem I have with most online roleplays is combat with NPCs. Given the lack of dice rolling to determine effects, most online rps rely strictly on the players to decide what happens during a fight. Now, it stands to reason that most players aren't fond of the idea of their character dying, especially if it's just in an average run in against some stock baddies. The problem is, though, is that without that tension of potential loss or threat of death, there's really no point to combat in most encounters. You simply mow through the Heartless or goblins or what have you, and that's that. I suppose there's no real way to necessarily solve this without actively using more D&D-like rules for combat, because you can hardly demand that every odd-numbered player has to have htier character die in order to make the situation tense, but at the same time, I think a lot of players should consider the prospect of having their characters fail every now and again. The added suspense and tension to a battle could only make it more interesting in the long run.

 

sadly though, the thing about a lot of forum-based roleplays is that there isn't really a trusty way to roll the dice for your characters success have there not be anything implemented in the post for that (someone could be lying if they do the rolling off-site and whatnot, and you would have no way to prove otherwise)

 

I don't mind all too much, of course it depends on how often they do it and how their character is balanced? Some people do like to put their characters on the loosing side, but I guess that differs from player to player. If nothing really comes out of it though (character development and whatnot), battling NPCs does become a bit redundant.

On your original rants, I'd say it depends entirely on context.

Solely being set in the future doesn't mean that melee weapons become impractical. I mean, in Star Wars, swords are THE most effective weapon. Because they are laser swords. Additionally, weapons like swords have been used in various media at a means of focusing abilities. Chakra, or magic, or what have you.

And unless the world the story takes place in IS Earth, all manner deviations can be made to a world to accommodate for things. Perhaps this world uses a type of projectile weapon that swords of that world are particularly effective against?

I mean, this is fiction, you cna do whatever you want. Literally.

Now, if somebody chooses to break the rules set by the person making the story, that's just disrespect.

Well, best thing to learn how to do before you roleplay is write. That is the step that most people seem to skip these days. As long as you listen and English class, assuming your teacher is a good one, you're getting closer and closer to being set for knowing how to write.

 

For everything else, though, here are a few guides:

http://www.rpgfix.co...-roleplay-guide - Definitions and examples of things that you shouldn't do in a roleplay.

 

http://how-to-roleplay.blogspot.com/ - An old blog with some tips on roleplaying and writing in more detail.

http://rpedia.tumblr.com/ - A newer blog with some tips on roleplaying and writing in more detail.

http://bad-rpers-suck.livejournal.com/ - A blog where people complain about their bad roleplay experiences.

Other rant blogs:

 

 

http://fyeahbadrperp...ear.tumblr.com/

http://godwhyrp.tumblr.com/

This will probably be edited later. Reason being is that I forget where all my firetrucking guides went, and I really can't be bothered to go on a google search keywords hunt.

 

Things you should probably do to help you roleplay: Watch other people. Maybe not me in particular (since I've never really had a great experience here and most of my roleplaying is from my more shittier days) but people who actually seem pretty good at it. These may come from sources far and wide. Maybe they play DnD, or WoW. Don't be shy to just lurk.

 

I learned a lot from this. This should be in the rules for Role Play, I totally have not been RPing right at all. Thanks for this, it's a big help.

Edited August 25, 201213 yr by Sky Heart

On your original rants, I'd say it depends entirely on context.

Solely being set in the future doesn't mean that melee weapons become impractical. I mean, in Star Wars, swords are THE most effective weapon. Because they are laser swords. Additionally, weapons like swords have been used in various media at a means of focusing abilities. Chakra, or magic, or what have you.

And unless the world the story takes place in IS Earth, all manner deviations can be made to a world to accommodate for things. Perhaps this world uses a type of projectile weapon that swords of that world are particularly effective against?

I mean, this is fiction, you cna do whatever you want. Literally.

Now, if somebody chooses to break the rules set by the person making the story, that's just disrespect.

 

I have to admit i just have a huge bias towards katanas

firetruck them

I have to admit i just have a huge bias towards katanas

firetruck them

 

I sense some deep back story here.

Please elaborate with an inner monologue

I sense some deep back story here.

Please elaborate with an inner monologue

 

 

Booster Gold says

some asshole with a katana cut me in half, firetrucking cheap piece of shit

 

Blue Beetle says

that works

 

 

 

does that sound like a good enough backstory

Booster Gold says

some asshole with a katana cut me in half, firetrucking cheap piece of shit

 

Blue Beetle says

that works

 

 

 

does that sound like a good enough backstory

 

Nope. Needs more troubled past

And use more silly sounding big words

Nope. Needs more troubled past

And use more silly sounding big words

 

parents are dead, so a flabbergasted and vengeful proto goes out to haphazardly wreck havoc on all of humanity?

then some asshole with a katana cut me in half, firetrucking cheap piece of shit

I haven't role-played in years due to laziness. But mostly it's because of everyone's OC being over-powered. http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/sleep.png

 

This was an excellent rant that pretty much took the words out of my mouth.

Edited August 25, 201213 yr by _The Door To Light_

parents are dead, so a flabbergasted and vengeful proto goes out to haphazardly wreck havoc on all of humanity?

then some asshole with a katana cut me in half, firetrucking cheap piece of shit

 

Good

I want to make a Pretty Little Liars Roleplay, but I'm afraid someone will make Alison's killer kill people using the darkness :c

 

Wise words, Protoman. Wise words.

I MIGHT BE WISE BUT IM NOT THE BEST

HELP ME ROLEPLAY GODS

wherever you are

watching

waiting

lurking

playing dnd

I want to make a Pretty Little Liars Roleplay, but I'm afraid someone will make Alison's killer kill people using the darkness :c

 

Wise words, Protoman. Wise words.

 

Or a katana?

I MIGHT BE WISE BUT IM NOT THE BEST

HELP ME ROLEPLAY GODS

wherever you are

watching

waiting

lurking

playing dnd

 

 

I shall offer my wisdom!

 

(Let's see here... add my wisdom modifier of 4... damn, rolled a 1. And the DC for good advice was a 10.)

 

My advice is: when in combat, don't attack your allies!

 

(Sorry, that's what the roll says I know. No metagaming)

ew. one liners.

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by solantap

Regarding Weapons and Powers.

 

Now, I know that it's very tempting to make your character a master of his craft, be it a master swordsman, or a magician, or you already know Blizzaga before you even whipped out a regular Blizzard. Or it could be even more tempting to give him or her a kind of power that is at the peak of its advancement, like teleportation or mind reading or what have you. The reason is simple: you want your character to kick ass, you want him to lay down those heavy hits, you want him to be as cool and dashing as some of the heroes you might be emulating, from Cloud to Captain America. You want to use the max of your might here and now, because that final ultimate fight scene is the one you fantasize about, not the hours spent training and leveling up. Because no one ever wrote a good story about grinding.

 

But the thing is: if you make your character as good as he can be right from the get go, where is there left for him to go? You've already got your Keyblade, or whatever your ultimate weapon might be, you're already on par with the ultimate bad guy. What more can you do?

 

What I actually enjoy the most about RPGs are the dungeons or encounters where you really, really get your ass handed to you. It's just a complete guantlet from start to finish, and if you get to the end, you're barely alive. But that's the satisfaction: you did make it. You went above and beyond expectations, exceded your limits, and actualyl feel like you accomplished something. This was not a victory that was handed to you by virtue of existing: this was a victory that you earned. Your character worked long and hard for it, and it makes it all the more delightful to relish it later. Also, the potential for failure and a sense of tension will always make a better story than when your heroes just coast through things without a hitch, and the situation is the same with your RP characters. Then, when you get to the point where you get the Ultimate Weapon of your choice, it's a far more satisfying experience, because actual blood, sweat, and tears went into finding it, rather than having the creator magically poof it into your hands.

 

In short, consider, when you next enter an RP, to take up a regular ol' staff rather than a Keyblade. You might enjoy your journey a little bit more.

One thing I have to say even though I'm not "RP expert":

You really don't need to put things like personality and history to character sheet

Why?

Because there is thing called bio: It already explains who your character is and what he does, how he has became to whatever he is now and what kind of guy he is.

 

And if you necessarily want to put those theme songs and all that stuff then put it to "optinonal" stuff, it's annoying to fill them and people just put their favorite songs anyway without caring that does it fit on their character at all...

So this is your nightmare character?

 

Name:

Age: 10

Weapon: Sword

Skills: Master Swordsman, Shadow Manipulation

Appearance: Handsome

Bio: He is an enigma. Nobody knows his name or his past.

Personality: He's a lover, and a fighter (Like Sora!).

So this is your nightmare character?

 

Name:

Age: 10

Weapon: Sword

Skills: Master Swordsman, Shadow Manipulation

Appearance: Handsome

Bio: He is an enigma. Nobody knows his name or his past.

Personality: He's a lover, and a fighter (Like Sora!).

 

name: Sora Hikari

So this is your nightmare character?

 

Name:

Age: 10

Weapon: Sword

Skills: Master Swordsman, Shadow Manipulation

Appearance: Handsome

Bio: He is an enigma. Nobody knows his name or his past.

Personality: He's a lover, and a fighter (Like Sora!).

 

+Theme song

Battle Theme Song

Sad theme song

Boss battle theme song

Final Battle Theme song

Wow... this is the first time in all my existance in KH13 than i used more than 5 likes per day.....

Now getting to the point.. i agree, really is just that people don´t want their character dead or kicked out on a battle... seriously that makes the plot soooooooo slowly... sigh, another thing, if you are going to use a game, serie, or etc etc etc,.... at least do things according to the plot universe, i mean really? swords and katanas in TWEWY? when they used phones, boards and even pins in the original game, or worse.. pistols on and rp of medieval times ... meh...

Wow... this is the first time in all my existance in KH13 than i used more than 5 likes per day.....

Now getting to the point.. i agree, really is just that people don´t want their character dead or kicked out on a battle... seriously that makes the plot soooooooo slowly... sigh, another thing, if you are going to use a game, serie, or etc etc etc,.... at least do things according to the plot universe, i mean really? swords and katanas in TWEWY? when they used phones, boards and even pins in the original game, or worse.. pistols on and rp of medieval times ... meh...

 

TWEWY uses pins to slash, and the best (As far as I know) weapon in the game is a samurai sword (Gives you 999 attack)

TWEWY uses pins to slash, and the best (As far as I know) weapon in the game is a samurai sword (Gives you 999 attack)

 

But... IS a PIN no a sword in fact...

But... IS a PIN no a sword in fact...

 

If it functions identically to a sword, and s effective, then there is no reason why a sword would be impractical

Agree with everything except number one. Swords in a futuristic setting make everything better.