http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/ Role Playing For Dummies Mon, 25 May 2009 18:03:03 GMT T. Henkle http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1637 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1637 Hey Folks: Attached is a link to my latest YouTube movie "Vendetta on Vilhon." It depicts my gaming group's latest (mis)adventure in our Star Wars RPG Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:14:54 GMT blakespoisontree http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1636 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1636 Character Biographies are in fact a necessary evil. However, like most things in the role playing world these days it has been taken too far. Sadly, if you let Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:01:15 GMT blessedoutcastdragon http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1635 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1635 Name: Benjamin Blessed Outcast Age: 18 (19 on the 26th) Bio: Greetings to all, in types of role plays I do, I play all kinds, I love hearing a good story and Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:28:12 GMT Sue http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1634 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1634 ... The biggest of problems we all face as writers, is there is always the chance, that we put our TLC into a character sheet, only to have it rejected. That Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:20:54 GMT Nichole http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1633 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1633 I have found several groups on yahoo in which character biographies, when they are submitted, are nit-picked to death, and so many revisions are demanded that Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:12:31 GMT Nichole http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1632 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1632 ... Anything after three posts of straight introduction, is just plain ridiculous. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:24:29 GMT Nichole http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1630 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1630 ... Adding systems isn't going to solve the problem of a lack of creativity which you seem to actually be complaining about. Have you ever tried it? A system Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:14:07 GMT Nico Minoru http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1629 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1629 ... Regardless of how long a post is, I think it takes 2 to 3 posts Maximum to introduce a character before pushing him or her into forwarding plot. Anymore Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:13:07 GMT Nico Minoru http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1628 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1628 While I am happy to know that I am not the only one who has seen the recent decay in text based RPGing, I think we are both looking different problems. When Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:06:24 GMT Nichole http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1625 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1625 ... That varies from player to player and character to character. I would say however, no character is adequately introduced in a single sentence such as this Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:54:27 GMT Robin http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1624 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1624 ... With that being said, how long do you think that an adequate introduction is for a role playing character is? Do you feel you've successfully introduced Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:14:49 GMT Nichole http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1623 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1623 I've noticed that a lot of people dont know the difference between Non-Descriptive and Descriptive Writing. When you are role playing online, what you write is Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:25:16 GMT badahur_buru http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1622 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1622 This can be used both in text based role playing games (ie, yahoo groups), in books, or in any general writing that you do. I by no means claim to be an expert Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:54:23 GMT aldriya http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1621 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1621 ... I dont post much but seriously people, this is not worth argueing about. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:40:55 GMT Nichole http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1620 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/role_playing_for_dummies/message/1620 Well where I see your point, dont make my admonishments about being polite to each other as successful as the Hindenburg, get me? Respectfully discuss this