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Writing A Descriptive Post
*A speacial thanks to sandy for this information*

How to write a good, descriptive roleplay post

To get better at longer, more descriptive posts, read and head this post. You can also receive help from members and staff!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
i. a quick peek - what is roleplaying?
ii. roleplayer lingo
iii. why should i write long posts?
iiii. post development
iiiii. tricks and tips

i. A quick peek - What is roleplaying?

for those of you who haven't ever roleplayed before - roleplaying is sort of like a game - it's fun, you play it with other people, and of course, you can make new friends through its integration.

roleplaying is often shortened to RPing, and it represents your character (of which you usually only write about one per post) doing actions and speaking, except usually in a prolonged manner. often it is described as a story that more than one person writes, and you only control one character. this is because if you write a 'roleplay' by yourself, it would end up being a short story or novel about that character.

this website is primarily based on roleplaying - although some people here do not roleplay - so learning how to roleplay is a plus on websites like these. as you learn to write longer and longer posts, more roleplaying websites will open up to you as you learn to write with more description.

ii. Roleplaying lingo !

roleplay - the art of unfolding your characters actions through words.

beginner roleplayer - someone who writes posts with little or no description. may often spell things wrong or have bad grammar.

intermediate - someone who is average in the world of roleplaying - often writes 100-200 words per post. may make a few grammar or spelling mistakes.

advanced - a person who writes top notch in the world of roleplaying - often has little or no grammer errors and spelling errors. description is top notch.

god-modding - making your character invincible.

powerplaying - taking control of another person's character

auto-hitting - hitting a person's character without their consent - often leads to powerplaying and is a form of powerplaying itself.

ooc - out of character - a discussion not meant to be integrated into the roleplay.

bic - back in character. after writing an ooc remark, bic is for when you are ready to continue roleplaying. your post follows this.

game master/owner - the person who created the rpg. often has complete control over what happens in the plot and knows the most about the website.

NPC - non participating character. an NPC is a character that has been made up simply to perform a pre-designed task or job in a roleplay. they are often simply in the background, so no need to worry about them.

one-liner - a reply that is one sentence long. in roleplay, you can barely move along the plot because one line doesn't give much detail.

a reply/line/post - your side of the story, i.e your contribution. people praise replies on their length, quality, and inclusion of the/a plot.

writers block - the excuse to use when your roleplay isn't good, but can be a genuine source of 'being unable to write'. incapacity to think in which direction the roleplay should be taken.

typo - spelling mistake. get a spellcheck.

mary sue/gary stu - frowned upon even more than auto-hitting, god-modding, and powerplaying. a mary sue/gary stu (female/male) is a character that is often perfect in every way shape and form. they are often flawless and perfect, and they are often hated by everyone.

intro post - the start of a roleplay; the very first post in a thread. usually, it should be longer than a regular post, because you have to integrate the plot, set the scene, and kick the stone. many people dislike writing intros, other adore it, but it all boils down to one person.

thread - a section of an rp, the beginning of interactions between their characters.

chatspeak - should never be used when roleplaying. NEVER. spell out your words, folks, it makes everyone love you more.

iii. why should i write long posts?

First of all, why not? I can tell you from experience that the longer posts are the posts that help you improve your ability to write. It is amazing how many comment I have received from teacher and my peers about my ability to write creative stories and I give complete credit to the point that I have been roleplaying for years. Second and more site-related, the longer your post is, the easier your RPing partner will find something that THEY can post in response about. Remember that your post will undoubtedly give another person muse to write more in their post and then the line of long, wonderfully written posts can continue.

iiii. post development

now, i will change short post into a post with detail.

original sentence: shallowpaw walked out of the medicine cats den. she was in love. she sat down and groomed her pelt.

description - description is an important part of roleplaying - it often describes the character so the next person can be able to describe your character once their character sees them. also, the setting should be described.
things to describe: your character (fur, eyes, build, personality), the weather (time of day by sun, color of sky) actions (how they did things)

" the dark gray femme waltzed out of the den, a spring in her step as her tail darted back and forth through the air. her sparkling chartreuse eyes flicked around camp merrily as she tried to spot something that could be telltale to sickness or disease that had been spreading around campus. seeing none, she sighed, for she had been in love. after another quick sweep around camp, she sat upon her haunches and looked at her grungy pelt, sweeping her small pink tongue through the strands, swiping out all the dirt and other things, cringing at the disgusting taste. "

thoughts - thoughts are often good when trying to make others see your character's feelings.
thoughts - feelings (feel about weather, situation, what they see, etc), previous events (what happened the day before, etc.)

" the dark gray femme waltzed out of the den, a spring in her step as her tail darted back and forth through the air. her sparkling chartreuse eyes flicked around camp merrily as she tried to spot something that could be telltale to sickness or disease that had been spreading around campus, and for a moment, she thought with concern, if that disease's cause isn't found, there could be trouble!. seeing none, she sighed, not just for the disappointment, but because of the redemption of bittersweet love. after another quick sweep around camp, she sat upon her haunches and looked at her grungy pelt, sweeping her small pink tongue through the strands, swiping out all the dirt and other things, cringing at the disgusting taste. yuck! i can see why the elders don't ever groom themselves!"

setting - identify where your character is, along with the weather in that area.

" the morning was rather fine, considering the storm that had past just a few days ago. the weak beams of light shot through the air, past a few misty clouds and the gleaming first beams shattered through the sky onto the windclan camp, where everything was calm and peaceful, since it was so early in the morning.

the dark gray femme waltzed out of the den, a spring in her step as her tail darted back and forth through the air. her sparkling chartreuse eyes flicked around camp merrily as she tried to spot something that could be telltale to sickness or disease that had been spreading around campus, and for a moment, she thought with concern, if that disease's cause isn't found, there could be trouble!. seeing none, she sighed, not just for the disappointment, but because of the redemption of bittersweet love. after another quick sweep around camp, she sat upon her haunches and looked at her grungy pelt, sweeping her small pink tongue through the strands, swiping out all the dirt and other things, cringing at the disgusting taste. yuck! i can see why the elders don't ever groom themselves!"

reason - reason for their emotions

" the morning was rather fine, considering the storm that had past just a few days ago. the weak beams of light shot through the air, past a few misty clouds and the gleaming first beams shattered through the sky onto the windclan camp, where everything was calm and peaceful, since it was so early in the morning.

the dark gray femme waltzed out of the den, a spring in her step as her tail darted back and forth through the air. her sparkling chartreuse eyes flicked around camp merrily as she tried to spot something that could be telltale to sickness or disease that had been spreading around campus, and for a moment, she thought with concern, if that disease's cause isn't found, there could be trouble!. seeing none, she sighed, not just for the disappointment, but because of the redemption of bittersweet love. her love had never realized her feelings and had received another mate. after another quick sweep around camp, she sat upon her haunches and looked at her grungy pelt, sweeping her small pink tongue through the strands, swiping out all the dirt and other things, cringing at the disgusting taste. yuck! i can see why the elders don't ever groom themselves!"

meat - the main part of the writing piece - the actions and speech.

this was covered in the first small part.

see? i made this post much more appealing, and i made something with nineteen words have two hundred five!


iiiii. tips and tricks!
+ instead of making your cat simply talk like "this" and thoughts regular, bold your speech and italicize your thoughts! it makes your post more organized and prettier, which is a plus when roleplaying.

+ don't just call your character by their name. for example, if i am roleplaying shallowpaw, i wouldn't just call her that throughout the entire post. sometimes, instead of calling her shallowpaw, i call her the 'dark gray femme' or 'the medicine cat apprentice' or 'windclanner'. there are tons of ways to mix up your nouns so the post sounds less dull!

+ try your best, because anything less is really not worth posting.

+ when you are museless, open up a word document and write down whatever comes to mind. if you don't feel like posting, DON'T. roleplaying should not be a chore - it's supposed to be fun, a release from life!

Color Charts
*A special thanks to leafpaw for the following colors *

We all like pretty colors right? Well I decided to make a color chart. Any of the colors below can be used on proboards! So enjoy!

blueviolet
darkmagenta
darkorchid
darkviolet
indigo
magenta
mediumorchid
mediumpurple
mediumslateblue
mediumvioletred
orchid
palevioletred
plum
slateblue
darkslateblue
violet
thistle

aqua
aquamarine
azure
cadetblue
cornflowerblue
cyan
darkblue
darkcyan
darkturquoise
deepskyblue
dodgerblue
lightblue
lightcyan
lightseagreen
lightskyblue
mediumaquamarine
mediumblue
mediumspringgreen
mediumturquoise
midnightblue
navy
paleturquoise
powderblue
royalblue
steelblue
teal
turquoise

darkgreen
darkkhaki
darkolivegreen
darkseagreen
darkslategray
forestgreen
greenyellow
khaki
lawngreen
lightgreen
lime
limegreen
olive
olivedrab
palegreen
seagreen
springgreen
yellowgreen

burlywood
darkgoldenrod
darkorange
gold
goldenrod
lemonchiffon
lightgoldenrodyellow
lightsalmon
lightyellow
moccasin
navajawhite
orangered
palegoldenrod
papayawhip
peachpuff
peru
sandybrown
tan
wheat

brown
chocolate
coral
crimson
darkred
darksalmon
deeppink
firebrick
hotpink
indianred
lightcoral
lightpink
maroon
mistyrose
rosybrown
saddlebrown
sienna

antiquewhite
beige
bisque
cornsilk
darkgray
dimgray
floralwhite
gainsboro
ghostwhite
gray
honeydew
ivory
lavenderblush
lightgray
lightslategray
linen
oldlace
seashell
silver
slategray
snow
white
whitesmoke

*A Special thanks to fang for the following colors as well *

air force blue
alizarin
amaranth cerise
amaranth deep purple
amaranth magneta
amber
american rose
amethyst
android green
apple green
apricot
aquamarine
army green
Arsenic
Asparagus
Atomic Tangerine
Auburn
Azure(colorwheel)
Azure(web)
Baby Blue
Baby Pink
Bistre
Mint green
Blue(pigment)
Blue-green
Blue-violet
Bole
Bondi Blue
Brandeis Blue
Brass
Bright Green
Bright Lavender
Bright Pink
Bright turquoise
Brilliant Rose
Bronze
Burgundy
Burnt Orange
Burnt Umber
Byzantine
Byzantium
Cadmium Green
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow
Cambridge Blue
Camel
Camouflage green
Cardinal
Carmine
Carmine red
Carnation pink
Carolina blue
Caribbean green
Celadon
Cerise pink
Cerulean
Cerulean blue
Chartreuse
Cinnamon
Cobalt
Columbia blue
Copper
Coral
Cordovan
Corn
Cornflower blue
Cream
Crimson
Cyan
Dark brown
Dark byzantium
Dark cerulean
Dark champagne
Dark chestnut
Dark coral
Dark cyan
Dark electric blue
Dark goldenrod
Dark green
Dark jungle green
Dark lavender
Dark magenta
Dark midnight blue
Dark orange
Dark pastel green
Dark powder blue
Dark scarlet
Dark slate gray
Dark spring green
Dark violet
Dartmouth green
Deep carmine
Deep carmine pink
Deep jungle green
Deep magenta
Deep peach
Deep pink
Denim
Desert
Desert sand
Dodger blue
Dogwood Rose
Drab
Duke blue
Earth yellow
Eggplant
Egyptian blue
Electric green
Electric indigo
Electric purple
Electric violet
Emerald
Eton blue
Fashion fuchsia
Feldgrau
Fern green
Firebrick
Fire engine red
Forest green
Fuchsia
Fuchsia Pink
Golden Yellow
Gold
Gray-asparagus
Green (Bright)
Green (Islam)
Green (pigment)
Green (RYB)
Green-yellow
Halaya ube
Han Blue
Harlequin
Heliotrope
Hollywood cerise
Hunter green
India green
Indigo
International orange
Jade
Jazzberry jam
Kelly green
Khaki
Lava
Lavender
Lemon
Light blue
Lime
Liver
Magenta
Magic mint
Mahogany
Mauve
Maya blue
Medium blue
Medium jungle green
Medium purple
Mulberry
Mustard
Myrtle
MSU Green
Olivine
Pale blue
Periwinkle
Phthalo green
Pine green
Psychedelic purple
Pumpkin
Purple (X11)
Raspberry
Royal blue
Royal purple
Ruby
Russet
Sap green
Sapphire
Shamrock green
Shocking pink
Sky blue
Tea green
Twilight lavender
Ube
Violet
Viridian
Deep sky blue
Khaki2
Pale cornflower blue
Rich lavender