Role Playing while adventuring

[DM Grizwald]

This came to my attention when I was having a little OOC talk with Entori, sometimes, when adventuring, some folks just kind of turn off. It might be because you have nothing to say, or because your trying to keep quiet while stealthing, either way there's always something to emote or say.

Take in account that your stealthing, you don't -have- to emote anything but it helps your party and makes things more enjoyable when you know those in your party are keeping active and having fun. When stealthing out in the wild, a simple: *Lowers himself in the tall grass* or *quietens his step* helps.
If your stealthing in a crypt *slip into the shadows*.
Let's say your looting corspes: Seaches the body*
Or if you've killed an animal and there's fur drops: *skins the animal*

It doesn't take much to keep active and its keeps things interesting for yourself and for those in your team.

Thanks.
Griz

[EDM Entori]

that said some folks get tired.. some folks have RL distractions, my little circle knowns I'm horrid for running afk without the //afk or whatever.

But yes it adds to the immersion of the situation, as well when you talk/tell jokes/emote, it keeps you from getting bored. I dunno the endless clicking of walking through a tunnel following the parties scout and the dead silence. would drive some folks cracked. if you were there, I mean emotes to me means adding emotion/ any action your character takes to give feeling/atmosphere to the realm of RP.

I'd highly agree that some people should look further into this.

also agree that some days some folks are not all there. and I know it was about 2:00 when I singed off AM... so people being tired at the comp is understandable.

But remember we play roles in this 'forgotten realm' and this server has always been about keeping it as immersed in that place as possible. Playing out a role of a unwritten hero of the realm, (or in some cases the average joe the tavern drunk!)

so a good suggestion I'd say

[limpids]

I didn't realise this was normal around here? At least I've yet to experience it on FRC. Player vs monster is as much a part of character development as the RP you get when sitting around in a tavern.

To those not bothering with playing out your characters when adventuring: You're seriously missing out on a lot of fun.

[shimmerxxx]

Speaking for the folks I hang with, we tend to RP as much on the trail as we do in town, perhaps more as we have more to talk about sometimes.

The only exception being when we're getting pounded, and (for those of us who cant touch type/dont type very fast) taking our eyes off the screen for more than a few seconds can be deadly.

I've been badly wounded/killed more time that I'd like to count whilst typing some remark whilst engaged in combat, so I rely on text macros whilst fighting as do some of my fellow adventurers.

[wynter]

yeap same here look down to type something look back up to say it then see i am dead and cant say it anyways
how do you set these marco stuff?

[Aodhan the Unusual]

It's hard to RP while fighting, true, but afterwords is easy. Simple things like, *pants and shakes head* or *sags wearily against the tree a moment to recover* are great for after battle emotes.

[wynter]

or *needs to change his pants* lol i wont say any names but it was funny ;D

[limpids]

I don't think people expect deep conversations while -fighting-. Or at least nothing deeper than *grunts*, *groans* and *moans* ;D


But anyone should have enough time typing while getting from A to B. I like to think of adventuring as the time when you really get to see what your comrades are like; who is trustworthy and who is likely to stab you in the back. Like revelation time of true personalities.

wynter said:

how do you set these marco stuff?

Right click on a quick slot and choose the * sign. I think it's straight down after you've right clicked.

[southwood]

One of my problems is being a slow typer. I try to let those I party with know this. Alas, I attempt to keep in conversations as best I can. Normally I say something way late in the general conversation. I do have some one liners and emotes set in my quickslots (ex. "Trap!" or *steadies his breathing*). My point being, not all quiet folks in your party are "turned off".

[Munroe]

I think I tend to talk too much, sometimes I miss the start of the combat because I've got my mouth running.

[brian333]

Some adventuers rush to avoid the need to recast their buffs. Makes it hard for someome who has to look at the keyboard to type like me.

[shimmerxxx]

southwood said:

One of my problems is being a slow typer. I try to let those I party with know this. Alas, I attempt to keep in conversations as best I can. Normally I say something way late in the general conversation. I do have some one liners and emotes set in my quickslots (ex. "Trap!" or *steadies his breathing*). My point being, not all quiet folks in your party are "turned off".

Little tip here from someone with the same affliction; whilst walking from place to place try the autofollow tool occasionally. This will allow you to concentrate on typing without having to worry about using the mouse or keyboard to navigate at the same time.

[EDM Entori]

I press shift and click ahead to give me enough time to type before ent stops..


that said every see me run back really fast or into a pack of uglies..thats why

[Teneas]

wolfmunroe said:

I think I tend to talk too much, sometimes I miss the start of the combat because I've got my mouth running.

Glad I don't know any one else that does that.

[Teneas]

And yes, I love to rp when on a venture. Ten never shuts up on the road. Figure it is a character quirk. He is actually more quiet in the inns and around towns. The rp on the road is where it is at, not to say that the rp that happens anywhere else isn't as important by any means. But on the road is where I get most of my laughs from. Thinking on your feet abit more quickly always brings out some of the best jokes, comebacks, sayings, etc...

[Manshin]

Ooh... good mention there Ent. I cant speak highly enough of pressing shift, clicking where you want to go and THEN typing what you want to say while you character walks. It drives me nuts standing still waiting for someone to type while we are walking somewhere. You CAN walk while typing.

Also, another trick is to press on an area transition and type your message while the next screen loads. I dont know if many people know you can do that, but you can. I can usualy type about a paragraph while going through a transition. Big time saver there.

Manshin

[The Retired DM ARIES]

another good time is right after a battle, while Manshin is lying in a pool of his own innards.

He finally shuts up for a while, and everyone else can tell jokes and laugh while he emotes flies buzzing and what not.


;D

[Charon's Claw]

manshin said:

Also, another trick is to press on an area transition and type your message while the next screen loads. I dont know if many people know you can do that, but you can. I can usualy type about a paragraph while going through a transition. Big time saver there.

Manshin

I do this often! It does save time *nods*