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Post by akalaserface on Apr 18, 2007 7:28:19 GMT
i don't get it. i tried a transformers role play a while ago but it was all lame jokes and gas, i see some of you do it here to but i don't really get it. why do you do it? is it because your grown men and it isn't cool to play with others and your collections?
should i have put this in the role playing forum?
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Post by Steelimus Prime on Apr 18, 2007 8:56:07 GMT
lol never really thought of it that way, but no I don't play with my collections. I role play because I like writing stories... and this way it feels more socially interactive than just sitting on my own bashing out a bit of fiction myself. I have a relitivly short attention span and have countless stories that I've just not finished.
I wouldn't saw I'm a great role player as I can really only play characters that are close too myself... But I do like seeing how others react in situations. I find when I'm writing stories by myself I can make other characters a bit one dimensional and not always be fully true to them. Where as if they are someone else's creation then you have another brain working on what they are doing and how they interact with your story.
You are more than welcome to come and try the RPG as I'm the GM at the moment. Have a little look to see if you are intrested.
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Post by akalaserface on Apr 18, 2007 16:03:05 GMT
not so sure you want that lol. my attention span sounds as bad as yours and the results may be hazardous to your health lol.
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Post by Sunstreaker on Apr 18, 2007 17:27:22 GMT
[glow=red,2,000] I'm a drama teacher, and have been advocating role-play as a viable and effective form of theatre for the past 15 years!
It's now one of the key Explorative Strategies we teach in GCSE drama. The important thing to remember is that it's about exploring an idea or series of themes with a group of friends or like minded individuals.
We'd love to have you aboard Lazyface!
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Post by akalaserface on Apr 18, 2007 17:36:32 GMT
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It's now one of the key Explorative Strategies we teach in GCSE drama. The important thing to remember is that it's about exploring an idea or series of themes with a group of friends or like minded individuals.
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Post by Sunstreaker on Apr 18, 2007 17:48:46 GMT
[glow=red,2,000] If you're not having fun, and the people you're playing with are just geeks trying to prove a point, then walk away...
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Post by akalaserface on Apr 18, 2007 19:39:36 GMT
that went way over my head.
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Post by Sunstreaker on Apr 18, 2007 19:54:35 GMT
[glow=red,2,000] o.k...
Try to think of role-playing a bit like going to the cinema.
What makes a good cinema experience?
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Post by akalaserface on Apr 18, 2007 20:01:58 GMT
oh i see what your saying. to answer your question for me it depends on the movie and who you go with and that they like it too. what i was trying to say is i'm not really in to role playing. i always saw it as a really nerd thing to do until i saw at seibertron they had there section and saw that the members who did it were also transformer fans too and of course why be on a transformer forum if your not a fan. so i changed my mind and even tried it but i got bored and just joked around in it. some people took offense so i quit but that was my fault as i guess what your saying is i wasn't really clicking with those people.
but wait, why do you role play thats what i want to know.
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Post by Sunstreaker on Apr 18, 2007 20:44:40 GMT
[glow=red,2,000] That's a good question... as neither Steel nor I (or the Legendary one... or Ghosty... or Minion... or Cakey... or Brawn... or Soundwaves... well... maybe Soundwaves...) are Nerds.
Personally? I role-play for several reasons;
1) I don't drink anymore, and it's difficult to find a social activity that I can do with my friends which doesn't involve me carrying them all back from the pub.
2) It gives me a chance to mess about for a few hours with my improvisational drama skills...
3) Nine times out of ten I run role-playing events rather than participate - I gain tremendous satisfaction from seeing a group of people gain satisfaction and enjoyment from something that I've written / organised for them.
Saying that tabletop and Live Action role-play have different qualities to internet based gaming.
Online Forum games allow the opportunity for people to analyse what they write and to analyse what others write, which allows for a much subtler style of game.
What you don't get, is the ability to read players in person.
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Post by Undertaker on Apr 18, 2007 20:52:33 GMT
For me I was talked into it. Also it helps stimulate the mind and helps with the imagination into what you can come up with. Sometime you would be suprised how much it helps when you're RPing when you can imagine the whole scene in your mind of whats going on in the game.
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Post by akalaserface on Apr 18, 2007 20:55:18 GMT
well i stopped thinking of role playing for geeks a long time ago as it turned out that most boards i'm on has role playing games. ok maybe i stopped thinking that way cause i didn't want to be a nerd but i don't look at my friends as nerd. point of view again i guess.
so you do it because your an actor that makes 110% sence after reading your post.
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Post by Sunstreaker on Apr 18, 2007 21:04:21 GMT
[glow=red,2,000] If you want to read some really beautiful Role-playing, I cannot recommend reading this Years L5R Winter Court. A great example of how you don't need violence or plot hammered onto whatever you're doing - just the opportunity for your character to talk to other characters...
www.legendofthefiverings.com/wintercourt/
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Post by Xbot on Apr 18, 2007 21:27:27 GMT
I do it because its fun pretending to be a TF.. Imagine it like this...what if you and your friends wrote a kick ass fictional novel about TF's what would it look like... Read "Go Transformers" to find out  |
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Post by akalaserface on Apr 24, 2007 6:27:13 GMT
i think after reading the ooc im not going to play thanks for the invite.
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