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Spacer1999
Literate Roleplayer -equal lover of story and smut
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2019
I thought it would be fun to talk about some best practices in RolePlay. I come at this from a playwriting perspective and view each post as a sort of 'solo' scene. I mean that by the fact that when you post, it's not like you are writing dialog for your partner, so it's really your side of it.
As part of that idea, one key aspect is that the player needs to respond to the prior post AND move things forward with response that is actionable by the other player. Basically, think of it like a game of leapfrog. You take your partner's post and 'leap' the action forward.
I'll keep it basic and give a generic example and list a good answer and a bad answer. I'm keeping these short. These are just for illustration purposes.
***
PLAYER 1's Post:
He blushed at her reply. It isn't easy to put yourself out there an ask someone out, even for coffee or something like that.
"Okay, great!" he said, smiling. "How about we meet at that new coffee shop in the mall? Foam and Froth, something like that? Does four o'clock work for you?
PLAYER 2's not-so-good response:
She agreed and went about her day, looking very forward to them meeting up.
PLAYER 2's actionable response:
"Perfect," she said. "I'm done with work at three and I'm free the rest of the night. I've been wanting to try that place."
She could barely concentrate at work and ended up arriving at the coffee place at 3:45. Her heart was pounding at the thought of seeing him again. It had been a long time since she'd felt this way.
A few minutes later when she saw him approaching, they caught eyes and she felt her face flush with anticipation.
"Hey you!" she said, hugging him in that awkward 'how-do-we-hug-given-our-current-relationship' type of way. "Great suggestion on the place, I was checking out the menu and everything looks amazing."
***
Like I say, some basic examples, but the important thing to think of is what the partner can respond to and act on. In the not-so-good example, it was left in Player 1's hands to move everything forward. In the second reply, Partner 2 reacted to the seed that Partner 1 had planted and got them to the spot where they could keep moving ahead.
This is a simple example, but whether it is just action, or an erotic scene, I've found it is always helpful to play off your partner and not just 'echo' the motions or ideas, but move things along and give them a new element to respond to.
As part of that idea, one key aspect is that the player needs to respond to the prior post AND move things forward with response that is actionable by the other player. Basically, think of it like a game of leapfrog. You take your partner's post and 'leap' the action forward.
I'll keep it basic and give a generic example and list a good answer and a bad answer. I'm keeping these short. These are just for illustration purposes.
***
PLAYER 1's Post:
He blushed at her reply. It isn't easy to put yourself out there an ask someone out, even for coffee or something like that.
"Okay, great!" he said, smiling. "How about we meet at that new coffee shop in the mall? Foam and Froth, something like that? Does four o'clock work for you?
PLAYER 2's not-so-good response:
She agreed and went about her day, looking very forward to them meeting up.
PLAYER 2's actionable response:
"Perfect," she said. "I'm done with work at three and I'm free the rest of the night. I've been wanting to try that place."
She could barely concentrate at work and ended up arriving at the coffee place at 3:45. Her heart was pounding at the thought of seeing him again. It had been a long time since she'd felt this way.
A few minutes later when she saw him approaching, they caught eyes and she felt her face flush with anticipation.
"Hey you!" she said, hugging him in that awkward 'how-do-we-hug-given-our-current-relationship' type of way. "Great suggestion on the place, I was checking out the menu and everything looks amazing."
***
Like I say, some basic examples, but the important thing to think of is what the partner can respond to and act on. In the not-so-good example, it was left in Player 1's hands to move everything forward. In the second reply, Partner 2 reacted to the seed that Partner 1 had planted and got them to the spot where they could keep moving ahead.
This is a simple example, but whether it is just action, or an erotic scene, I've found it is always helpful to play off your partner and not just 'echo' the motions or ideas, but move things along and give them a new element to respond to.