Roleplayer Mentors

***DragonHeart*** · 08-27-2010, 05:16 AM

You could also try compromising a little bit. By RPing a part of a normal class day and an exam or whatever in one or two posts, you can establish the routine for your character and reveal some background, relationships with other characters, etc. By only doing part of the day and not an extended period of time, it's fast enough that it won't bog down the plot and the other people RPing. If you use Harry Potter as an example, in the books Rowling doesn't write out an entire day down to the last detail. She writes the parts of classes that are relevant to the story and leaves out all the rest. Writing an entire day out is a good exercise but unless every single part of the day is relevant to the larger plot and not just your character, it simply isn't necessary.

On the other hand, you could always start an RP that focuses exclusively on the day-to-day life of the characters. I know we've had some fairly successful school-based RPs in the past, though I don't know offhand how detailed those got in the classes. It would probably be difficult to pull off in our current RP environment but you never know, maybe it'll turn out to be the breakout RP that becomes hugely popular and brings some activity back in. XD

But, as Andro said, things have moved to a faster pace lately because we just can't keep anyone interested long enough to do any slower RPs. When this forum was a lot more active you could get away with doing slow-moving, detailed RPs. The problem we've run into right now is that we only have a handful of active RPers and even fewer new members interested in it. If even one person loses interest, more often than not the RP dies.

~DragonHeart~

**SOLDIER #819** · 09-06-2010, 04:15 PM

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**Andromeda** · 09-06-2010, 05:28 PM

You want a mentor S? You used to RP back in the old days though. I know you feel that you aren't up to the level that you think you need to be, but I'm pretty sure you'll be fine. But if you want to insist on having a mentor then I won't debate the point further than this.

I will ask what you want to achieve from being mentored. It is the same question I've asked everyone else so far.

**Magi of Worlds** · 09-06-2010, 05:49 PM

I wouldnt mind helping Lunasa out by showing her my style. I think it runs pretty smoothly with what we do here. I put a lot of detail into a small area and run with it for a post or two. Is that a good thing or should I probably be mentored too?

**Andromeda** · 09-06-2010, 06:00 PM

Everyone has their own style. So I wouldn't be too worried about that. As for mentoring Lunasa that will be up to her mostly. I know I haven't RP'd with everyone in the RP forum, not even when I was heavily active. So I don't have long histories with everyone to know if one person is suited for mentoring and another is not. I think it will be between the two that are working to decide if it is working out. If someone feels their mentor isn't good enough or there are problems just come talk to me. So until something happens I wouldn't worry too much about it.

**SOLDIER #819** · 09-06-2010, 08:51 PM

The people on the mentor list are more experienced from me. I think I could still learn something. Plus I think I just want to be pushed to do something. Slave driving/motivating is half of being a mentor, right? :p

**Andromeda** · 09-06-2010, 09:13 PM

Fair enough. You have something specific you want to get out of it though? That way whomever you work with knows what they should be planning for. Though it Magi and Lunasa work out, Dragonheart will be the last one until we get more mentors. So it might not be a matter of whom, but what. Either way, point still stays. Specifics will be helpful.