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YAY! time for Lesson 2 already!

Lesson Two: Writing for Description and Speech

Right, you've got your lovely charcter Davey all set for his RPG in the big bad world. Now you'll want to set the scene for the introduction of Davey, it is much better to start with a description than it is to start with speech: For Example:

The leaves blew past the dusty saloon. Inside were some of the rowdiest Sligs, you'd ever meet, there was a dark figure in the corner, a ray of light off another Slig's watch briefly illuminated his face, this one slig was one of the most feared in the whole of Mudos, his name.. Davey. He stood up and walked over to the Bar


Ok, it doesn't have to be totally like that, but your first paragraph must be descriptive, otherwise it looks a bit of a mess.....

When you want to write Speech, the way that i use is probably the simplest, I'll show you:

[Enter Descriptive text here]
[Miss a line to seperate description and Speech]
[Character's Name]:*[ If needed: Who they are speaking too,and how they are speaking]*[Speech]

So in practice...

this one slig was one of the most feared in the whole of Mudos, his name.. Davey.He stood up and walked over to the Bar


Davey:* Shouting at a passing waiter* Hey you there! Where's my Booze I ordered it an Hour ago!

Waiter:*Quietly and Timidly* Sorry Sir, I'll get right on it......


see?

There are loads of ways for speech but i recomend this one as it's the clearest and simplest. Once you become good at it you'll develop your own style. I just stuck with that, as it fits the job just fine...

Try to make your description as detailed as possible, but don't make it droan on, too much description and not enough action and nothing will ever happen, which would make RP'ing Extremely Dull, and we wouldn't like that would we?

Next Time: Lesson Three: What should I make my own RP about?