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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:15:00 No.14785399 View View Reply Original Report

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Sup /tg/

I'm gonna be taking part in a D&D campaign in a fortnight and i've never roleplayed before. Can you guys give me some advice on exactly HOW you guys roleplay? Do you put on a different voice and literally act like someone else? Any help would be handy.

tl;dr - Advice for a first time D&D player.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:19:00 No.14785414 Report

Quoted By: >>14785431

You alternate between exactly what you just said and saying descriptive things like you're the narrator - "Tordek smashes the orc's puny face in"

Exactly what mix is up to you and what you're comfortable with. Some people never go first person at all. And some people don't use a different voice when in first person either.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:22:00 No.14785429 Report

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How do I roleplay? Simple.

I make up a background for my character, and use that background to explain why he has certain personality traits, which are different to mine.

Then, I describe my character taking actions based on those traits.

i.e.
>My character grew up rich
>Therefore, he doesn't appreciate the value of money
>Therefore, he spends when he should save

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:23:00 No.14785431 Report

Quoted By: >>14785435

>>14785414

Cool. The group i'm playing with are hardcore players, they've been doing it for years and i think they all act out their characters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:24:00 No.14785435 Report

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>>14785431

Don't worry, they should be forgiving if you mess up a bit, or you're just plain not that good at roleplaying at first. Everyone was new once, after all.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:42:00 No.14785508 Report

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Unless they're total fucking assholes, they won't expect you to be good right away. Just sit back and observe until you think you have an idea what it's about, then go nuts.

Couple rules of thumb, though, that apply to any game:
- DO NOT BE A DICK TO THE OTHER PCS
- DO NOT ATTACK THE OTHER PCS
- DO NOT STEAL FROM THE OTHER PCS

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:51:00 No.14785581 Report

Quoted By: >>14785645

Very important: ALWAYS SPEAK IN BLOCK CAPITALS AS THIS IS THE ACCEPTED WAY OF DRAWING ATTENTION TO YOURSELF.

by the way, most hardcore roleplayers seem to easily slip past rule 0: the dungeon master is God, he makes the rules, all you have to do is lean back and enjoy the ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:52:00 No.14785594 Report

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You can do the voice and so on.
It's also perfectly fine to describe your actions like they do in books. "Zak growls and spits. Then, he raises his hand, ready for a backhand slap. He shouts: 'Tell me where they went, you son of a bitch!'"

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:57:00 No.14785634 Report

Quoted By: >>14785669

D&D is the best time to explore sexual taboos as often as possible. It's imaginary, so there are no consequences. It's almost like getting to practice pick-up lines or pillow talk, but in an environment where everybody's a friend. Ever wanted to see how your friend would react were he offered a blowjob? Offer his character a blowjob!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:57:00 No.14785645 Report

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>>14785581
There's a problem with that "rule", no GM is immune to you reaching across the table, and smacking his gob for acting like a shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:01:00 No.14785669 Report

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>>14785634

If you do this for no reason other than this man saying to do so, I swear to god I will punch you with all the fists in the world.

No I don't care that we're all anonymous and I'm not a good enough hacker to track you down. You will one day be punched to death.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:14:00 No.14785778 Report

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If you're very new and want to keep up with more seasoned types, take the stereotypes and play them straight. Doing nuance and shitloads of subversions is fine, but it's easy to muddle yourself up with them when you're just getting started.

An example, from advice given to someone who wanted to play a dwarf shaman and had the same questions as you - play it gruff and dwarfy, mysterious and shamany. Maybe he uses gruffness to brush off questions that would make him seem less mysterious

That's about the level of complexity you want to go for, it gives you a dynamic to play with but not a lot of conflict.

And remember that being a good teammate is more important than character integrity.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 21:37:00 No.14786681 Report

Quoted By: >>14786707 >>14786761 >>14786774

OP here

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm not too concerned about the other guys being dicks if I can't keep up, they're all local guys i've known and played other games with for a while.

What should I take with me for the first game? I was thinking all the necessary dice, my laptop and then some pencils and paper. that sound solid?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 21:39:00 No.14786707 Report

Quoted By: >>14786792

>>14786681
Take cake, everyone likes cake.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 21:45:00 No.14786761 Report

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>>14786681
Food and caffeine are important.
Also make sure to enjoy yourself.
Role-playing can be a great way to spend your time. Welcome to the group. :D

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 21:46:00 No.14786774 Report

Quoted By: >>14786792

>>14786681

Some kind of snack food, like a large bag of crisps or peanuts or something.

Give the other players something to pick at.

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OP Mon 02 May 2011 21:49:00 No.14786792 Report

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>>14786707
>>14786761
>>14786774

The game is gonna be in a bar that our local store rents out one night a week for gaming tables and the like, i'm not too worried about food and such, but i'll bare that in mind for games in a private venue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 21:52:00 No.14786809 Report

Quoted By: >>14787018

So, now I'm curious... when you're playing, do you say "I investigate the chest" or "<character name here> investigates the chest"?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 22:26:00 No.14787018 Report

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>>14786809
>So, now I'm curious... when you're playing, do you say "I investigate the chest" or "<character name here> investigates the chest"?

It really depends on the player(s). Most of the people I've played with in real life say "I"; conversely most of the people I play over irc with say "<character name>", mainly because of the emote command. I've seen people on this board get super butthurt when they hear that someone uses "I" on irc; I personally think speaking in the third-person sounds better when it's text-based, but sillier in real life.

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