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Bolding Speech?

Brovo said
As a GM I find most don't actually read the full post whether they should or shouldn't. So I bold the dialogue to make them think that is all the info they need. And then they die by chainsword.

Ooo, nice!

I've also bolded and italicized speech, namely for my character Honalee, due to her being very, very young. Though I also have her speaking a form of "babytalk"... kinda like she has an accent. Which she does. And for me, since I only play non-human "critters", I also use it to make their non-human vocal qualities stand out.

"Double, Double! Toil and Trouble!"

Brovo said
Think of it like ordering a coffee. Some people really love their morning coffee so they order two instead of one. That's all it is really.

That's a good way to think of it. Heh. When I'm able, I should throw up the idea for a 1x1 where doubling is the point, each player playing a couple who meet and interact in the storyline. Really want to get back to playing Thoee and Deen and their little daughter Honalee. And maybe their newborn son, Peet. Though that would be "quading", not doubling.

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Bolding Speech?

Well, bolding simply serves to draw the eye to speech/dialog, and to separate it from exposition, to make it easier to recognize. At least that's the way I see it...

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Lozen said
wooooah these are awesome

I concur with Lozen...

"Double, Double! Toil and Trouble!"

Thanks for the input so far. From limited context, I wasn't sure if it meant playing a "couple" double or a male/female - female/male pair-double for cross-player romance. If that even came out right... heh. Given I have characters who are already "couples" in the "making babies" sense, just wondered if that was what those asking for "doubles" meant. As in "I don't want to directly have romantic involvement with your character and mine... but I want romance in my RP!"

"Double, Double! Toil and Trouble!"

Quick question... I've seen quite a few refs to "doubling". Can someone explain what it is?

How to make people (other then yourself) like your character

As a writer, I always strive to make my characters believable. Especially considering that I have no human characters in my roster. So I consider it important to make my "critters"... well, to be blunt, People. Even aliens and fantasy creatures need to live and breathe on the page, to be characters the reader can sympathize with, identify with, laugh and cry over what happens in their lives. Depth helps in that.

Romance in Roleplays: Yes or No?

I've noted that no one has yet mentioned romance from a more direct character perspective. I have a character in my own roster who is a "romantic"... a young male who has left his home specifically to, as the saying goes, "sow some wild oats." Though I always RP him as a "gentleman" in his endeavors, never one to force himself on an unwilling female, simply someone who's not shy about showing his interest, or lax in letting his "love interest" know the relationship is simply temporary... a "fling." Of course, he's also not shallow enough to just be seeking one-night stands, so romance is not his only interest or involvement in life.

Heh... a few years ago, on another site, I actually used him in a "Speed Dating" competition, and won "Best RP" and "Most Romantic" awards for my (and my site-chosen partner's) efforts. So yes, romance can be a fun and interesting edition to an RP, if done right.