Feb 23, 2017, 10:38 PM

@Tempest said in Roleplaying writing styles:

When I hear 'brevity' I just picture those Elysium-sort of poses we're all familiar with. Or people who will just pose "She smiles." or some other 2/3/4 word action in every pose they write. Yes, we all abuse those small gesture, but like...give me some flavor please. "She laughs and flashes a cocky smile at Jane after the woman's comment." Not just "She smiles."

For me, brevity in RP is aggravating if the person isn't posing quickly and frequently. You know the kind -- the person we've all played with where you wait 15 minutes for a one-sentence pose? That will not stand. My best experiences with people posing briefly have been those who respond quickly, and usually more than once every time it's their 'turn' in the scene.

I suppose you could make the argument that if someone's outputting half a dozen one-line poses in two minutes, then it's no longer 'brevity' per se, it's just a stylistic quirk of using multiple lines to convey something that someone else might use a single long paragraph for. And I'm not sure I'd argue otherwise.

@Ganymede said in Roleplaying writing styles:

My style changes distinctly when you're involved. You know what I mean.

You ... you mean you aren't like that with everyone? blushing