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The best rp moments in your life.

@Shoryu Magami@ArenaSnow I feel you two so much. ^.^ I'm also something of a writer, but I tend to like writing with other people better, and rp seems to be the format that tends to end up in.

@Goldeagle1221 Oh gosh. I've finished a few rps -- mostly ones that spanned a couple years of multiple sessions a week (this group played in realtime, using a script style to allow swift responses). Mostly we wrapped up things because we ran out of plot ideas and possibilities for character development. We wanted something fresh. But in those campaigns, there were dozens and dozens of different plots that we finished.

I'm always a little reluctant to call an rp "done" because I get very attached to chars and settings, and I don't want to leave them, but then again there's something to be said for starting fresh, too. Actually that group is looking at another fresh campaign in a couple months. We're almsot done with the vague overarching trouble that's followed the group throughout the rp, so that should be a good place to end. ^.^

WRPGC#1: Awakening! Discussion Thread

@PlatinumSkink I loved my poetry classes and took a lot away from them. I also love playing with language, and what you can do with sentence structure. There's a general form, but because of how English is inflected, you can say "she went to the store" or "to the store went she", and this helps format things so that a rhyming word falls last in a line, as well as meeting the meter. I love doing it, and it (in my opinion) adds flair to a poem. Also I tend to use a slightly more formal feeling for sonnets, not entirely sure why. Possibly because iambic pentameter makes me think Shakespeare, and that style of speaking. And the strict rules make it feel elegant but also a bit stuffy? *shrug*

There are likewise words that often get syllables dropped. O'er (over) is one, as is e'er (ever). That means fore'er is forever. Every can be two syllables /or/ three (ev-ry or ev-er-y), depending on how strictly you enunciate; I used e'ery to ensure it would be read as two, because I often default to three -- though as you can see, not consistently since I used it as two earlier. x.x I actually only caught the second use of it after. *sigh*

You can absolutely remove chunks of words to fit the meter -- within reason. For example: bril'ant ((brill-yant) instead of brill-i-ant, I see "heav'n" instead of heaven a lot in music (though I find that one awkward, like it has a bit of a hiccup at the end). My guess is to'er from Dark's poem is "to her". An interesting smushing, but quite clever, I think.

Slant rhyme -- rhymes that don't /quite/ line up -- are fair game in most situations, though the rigidity of a sonnet would make me lean away from using them. There's all sorts of techniques for poetry, including splitting a word across linebreaks (which I have yet to try, but man it can be so cool if done right!)

I don't really have any specific feedback, sorry. I'm not the best when it comes to critique.

WRPGC#1: Awakening! Discussion Thread

@Vocab@RomanAria Well to be fair, a sonnet is a sonnet, and that part was clear even if it was detailed incorrectly. As to not reusing rhymes...I don't think there's really a rule /against/ it? I mean, if A and D rhyme, that's not exactly a problem, just some additional rhyme. Or so my opinion is. I have to say, I had a lot of fun with this. Especially because I've been thinking about Alys a lot lately. They're all solid poems, no matter the number of lines, though I didn't actually check for meter at this point. It's a bit hard to do while running the radio. ^.^;;

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

@AlexStarsion Rule of Plot says that they get there in time for it to be interesting.

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

@Vena Sera *giggles*

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

@Vena Sera UNLIKE ALL THOSE DEAD GUYS! =P

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

@Vena Sera Man, Ethan is NOT going to be happy...all these killers around him. *pats his head*

The best rp moments in your life.

@BrokenPromise Very nice. Also I love your siggy.

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

@Vena Sera Not if you think me being friendly is an attack!

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

@Vena Sera If you think that's an attack, you'd best not every make me angry. =P