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harmonize_ooc2014-02-02 07:46 pm
petals_scatter) wrote in harmonize_ooc2014-02-02 07:46 pm
Survey Time: What's your playstyle?
This is something that I've been thinking might be good to discuss for a while now. So in order to help us get to know each other better creatively and help us coordinate as writers, here's a little survey (adapted from this meme).
What’s Your Play Style?
1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter?”
2. Detailed character sketches or “their character will be revealed to me as I write”?
3. Do you know your characters’ goals, motivations, and conflicts before you start or is that something else you discover only after you start RPing?
4. Constructive criticism – helpful or harmful?
5. Are you a procrastinator or does the urge to RP keep at you until you sit down and work?
6. Do you RP in short bursts of creative energy, or can you sit down and RP for long periods of time?
7. How distinct is the divide between IC and OOC to you?
8. Do OOC reactions to your character influence how you characterize them? If so, how much does it sway you?
9. Do you self-edit before posting? If so, to what extent?
10. How closely do you follow source canon? Are you by the book or willing to play fast and loose with the rules, so to speak?
There's no rush on this to get this done NOWNOWNOW, but I strongly request that all participants in the game fill this out at their earliest convenience. Also, please be honest in all your answers. It's important to get a clear view of how each of you work as individual players. So please fill this out when you can to best of your ability.
Thank you for your time and effort.
What’s Your Play Style?
1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter?”
2. Detailed character sketches or “their character will be revealed to me as I write”?
3. Do you know your characters’ goals, motivations, and conflicts before you start or is that something else you discover only after you start RPing?
4. Constructive criticism – helpful or harmful?
5. Are you a procrastinator or does the urge to RP keep at you until you sit down and work?
6. Do you RP in short bursts of creative energy, or can you sit down and RP for long periods of time?
7. How distinct is the divide between IC and OOC to you?
8. Do OOC reactions to your character influence how you characterize them? If so, how much does it sway you?
9. Do you self-edit before posting? If so, to what extent?
10. How closely do you follow source canon? Are you by the book or willing to play fast and loose with the rules, so to speak?
There's no rush on this to get this done NOWNOWNOW, but I strongly request that all participants in the game fill this out at their earliest convenience. Also, please be honest in all your answers. It's important to get a clear view of how each of you work as individual players. So please fill this out when you can to best of your ability.
Thank you for your time and effort.
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1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter?”
Both. I like to have a solid ground work first though and that gives me room then to experiment and take swerving turns within what I've come up with. I don't like overly plotting things at the very least, especially given the nature of RP.
2. Detailed character sketches or “their character will be revealed to me as I write”?
Both, though a bit more on the later. I usually start with a barebones framework and a set of core concept (...and long ass histories, so I guess that counts for the former) and then fill in the rest of the gaps and nuances as I write.
3. Do you know your characters’ goals, motivations, and conflicts before you start or is that something else you discover only after you start RPing?
The core ones are always before I start, especially since they define the rest of the character for me. There's usually other goals and motivations and conflicts that get mixed in as a I go but the core ones need to be set first so I can work everything else with it or do a natural progression away from it if it's not working for the character in play,
4. Constructive criticism – helpful or harmful?
Very, very helpful. Coming from writing workshops and stuff, this almost always gives me something new to think about. I might not agree with something but I'm very open to hearing it in the first place.
5. Are you a procrastinator or does the urge to RP keep at you until you sit down and work?
Depends on the day and what else is going on, especially since I have other things I need to get done.
6. Do you RP in short bursts of creative energy, or can you sit down and RP for long periods of time?
Both. See the above.
7. How distinct is the divide between IC and OOC to you?
Very distinct. I may draw from some life experiences and emotions but characters are characters and def not me.
8. Do OOC reactions to your character influence how you characterize them? If so, how much does it sway you?
Occasionally, but it's inevitable given how biases work and how you discover new things you never thought about and sometimes people give really good ideas. However, I would never let something sway me if it didn't feel natural to the character or it was something I didn't feel comfortable playing.
9. Do you self-edit before posting? If so, to what extent?
I usually self-edit more when I first start with a character since I'm learning their voice but once I've learned it I don't edit that much, except during important posts I want to get just right.
10. How closely do you follow source canon? Are you by the book or willing to play fast and loose with the rules, so to speak?
I follow the canon but I'm open to playing with the rules, especially if it leads to interesting scenarios to play and explore. The only guideline for me is that even if the rules are played with, it has to make sense within its own rules.