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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 13:45:50 GMT -5
you know what im talking about those people who use large words and scientific stuff in roleplaying its all the rage nowadays
"The beige-hued felis catus galumphed through the pinophyta forest, his caudal vertebrae undulating to and fro."
"The timberwolf hued felis catus galloped parallel to the tom, her digitigradious legs (im pretty sure that isn't a term im just making stuff up at this point) scuffling onward."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 13:47:06 GMT -5
What the fudge
Why? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard- Oh wait it's 2016. Anything can happen
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 13:51:46 GMT -5
Honestly I'd take this over people calling eyes 'orbs' any day
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Post by ssquiffy on Nov 5, 2016 14:15:53 GMT -5
i never understood the point of it? do they want to look smart? i prefer being able to understand what im reading myself
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 14:19:05 GMT -5
I hate that... like sure, use some big words, but only if they're well known... I'd like to ensure I know what I'm reading without analyzing the word on Google.
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Post by John 3:16 on Nov 5, 2016 14:26:01 GMT -5
and this paired with the 835679846745894 paragraphs some people write while roleplaying is just like why
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Nov 5, 2016 14:27:53 GMT -5
and this paired with the 835679846745894 paragraphs some people write while roleplaying is just like why OOC Agreed, like I average one to three good sized paragraphs for roleplay, but I can't keep up when it's like...ten paragraphs of description and what not. It's just like...no pls, I can't match that.
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Post by John 3:16 on Nov 5, 2016 14:29:45 GMT -5
and this paired with the 835679846745894 paragraphs some people write while roleplaying is just like why OOC Agreed, like I average one to three good sized paragraphs for roleplay, but I can't keep up when it's like...ten paragraphs of description and what not. It's just like...no pls, I can't match that.
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yes!!! and most of the description is useless filler crap and big words just to fill in the void. I hate it tbh
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Post by nem on Nov 5, 2016 14:30:15 GMT -5
and this paired with the 835679846745894 paragraphs some people write while roleplaying is just like why OOC Agreed, like I average one to three good sized paragraphs for roleplay, but I can't keep up when it's like...ten paragraphs of description and what not. It's just like...no pls, I can't match that.
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I can barely do a paragraph.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 14:32:07 GMT -5
and then they go around and call eyes "orbs"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 14:37:34 GMT -5
and then they go around and call eyes "orbs" They did it in the book I'm reading right now the book the official big time company professional author book
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 14:45:46 GMT -5
I like people having a large vocabulary when they roleplay but not stupid large like that. And all of those people that type like a novel...no. I can give you 4 paragraphs max but beyond that I might as well start giving you a story on how my character got their shoes made if you want something to fill it in. Who else here hates one liners? The other extreme to the above problem
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Post by 🎃❅❖.Şp໐໐kฯຟiຖ໓.❖❅🎃 on Nov 5, 2016 14:50:39 GMT -5
Yo what people do this??
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 15:07:55 GMT -5
and then they go around and call eyes "orbs" i don't see what's the problem with that though. it just shows that the character has large eyes
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 15:16:54 GMT -5
oh hell, people actually do that?
I mean sometimes I try to throw in a different words for a bit of verity but what did I even read
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Post by Gengar on Nov 5, 2016 15:59:29 GMT -5
Honestly I'd take this over people calling eyes 'orbs' any day ➳ her orbs starting rotating. faster. faster. fasTER. EJECT ORBS.
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Post by tiger beetle on Nov 5, 2016 16:23:44 GMT -5
and then they go around and call eyes "orbs" i don't see what's the problem with that though. it just shows that the character has large eyes in roleplaying "orb" doesn't mean big round eye it means any eye my cat has blue orbs that cat has green orbs the brilliant amber orbs I knew belonged to Wildclaw suddenly blazed out of the malevolent inky blackness he rolled his orbs like an occasional description of eyes as orbs where it actually made sense to call them orbs would be fine but "orbs" "optics" why (also "banner" for tail) you don't need infinite synonyms for nouns
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Post by Suspicious Toast on Nov 5, 2016 18:06:40 GMT -5
Idk why people do this. Like ? You don't look smart Big words don't improve your writing. Thesauruses are lies. Like their sentences don't flow right and half the time they arent even using the words properly. If you have a large vocabulary, sure, throw in some cool words. But don't use thesauruses to make your writing better. Because it never works out in the end. 99.99999% of the time when you use a thesaurus your word doesn't fit perfectly and it looks really bad.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 18:21:56 GMT -5
tbh like i write really long paragraphs but that that's just... no
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 18:23:06 GMT -5
I agree, just use really big words if it makes sense and you think others will understand
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Post by poppy. on Nov 5, 2016 19:09:24 GMT -5
Ah yes, the abhorred purple prose. I myself have been roleplaying on multiple platforms for nearly nine years, and this has recently become a problem in just the last couple of years. People attempt to be "quality" or write "professionally", which means that all they do is have a thesaurus open in another tab and put literally every word they want to "fancier" into it and pull out a word that nine times out of ten is not a good or accurate synonym to begin with. When I roleplay I do like to take part in writing multi-paragraph, but it is people who go on uselessly forever and fill it with unnecessary details that it is distasteful. Another thing I may say is that I have a large vocabulary, but I never use a "big" word unless it fits and may be necessary. Otherwise I write very casually. There is a big difference between quality writing and purple prose, and it seems that people who cannot write well submit to the temptation of purple prose to make themselves seem like they're an above-average writer. It's cringe-worthy and also laughably pathetic.
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Post by neb on Nov 5, 2016 21:44:33 GMT -5
the people we all hate, (written out by your favorite neighborhood nebulae)
the leaves rustled to and fro in the summer breeze causing a very aromatic smell to waft through the air. it was a brisk day, the air had just the right nip to it, making starstar's fur to stand up on end. the large leader liften her paws up walking slowly, the muscles in her felis lupicanae rippling. her pace quickened as the large feliandae tresdance had scented an ever so lovely miceosaurous rexosaneior. it was quite a ridiculoiysnogah sight to see the large majesticate leader stalking such a small miceosaurous rexosaneior.
a single maple leaf drifted from the tree, a maple incarnerveriouisnf slowly spiraling towards the grass, bright green because of the many chloroplasts inside it. starstar crouched, her tailfelisfaelandue swishing back and forth quite hastily. for a moment the spiraling maple leaf distracted her, though her concentration was not broken for long. the leader pounced on the miceosaurous rexosaneior, delivering a killing bite to its neckareaoraroundtheresomewhere.
she picked it up by its scruffareadomiceevenhavescruffs and began to run back to camp, alerted by the sounds of a battle. "rouges!" how dare you challenge the majestic starstar clan!" she yowled, her green orbs glistening in the sunlight. the shecat plowed through countless cats, ripping out their throatveinmusclesareajugular "never challenge my clan again!" go in peace!" she growled loudly, and jumped onto the highrock. the cats below her rejoiced and sang her praises. "we love starstar we love starstar!" starstar was so proud of herself and credited all of her sucess to the miceosaurous rexosanior she had caught earlier in the day.
"from this day on, miceosaurous rexosanior are sacred! they are the only reason we won this battle and you should all praise their majecticness and kill them tto eat." her orbs glistened with happy tears, proud of the clan and their wonderbravery towards the rouges. she gasped in shock, and collapsed on the highrock. her mate, peltpelt ran up to her. "my wonderful starstar are you okay?!" he frantically stagewhispered.
their gazes locked for a moment and she nodded gravely. "im having your kits!"
(if yours still alive by the end of that, im sorry)
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Post by Pantherstar on Nov 5, 2016 23:18:02 GMT -5
I just took a peek at Fan Clans and my god, you're not even exaggerating. This is like, beyond purple prose. It seems almost satirical.
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